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Well, having spent most of my life in the 'burbs . . . I don't understand how anyone could feel isolated . . . neighborhoods are usually designed so that folks interact a lot, especially at the street level (walking, biking, out w/ dogs) or at the backyard level ("over the fence" neighbors) . . . plus the conveniences around the burbs (retail, restaurants, box stores, salons, medical, etc.) . . . people see the same faces frequently. Then you have neighborhood schools, so the kids all know one another . . .
Even on this forum, this statement stands out as utter and complete nonsense.
Agree. The burbs in any given city reflect the makeup of the demographics of the whole area. I am in Charlotte, NC and my neighborhood has folks from different countries, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientation, age groups . . . I guess everyone is like me in the sense that we are all human beings, lol.
The city is crime ridden, overcrowded, and dirty. I'm pretty sure more people are depressed living in the roach infested inner city than they are living in a clean civilized suburb. Liberal utopias lol
suburbia is for anti social people afraid to communicate with anyone that doesnt look or sound like them.
ive lived in the burbs my whole life
Nothing like expert wisdom on the differences of suburbanites from someone who has little experience with anything else.
I currently live in a suburb, but have also lived in downtown Washington DC and Bangkok Thailand. It is cute to see you peg me as afraid to communicate with anyone that doesn't look or sound like me.
And I'm perfectly happy perched up on the side of a mountain without suburbia to deal with. Go figure...
Ditto that. Live up high on a hillside with huge mountains right behind us. Suburbia is quite a distance away, and the cluster@^%$ that is known as the city is even further. I couldn't be happier.
suburbia is for anti social people afraid to communicate with anyone that doesnt look or sound like them.
ive lived in the burbs my whole life, cant wait to get out into the country or into the city.
its essentially a bunch of miserable people living out boring lives. no excitement or thrill for most of them.
There's nothing to do in the suburbs. Maybe an exciting night out consists of eating dinner at Denny's and renting a DVD. Or sit in front of your 52" LCD 500 channel TV screen and vegetate for a few hours. Then once a year look forward to a big shopping spree at Walmart on black friday. And pray you don't get trampled. The thrill of a lifetime for a typical suburbanite! Which is why you can never have enough Prozac on hand, which can be purchased by the caseload at your local Walgreens pharmacy, conveniently enough.
I agree that living in the suburbs or country can be isolating and depressing, if you let it be. People just need to exercise, take up a hobby, socialize with friends, read more and turn off the television. That would help us all, no matter where you live.
it's an american problem because more american cities were designed after the automobile was created, whereas cities in europe were designed centuries ago. Having traveled in europe, there is no american city that can really compare to any of their cities (including NYC). I prefer the european life style, not necissarily for the interaction, but because it promotes density, which leads to walkability, easier travel in-between cities (train), and easier access to entertainment.
The american mindset is very different from most people in other countries. Americans in general prefer big houses, big lawns, big cars, big whatever. Moreover, our population is not as homogenious as most (if not all) other countiries. As such, suburbia became a popular destination for families to settle down in, either to get away from inner-city minorities or to get their big piece of property. I am starting to see a shift, however, in this mindset. It seems to me that town squares are becomming more porpular.
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