City People vs. Rural People (apartments, how much, vacation home)

[john_starks]

Originally Posted by Vivian309

Where do they get the deer to hunt for... ?

um, bronx zoo?

[What!]

Originally Posted by arctichomesteader

And cities, if left on their own, would have nothing: no food, water, resources, anything hardly. And I'd venture a guess you're wrong as to "best and brightest" leaving rural areas: there's a trend with many of the extremely rich to head for rural/remote areas, and to avoid cities...

Please, let's not turn this into a cities vs rural fight.

[Gtownoe]

Originally Posted by What!

Please, let's not turn this into a cities vs rural fight.

I agree...we need both to function as a society. As much as I love cities, I don't want to live in an excessively overcrowded, overly massive, unmanageable area.

I'm also pretty sure that those who love areas don't wish that the world was without urban areas.

It's all about balance. Our different preferences create that balance.

[arctichomesteader]

Originally Posted by What!

Please, let's not turn this into a cities vs rural fight.

Merely a response to Ben Around's comment, pointing out his comments' falseness.

[Stormcrow73]

Originally Posted by Gtownoe

I'm in no way advocating that one type of people are better than another type of people. I'm also not advocating one type of life over another. It's all about preferences.

We are simply making generalizations about people.

Right...but the generalizations you were making actually have nothing to do with people. They have to do with the dynamic of population. You could be the smartest, most innovative tack in the world and if you live out in the country, no one would ever know about it. But if you live in an urban environment there's much more likelihood of your ideas being picked up on by others. You were extending a quality of the environment to the individual.

[SuperMario]

Originally Posted by john_starks

um, bronx zoo?

lol

The only thing Bronx residents hunt for is women.

[j33]

Originally Posted by Vivian309

Where do they get the deer to hunt for... ?

They just think they are hunting deer, they are really hunting rats

[StuckPA]

Originally Posted by Stormcrow73

Right...but the generalizations you were making actually have nothing to do with people. They have to do with the dynamic of population. You could be the smartest, most innovative tack in the world and if you live out in the country, no one would ever know about it. But if you live in an urban environment there's much more likelihood of your ideas being picked up on by others.

With today's information technology you don't have to live in a city at all!
You can invent and market things right from your home

[mermaid_golfer]

My personal experience living in both environments:

Rural: More property which enabled me to have several "out door" living space and
the ability to have flower/vegetable/herb/water gardens. This brought nature right to my door. Rabbits, butterflies, hummingbirds abound!
Yes, people riding down the lane always wave, smile, and invite you to share the harvest of their fields and gardens. The school systems were smaller which meant smaller classroom size. We experienced many community events where all the neighbors came out to support local youth sports, youth activities and would pitch in to help a neighbor put up a barn, repair a roof etc.

City: The culture and Theater available and wonderful variety of restaurants was wonderful. Easy to get around with having to own your own vehicle. I found it hard though to unwind after a long day because of the hectic pace.

Suburbia: I know it wasn't mentioned but at the moment I am enjoying it because I have the best of both worlds. Still miss the rural setting though.

[Stormcrow73]

Originally Posted by StuckPA

With today's information technology you don't have to live in a city at all!
You can invent and market things right from your home

Certainly true to an extent but that is a fairly recent capability. If we were to talk about things like movements in arts or culture, I don't think good old fashioned word of mouth and close association will ever go defunct because of information technology though.