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As someone who made this very statement yesterday, and who has lived in big cities, small cities, and rural areas, I'll tell you what it means to me.
Because of the sheer numbers of people it means
-excessive traffic and increased road rage, something you can run into as a visitor but living with it every single day is wearing and anxiety inducing
-which brings me to distances, depending on the city you can find yourself traveling an hour or more to get to some destination in the same city
-it takes longer to do things because there are always lines and crowds, going to any gov't office such as the DMV or county clerks office can mean having to take an entire day off work
-crime, sure it's everywhere including small cities and rural areas, but unless you hole up and don't go anywhere you're more likely to be involved in or know someone who is a victim of crime in larger cities
-as already mentioned schools are problematic, public schools can be very bad, overcrowded, poorly funded and poorly run and private schools can be expensive or difficult to get into
- for me the best things that a city has to offer can be had without living there. Museums, theaters, fine dining, concerts, festivals, high end shopping, whatever floats your boat, you don't usually need to be a resident to be able to enjoy those entertainments.
I also want to add, that most people regardless of where they live, spend most of their time in their own neighborhood. They typically don't spend their evenings after work running around to a lot of different places in their cities.
The version I used to hear was about New York in particular: Nice place to visit but I wouldn’t want to live there.
Meaning so much to see and do on a visit but having to live there with all the crowds, hustle and bustle? No thanks!
Yep. Same with Phoenix area. We vacation there in the summer (yes, we like it hot when in vacation mode ) and it's fine.
But we are in vacation mode so the extreme heat doesn't bother us as much. But would hate to live and work there - meaning wearing normal clothes and not swimwear
I think this is probably most prevalent in the South but valid elsewhere, but sometimes folks like to stay close to their roots since many friends and family members are just a short drive away.
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Some places like Hawaii and Alaska don't have strong enough of a job market, and the COL is high.
Not only that…Maui is lovely for a vacation but as a city guy used to urban amenities I would be bored out of my mind after 2 weeks and could never live there.
Good places to live tend to have good schools, high paying jobs, and a diversified economy.
Good places to visit may have those things, but also may not. Good vacay spots can tend to be hyper focused on just 1 aspect, like an ocean, weather, or tourist attraction
A lot of it means it’s fun, but the economy stinks
And then some if it is you just can’t do things all day. Like Vegas. Casinos are fun! For like 4 days. Then you got a pretty bland city outside of that
Tourist towns have to heavily weigh the support of non-residents and services that support those non-residents when operating them. On the downside, this can directly affect quality of life issues that residents may have. On the upside, a tourist town can add to the quality of life of residents by offering them more activities and experiences. In the end, it's up to the individual person to make a decision on whether or not that dynamic is something that they want to have in their life.
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) and it's fine.
