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- you don't need an alarm clock, you can set it to the garbage truck or the construction guys on the building going up across
- when you go out in the country the silence makes your ears feel weird trying to go to sleep
i actually think people in cities cook more than themselves in my experience, people out in the burbs in middle america eat fast food all the time or applebees.
Not all of that is true. Where I spent my growing up on Long Island, there are certain towns that had lots of graffiti, it's very dense so you hear sirens often...and the area is considered to be suburban, though many people think it's urban.
I think it's a safe bet to say that anywhere in the New York MSA can be considered urban.
You check around you before going to the ATM.
You drive a beater because you know a new car would get door dings, plus it's easier to park a small car in the city.
You know which traffic rules you have to follow and which ones you can break.
You know of a few one way streets that locals use as two-ways sometimes.
You have a few "secret" parking spots.
Then why do so many accuse urbanites of being snobby?
Gee, I don't know! Maybe because of stuff like this:
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Originally Posted by ThisIsAMinneapolitan
You've done or had friends that did graffiti when you were a teen.
Riding your bike in the rain is prefered to rush hour traffic.
Suburbia is the next best thing to hell.
You can't live without the newspaper.
Your surprised when you see a Caucasian or African American driving a taxi.
You don't find the above statement racist, just simple fact.
Please add more!
When you call the place that most people live the next best thing to hell, when you assume that suburbanites don't read the paper, etc, well, it's a little snobby! I'll give you a pass; you are only 16, but you will be learning a lot about life in the next five years or so that may change some of your opinons and open your eyes. And maybe in ten years, you'll be driving in rush hour traffic with an infant and a toddler, and you don't want to endanger them by riding your bike in the rain!
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