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re: To those who have lived in both the country and the city, which do you prefer?
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:33 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:33 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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There aren't "neighborhoods" in the country.
those would be trailer parks
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Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:34 am to StringedInstruments
I live in a rural area (although the subdivisions are encroaching), and I commute to work.
I like the quiet and peaceful feel of where I live. However, I hate the commute. It kills me. I grew up in a city, and was never more than 10 minutes from work. Now it takes 45 minutes to 1 hour to get to work. Even a "quick" trip to the grocery store takes 45 minutes to get there and back.
I like the quiet and peaceful feel of where I live. However, I hate the commute. It kills me. I grew up in a city, and was never more than 10 minutes from work. Now it takes 45 minutes to 1 hour to get to work. Even a "quick" trip to the grocery store takes 45 minutes to get there and back.
This post was edited on 1/22/15 at 11:35 am
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:34 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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There aren't "neighborhoods" in the country.
bullshite. I lived in one in Watson. That shite was country. I guess you would just call that rural living.
This post was edited on 1/22/15 at 11:35 am
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:35 am to OMLandshark
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City. Way more stuff to do and better restaurants.
Shoot guns, ride atv's, kids can have dirt wars and roman candle battles, bonfires, ultimate hide and seek in the dark, hunt, fish, plant trees, climb trees, football, baseball, learn about animals and critters....yup, nothing to do in the country.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:35 am to StringedInstruments
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There's a part of me that wants to buy a farmhouse with a few acres of land out in the sticks somewhere. My wife agrees. We want to have a few kids, enjoy our time together, and spend our days and nights outdoors. We don't like traffic. We don't like a fast paced life. We don't really care that much about making a lot of money and buying a whole lot of modern, fancy things that reflect a social status.
But we do like good school systems. We like good restaurants. We like concerts, museums, and neighbors. We want our kids to have a good peer group and be placed in a position to succeed in life through college and a knowledge of how the world works.
Hello St. Tammany Parish!
A short drive away from all the good that the city offers but easy to escape the things you don't like.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:35 am to StringedInstruments
Mountain Brook AL
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:35 am to Salmon
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I could never live in the suburbs though. I don't get how people live like that.
Scottsdale is great in that it's considered a suburb of PHX...but really it's own city that just borders PHX. It actually has better nightlife, restaurants, shopping than PHX. So really...you don't have to drive far to find all that.
To answer the OP...never lived in the country...don't think I would like it. I need lots of options of shopping/restaurants/nightlife within 10 minutes from me.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:36 am to StringedInstruments
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There's a part of me that wants to buy a farmhouse with a few acres of land out in the sticks somewhere. My wife agrees. We want to have a few kids, enjoy our time together, and spend our days and nights outdoors. We don't like traffic. We don't like a fast paced life. We don't really care that much about making a lot of money and buying a whole lot of modern, fancy things that reflect a social status.
not quite the 'farmhouse' but thats exactly what we just did.
trading the hassle of living in a HOA ruled subdivision for 2 acres and a sprawling ranch house in the country.
i agree with you, i'm happy with the money i make, no real desire to take it to the 'next level' if that means less time away from my wife & kids. i value that time with family too much and with my oldest son starting his senior year in HS next year, this may be the last opportunity to spend a summer 'exploring' the backwoods with him.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:36 am to StringedInstruments
I grew up in the country and have lived in the city for the past 5 years. City life beats country for me, every time. I love the amenities of city living. Being able to walk to restaurants, bars, grocery stores, parks, etc is a great convenience. When I lived in the country it took us 20 minutes to get to a grocery store and 20-30 minutes to get to work. I'll never again live that far from amenities. Also, growing up my nearest neighbors were a mile away, my nearest neighbors around my age were ~5 miles away. I'd never put my children in that situation.
My ideal location is a neighborhood inside of a city. You get the amenities of the city, but it isn't quite as loud. My only complaint now is my annoying downstairs neighbors, which we only have to deal with because my wife is still in school. When she graduates we'll move into a single family home and my one complaint will be gone.
ETA: I will always have family that live in the country, so if I ever want to get away from city life I can visit them.
My ideal location is a neighborhood inside of a city. You get the amenities of the city, but it isn't quite as loud. My only complaint now is my annoying downstairs neighbors, which we only have to deal with because my wife is still in school. When she graduates we'll move into a single family home and my one complaint will be gone.
ETA: I will always have family that live in the country, so if I ever want to get away from city life I can visit them.
This post was edited on 1/22/15 at 11:40 am
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:38 am to StringedInstruments
What you described does not have to be mutually exclusive, although I much prefer living in the city to the way I grew up in the "country". I had access to most of what you described.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:38 am to StringedInstruments
done all 3.
Would love to live in the country again.
My main problem is that i work from home and i work in technology. And i have a 20ish mbps internet pipe to my house.
You can't get that outside of city limits.
Would love to live in the country again.
My main problem is that i work from home and i work in technology. And i have a 20ish mbps internet pipe to my house.
You can't get that outside of city limits.
This post was edited on 1/22/15 at 11:40 am
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:39 am to Epic Cajun
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Also, growing up my nearest neighbors were a mile away, my nearest neighbors around my age were ~5 miles away. I'd never put my children in that situation.
4 wheelers man
the pool of kids for country kids is definitely smaller, but I grew up on 30 acres that was almost completely surrounded by 50,000 acres of Kisatchie National Forest
I pretty much lived in the woods
but yeah, you couldn't just walk down to your friends house for a basketball game, you had to plan that and get mom to drive you
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:40 am to StringedInstruments
Move to the country, but expect to drive for quality when needed.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:40 am to LSUballs
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LSUballs
I'm with you!
grew up in the country, moved to BR for College. now I am in Houston, and currently building a place out in the country. I'll commute 30-40 minutes to work.
when searching for land my requirements were:
1. be able to frick on the front porch
2. shoot stuff off the back porch
I can't wait for the builders to finish!
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:42 am to Bacon84
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when searching for land my requirements were:
1. be able to frick on the front porch
2. shoot stuff off the back porch
the SO was with me on #1
my 17yo son with with me on #2
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:45 am to Bacon84
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I'm with you!
grew up in the country, moved to BR for College. now I am in Houston, and currently building a place out in the country. I'll commute 30-40 minutes to work.
when searching for land my requirements were:
1. be able to frick on the front porch
2. shoot stuff off the back porch
I can't wait for the builders to finish!
I don't shoot anything so I want to be able to say "hey, we're out of milk. I'll be right back" and have it mean I can go get milk and be back in 10 minutes. Not have to "go into town."
I do get country living though. My aunt lives on 127 acres in Mississippi. I had a lot of fun out there with my cousins when I was younger.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:45 am to Salmon
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Salmon
sounds like you grew up in heaven
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:45 am to Salmon
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4 wheelers man
we had 4 wheelers, but usually just road around our property (~40 acres) and would sometimes ride to meet a few friends, but it was a very limited selection. I only had about 20 kids in my class until I went to high school. I want to give my kids a chance to meet more people than I did growing up. I'm not friends with a single person that I grew up with, because none of them were similar to me.Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:47 am to Tigerdew
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I don't shoot anything so I want to be able to say "hey, we're out of milk. I'll be right back" and have it mean I can go get milk and be back in 10 minutes
different strokes for different folks...
I don't want you cluttering up my country, anyhow!
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:48 am to Tigerdew
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"hey, we're out of milk. I'll be right back" and have it mean I can go get milk and be back in 10 minutes. Not have to "go into town."
buy a goat man
problem solved
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