Living: Urban vs. Suburban vs Rural

Muddy
USA
What do you prefer?

Me I've always be interested in cities. Fascinating to me and probably the best strip clubs are in or orbit some major city. So there obviously a desire to be close to that. There is just this energy you want to be near that I think a lot of the generations coming up want to be near that prior generations did not, they mostly wanted a nice house in the suburbs. With that urban living is becoming more and more expensive. As the years go on I see myself moving toward more suburban living as my patience wears thin with parking and traffic. And it would be an absolute nightmare for me to live out the fucking boonies. That would be horrible. WTF do you do aside from looking for sasquatch and walking in the woods. Not enough girls, nope not for me.

I understand not all cities are equal or even all that urban. It's hard for me to think of Dallas, San Antonio, Phoenix, and most of LA and most places in America that boomed after the automobile came about as cities. Yeah they got their little downtown area but aside from that those are giant suburbs. When think of a city, Chicago, NYC, Philly, Boston, SF more dense places come to mind. My question to you is what kind of living do you prefer?

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rickdugan
5 years ago
===> "Fascinating to me and probably the best strip clubs are in or orbit some major city."

I guess that would depend on your definition of "best." Sure you'll finder a higher % of hot girls because there is simply more earning potential for them. But from a more interactive standpoint, I find clubs in smaller cities to be much more fun.
RandomMember
5 years ago
I prefer best of both worlds -- living in suburbs with easy drive into the city. Seems to be a functiin of age and younger people prefer the city. Couldn't care less about quality of nearby strip clubs
shadowcat
5 years ago
I live in a suburb of Atlanta with a population of about 15,000. I have everything I need within a 10 minute drive. The only draw back is that it takes me 25 minutes to get to I-85 or I-75 and Follies is 35 miles away on the other side of town.
nicespice
5 years ago
Suburb would be most practical probably.

I guess if I could have whatever I wanted, I would have a condo in downtown somewhere where the cool restaurants were and also whatever culture amenities were nearby. Within a three hour drive away, also have a house out in the country with lots of acres. My dog would have a huge property to roam around in and terrorize squirrels and birds. 😁 Switch back and fourth between the two.

If travel is something I’m frequently doing, a town that’s 100,000-300,000 and fairly isolated from larger metro areas (places like Lubbock TX or Eugene OR) works plenty well for me.
Jascoi
5 years ago
i would prefer living in the neighborhood of the BEST clubs. downside is the traffic and delays.
loper
5 years ago
City, although, if current social distancing practicing continue indefinitely (as many futurists seem to think), then country. Might as well have some fresh air and some acreage if I have to stay away from everybody anyway.
skibum609
5 years ago
I live in a town that was created as a suburb in the early 1800's. Deer in my backyard, Two parks and a ski area within a mile. Three malls and every type and brand of store on earth within ten miles. 8 casinos, 20 strip clubs and 28 weed stores within fifty. I'm happy.
jackslash
5 years ago
I have mostly lived in suburbs of cities like Chicago and Detroit. I lived in the City of San Antonio, but my house was at the extreme north side, far from the heavily Mexican downtown.
FishHawk
5 years ago
I have lived in a lot of different situations in my life. Small cities, large cities, small isolated towns, down town and in the suburbs, I once lived on ten acres in the country ten miles from a medium size city. I now live in the suburbs of a small city. I like it well enough, but as I get older I am less enthusiastic about keeping up a yard. I do have a large energetic dog and he enjoys the yard. I see my next move to a downtown apartment in this small city. There are nice shops, bars and restaurants all within a comfortable walking distance. That seems ideal to me right now.
Warrior15
5 years ago
I grew up in a small West Texas town. More cows than people. Don't want to go back although I still own the farm/ranch out there. I prefer suburbs of large cities. Although, if I were young and single, I might want to live in a downtown environment.
loper
5 years ago
I do wonder if the corona virus will alter current demographic trends towards urban environments. In the Boston area, the suburbs are emptying out and all the urbs are building housing like crazy, to the point of ruining the character of the neighborhoods.
mark94
5 years ago
The people will follow the jobs. With manufacturing renaissance, many jobs will be added in the South and Midwest. The rush of jobs from China back to the US will accelerate. Far more companies will allow work from home, allowing people to move to lower cost areas. Places like NYC and LA will continue to be popular for the rich, who can afford it, but the middle class will flee.
Huntsman
5 years ago
I live back in the woods you see
My woman and the kids and the dogs and me
I got a shotgun a rifle and a four-wheel drive
And a country boy can survive

^what Hank Jr. said
gSteph
5 years ago
I'm pretty fond of the small city living (Eugene/Springfield, OR, about a quarter million) with lots of nature nearby. Hour or so to coast, hour or so to mountains.
Lots of rivers, lakes, trails.
Handful of clubs, which matters less than the above.
joker44
5 years ago
I prefer 'small town' vs big city or big city suburb.

Close to where I live now -- I'd choose Lawrence Kansas. Just under 100k, twice the size when I lived their. Despite spreading out south and west from the downtown the original central rectangle containing the business district and most of KU is still bounded by same four main streets as when I lived their decades ago.

For KS it's a very pleasant location on the Kansas river with nearby lakes and parks. College and professional sports [KCMO ~ 30 miles east]. KU also provides or attracts musical, artistic and cultural activities. Good mix of restaurants and unique shops. Where I live now is mostly franchise eateries😩

I'd love to live in one of a few small towns I've visited in Colorado but like Shadow I need to be near good medical care. Still, love the idea of being in an area where driving a few miles takes through changing altitudes and beautiful scenery.
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