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Would you rather live in a work-filled city and take a vacation to somewhere thats laid back or would you rather live somewhere thats laid back?
I have done both. Being from Orlando(City Proper) it is work filled. I live now in the suburbs where it is laid back. I was just wondering what other people felt. People are always bashing out on Orlando about the tourism economy, cool no problem with me but when it comes to living, lets just take a second and think about it. How is it for the bigger cities? I'm curious to know where some of you would rather take a vacation if you live in a work filled city? I can take a vacation in Orlando and not feel like I'm in Orlando which is a plus if I really don't feel like traveling. But anyhow,
Live somewhere work-filled, no matter the type of economy and take a vacation somewhere more laid back?
I have mixed feelings on this topic.
I always loved urban dense living and being able to conveniently walk places (dining out, markets, public trans, etc), but another thing I dream of doing is living on/by a lake in a small-mid (somewhat rural) city in upstate NY.
I've moved a lot growing up, and it has always been in densely populated neighborhoods. I was always near a mini market, I always had those few great eatery's in walking distance, and my neighborhood friends were ALWAYS out and about- these weren't big major cities mind you, they were more like urban suburbs. (Denser than a lot of US cities at that)- Basically, I have to have a touch of urban in a place.
This is why I'm usually drawn to mid-sized cities. (Syracuse, Albany, Providence, etc) where it's not so fast paced (and a bit more relaxing), but you get that balance of a subtle urban lifestyle at the same time. I'm definitely a minority in these parts (General US forum) since a lot of people are very Pro-Big Cities and rule out many mid-sized cities in discussions.
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Newark is technically a mid-sized city, but with the population density, public transportation and surrounding areas (Jersey City-Elizabeth-NYC), it's pretty much a part of something bigger than most other urban areas in the US.
Laid back of course, I'm a laid back person. I know for a fact I wouldn't do well in a work-filled environment, when I lived in NYC I only went to Manhattan like 2-4 times a year, yeah it was fun but I could never ever in a million years live there. I was more of a Long Island & Jersey person.
I have mixed feelings on this topic.
I always loved urban dense living and being able to conveniently walk places (dining out, markets, public trans, etc), but another thing I dream of doing is living on/by a lake in a small-mid (somewhat rural) city in upstate NY.
I've moved a lot growing up, and it has always been in densely populated neighborhoods. I was always near a mini market, I always had those few great eatery's in walking distance, and my neighborhood friends were ALWAYS out and about- these weren't big major cities mind you, they were more like urban suburbs. (Denser than a lot of US cities at that)- Basically, I have to have a touch of urban in a place.
This is why I'm usually drawn to mid-sized cities. (Syracuse, Albany, Providence, etc) where it's not so fast paced (and a bit more relaxing), but you get that balance of a subtle urban lifestyle at the same time. I'm definitely a minority in these parts (General US forum) since a lot of people are very Pro-Big Cities and rule out many mid-sized cities in discussions.
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Newark is technically a mid-sized city, but with the population density, public transportation and surrounding areas (Jersey City-Elizabeth-NYC), it's pretty much a part of something bigger than most other urban areas in the US.
why not live in Both? I mean I love Newark. Only thing I do not like about Newark is the over shadowing of NYC. Like now I live in a city where it is bustling but I do have that option on the laid back peaceful living.
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