re: How can people think city &gt; country?

Posted by Salmon

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:27 am to Topwater Trout

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if you live in the country you still have to commute to the city...not sure how that is avoiding traffic

especially traffic

if you live in the country you experience the traffic worse than someone living in the city

Posted by StrongBackWeakMind

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:28 am to GEAUXT

Because people like different things. M

Shocking revelation.

Posted by mylsuhat

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:28 am to GEAUXT

there is a simple difference..

Do you need to be around people and places to have fun or do you enjoy solidarity?

I currently live in NOLA but I get out of there damn near every weekend to go hunting/fishing or something. I get more enjoyment from doing something myself like that than I do going to a bar and going out to eat

It's nice not to have to rely on other people to have a good time

Posted by JBeam

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:31 am to mylsuhat

You don't necessarily have to depend on large groups of people to have fun in a city. I know plenty of people who are introverts who live in cities like NOLA that have a good time.

Personally, I'm not a person who would want to live in the suburbs or middle of nowhere country. But, I'm not going to completely shite on people who choose that lifestyle.

Posted by gorillacoco

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:32 am to GEAUXT

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The only convenience I can see is proximity to services (grocery and such)

Yes the only minor convenience is that you have an extra hour and a half to do shite every day because your commute is 10 minutes instead of an hour. Not everyone wants to drive 20-30 minutes just to get to a grocery store, hardware stores, academy, good restaurants, etc.

There is nothing wrong with living outside the city, but it comes with it's own pros and cons, just like living in the city.

Posted by Swoopin

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:33 am to GEAUXT

Let me know when your favorite musician, sports team, or a renowned restaurant opens up within 15 min of you.

Posted by mylsuhat

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:33 am to JBeam

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Personally, I'm not a person who would want to live in the suburbs or middle of nowhere country. But, I'm not going to completely shite on people who choose that lifestyle.

Agreed, but the other way around

My ideal place would be in BFE with a decent house, on a ton of land, giant deer, and close to the GoM

This post was edited on 2/19/16 at 10:34 am

Posted by mylsuhat

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:35 am to Swoopin

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Let me know when your favorite musician, sports team, or a renowned restaurant opens up within 15 min of you.

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Posted by RogerTheShrubber

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:35 am to JBeam

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What do people who are pro-country say?

Don't need to be entertained 24/7 with more choices of restaurants than they can ever use, enjoy peace, quiet and nature.

If you're in your 20's city life is better. As you approach middle age, you know more about yourself and seek more family or self actualizing things

Posted by Salmon

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:36 am to mylsuhat

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My ideal place would be in BFE with a decent house, on a ton of land

same here

but I couldn't do that to my very city wife or my kid

being raised very rural really isn't that great, other than having thousands of acres of land to roam freely and build forts and shite (which is kinda awesome), I did miss out on really close friendships mostly because all my friends lived so far away and we depended on our parents to take us everywhere

we couldn't just walk to our friends house down the street to play

I enjoy that feel of community living in the city

there isn't that much of that in the country

Posted by SlowFlowPro

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:36 am to mylsuhat

mid-sized cities within an hour or 2 of major cities >

Posted by NYNolaguy1

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:37 am to GEAUXT

It depends on the city. Living downtown in say New Orleans is very different than living in say Manhattan.

Even living in the country can be more expensive than living in the city. A lot of properties North of NYC have property taxes in the $20k+/yr range.

Posted by GEAUXT

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:37 am to mylsuhat

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I currently live in NOLA but I get out of there damn near every weekend to go hunting/fishing or something. I get more enjoyment from doing something myself like that than I do going to a bar and going out to eat

This is me. I have to be in the city right now to be near the hospital, but it just blows my mind that people could enjoy living like this their whole lives.

Also, everyone always throws out bars as some big draw. Do adults seriously go out to bars so much that it is actually some consideration in where to live?

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Posted by mylsuhat

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:38 am to GEAUXT

I do think that society could benefit from both though. You have people that have never lived anywhere but one or the other and have zero desire to do so.

I grew up in a small town, moved to Baton Rouge, then now to NOLA. I really enjoy living in New Orleans. The younger me would have never wanted that. Many people that never left the country think I'm insane for doing so.

IMO a huge problem that we see today in society/politics is that people only know what they have in front of them. They haven't experienced other ways/walks of life

Posted by JBeam

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:39 am to GEAUXT

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This is me. I have to be in the city right now to be near the hospital, but it just blows my mind that people could enjoy living like this their whole lives.

This is a extremely narrow minded POV.

How does it "blow your mind" exactly? Do you think that it's impossible for people to live in a city and possibly visit the country every now and then?

Posted by Salmon

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:39 am to GEAUXT

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Also, everyone always throws out bars as some big draw. Do adults seriously go out to bars so much that it is actually some consideration in where to live?

assume most of the people talking about bars are younger people in their twenties

adults probably care more about restaurants

it is pretty nice to be able to walk to restaurants, have a few drinks, and not have to worry about driving home though

This post was edited on 2/19/16 at 10:40 am

Posted by RogerTheShrubber

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:39 am to JBeam

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Personally, I'm not a person who would want to live in the suburbs

Many suburbs are no different than living in the city

Posted by AbitaFan08

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Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:40 am to GEAUXT

I absolutely do. Moved to Boston almost 3 years ago and have loved every second of it.

Amazing and diverse restaurants, always something to do, and using the metro to get around whenever I don't feel like/have the capacity to drive is so convenient. I will never live outside a city until I have kids, and then I'd want to be in a suburb within 20 minutes of a major city.

But it's not for everyone, I get that.