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I don't want to live in cookie cutter sub divisions with 100 homes that look almost the same.
This sentiment always cracks me up because it often comes from from folks who enjoy living in urban neighborhoods with houses that almost look the same, the only difference being that they're crammed closer together.
Suburbs are no where near the same around the country. Many suburbs are VERY urban depending on where you live. I believe I am getting stupider by the minute reading city-data forums.
Suburbs are no where near the same around the country. Many suburbs are VERY urban depending on where you live. I believe I am getting stupider by the minute reading city-data forums.
Uh oh, we must've offended a suburbanite! I'm not opposed to suburbs on principal. It's the traditional strip mall, subdivision, drive in your car for 45 minutes to an hour to work with a guy in a minivan and a 'Rush is Right' bumper sticker next to me type of suburb that I don't like. There are actually some really cool suburbs. I used to live in the St. Louis area for instance, and Clayton, MO is a cool place with a pretty urban feel actually.
This sentiment always cracks me up because it often comes from from folks who enjoy living in urban neighborhoods with houses that almost look the same, the only difference being that they're crammed closer together.
Eh, let them hate the suburbs. I'll continue to enjoy them. I've visited friends who live in a dense, urban area in Brooklyn. Boy, what a terrible way to live IMO. Couldn't pay me enough to live like that.
Everyone in my family, and most of my friends have chosen to live in generic suburbs around Midwestern cities. I think most suburbs are pretty much the same everywhere around the country, and I can't imagine living in any of them. I want to be either in the center of a large city like NY or Chicago, or out in Montana in a log cabin near some mountains with a couple of horses grazing in the yard. In my opinion, suburbs (and even small towns) are the worst of all the options.
I guess in my mind there are four types of living environments. 1. urban 2. suburban 3. small town rural 4. completely out in the sticks rural. I prefer urban and completely out in the sticks rural.
In a strange way, to me, both of my preferred lifestyles offer a certain amount of privacy and anonymity that aren't available in small towns and suburbs. I grew up in a small town (too gossipy and provincial) and lived in a couple of subdivisions in the 'burbs (a little gossipy, but very boring and un-original).
In a city no one gives a crap about your business and out in the sticks, no one's around to bother you. I'm guessing that many people choose the 'burbs out of necessity because of convenience of jobs and schools if they have children, but I wonder how many people who live in one actually LOVE it? I'm still trying to figure out why someone would prefer a close-minded and gossipy small town (remember that I grew up in one).
Am I strange or what? lol! Does anyone else prefer these same 2 city and country extremes?
I'm with you, I grew up in the city and my father drove a trolley. By the time I was 6 I could get anywhere in Philly by myself. Urban means you can live there without a car, or where a car is more trouble than it is worth.
I am also good with reaally small towns near military bases as a retiree
I'm with you, I grew up in the city and my father drove a trolley. By the time I was 6 I could get anywhere in Philly by myself. Urban means you can live there without a car, or where a car is more trouble than it is worth.
I am also good with reaally small towns near military bases as a retiree
Disagree. Those are not the only two ways you can define urban. Cities might not possibly fall into those categories and can still be considered urban. Those are TWO characteristics that could make a city urban, but no all urban areas of the US are/should EVER be defined by those categories.
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I just bought a house on Long island, about 10 miles from the city. I love it here. It's quiet enough and we have real yards (unlike when I was in the city). It's a very dense and busy suburb, which is probably more crowded than many cities around the country. It really isn't the typical suburb you would find in most areas of the country. Like if you look at this aerial picture, it looks like a city, but it's actually like 15 miles outside of NYC on Long island: http://www.landsat.com/samples/count...NY06_1nc_o.JPG
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