Suburbs creepier at night than city?

[tikaram]

Agree with above posts. Soon you will feel safe walking down empty streets, and enjoy the quietness.
Even though I'm an "urbanista", and love city, the quietness of suburbs speaks to my introverted self. If I want to get something done quickly (usually shopping, especially for groceries), I can go to the stores late, and they are empty. Never feel the creepiness.
I also like businesses that are open late, and half empty biz buildings energize me - because I can get stuff done quickly and efficiently, without any lines, and without unnecessary "can I help you with anything" questions. My introverted self feels harassed by way too eager sales people, I'm better off doing things on my own
That said, when I lived in Boston I realized certain businesses / stores are empty in early mornings. Nobody would go to stop and shop at 8 am, or so it seemed I took full advantage of it to save time.

[tikaram]

Originally Posted by goyguy

And, with its being suburbia, that call made the cops' night. Plus it was probably written up in all the local media. LOL!

Good one! Absolutely!
I once was looking for a gas station in a tiny god forsaken town, in the evening (around 7-8 pm, which felt like midnight at that place). And a police officer kindly escorted me to the gas station, leading way in his car, with siren in full bloom, so to speak.

[495neighbor]

Originally Posted by Parsec

I never thought about this until now, but I also agree with everyone about the quietness. I go to a gym in my sleepy town and at 9pm the strip mall is completely deserted. I'm usually the only one in the gym and just want to get done with my workout so I can get out. There's something about being the only person in an empty commercial building that sends chills up my spine. Maybe I watch too many horror movies

I know what you mean. For me, more like a sci-fi movie where all the people in the town have been kidnapped and taken away by outer space people on their ship, and I'm the lone person left on the empty streets.

[ogre]

Originally Posted by roadstrailstris

When my husband and I first moved out to the burbs from the city we woke up one night to the sound of this horrible high-pitched screaming. We heard it a few times and finally called the police. I thought someone was being murdered in the woods. The police came out and walked around but found nothing. We realized the next day that it was a fisher cat.

The moment I read your description of the sound, I thought, fisher. I've lived in suburbs most of my life, so I'm used to the quiet. Now I'm finding it interesting to think about how there are different perspectives, as I read these posts by people who are creeped out by the quiet nights that are just the norm to me.