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re: Reason 288 I prefer the suburbs
Posted on 4/23/20 at 9:51 am to Pettifogger
Posted on 4/23/20 at 9:51 am to Pettifogger
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but the trade offs are more advantageous IMO.
Depends on your lifestyle. the general trend is more isolation as you age.
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Posted on 4/23/20 at 9:55 am to GentleJackJones
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What are your favorite, low-key, or off the beaten path restaurants in and around Nashville?
In my hood, some lesser known but good ethnic places are:
Surati
The Pupuseria on Welch rd.
Edessa (Right behind Los Arcos), where you can rub elbows with you friendly, neighborhood Kurdish crime family.
Back to Cuba Cafe
Midori (For Korean, not their Japanese)
Panca Peruvian
Azadi's bakery
La Cucharita
Posted on 4/23/20 at 9:56 am to Pettifogger
Yeah living in flat, piney woods is a hard pass for me
The upper south is a different ballgame though
The upper south is a different ballgame though
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:02 am to BottomlandBrew
quote:This my feeling. If I'm going to be able to see my neighbors, I'd rather be packed in like sardines with access to better amenities and entertainment than stuck with the the compromise between the two. I also haven't one iota of interest in living rurally in the south.
Different strokes for different folks. I couldn't do the burbs. I'm either in the city or way outside the city on some land.
This post was edited on 4/23/20 at 10:07 am
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:03 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Depends on your lifestyle. the general trend is more isolation as you age.
I lived in NYC & uptown NOLA in my 20s.
I'd be perfectly content living in some mountain town with 15k people now. Walking to breweries and restaurants isn't very high up on my list anymore.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:05 am to BottomlandBrew
quote:the byob italian place next door to this is pretty good too.
Back to Cuba Cafe
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:06 am to fallguy_1978
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I lived in NYC & uptown NOLA in my 20s.
every once in awhile my wife gets the bug to go to mardi gras or something and i'm like HELL TO THE NO. i'm done with that part of my life.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:06 am to CAD703X
Mama Mia’s. Legit
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:07 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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The upper south is a different ballgame though
Agree
And you're also more likely to find charming, educated small towns in those areas too.
Not surprising, as better topography is going to draw more well-to-do folks relocating, which will create demand for some decent small restaurants, and so on and so forth.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:08 am to Pettifogger
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And you're also more likely to find charming, educated small towns in those areas too. Not surprising, as better topography is going to draw more well-to-do folks relocating, which will create demand for some decent small restaurants, and so on and so forth.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is Franklin TN
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:11 am to Louie T
quote:Yep, IMO the suburbs have the worst of both worlds. You still have the commute to work and other amenities the city offers, but yet you are also surrounded by other people and you have the downside that goes along with that.
This my feeling. If I'm going to be able to see my neighbors, I'd rather be packed in like sardines with access to better amenities and entertainment than stuck with the the compromise between the two. I also haven't one iota of interest in living rurally in the south.
In cities, you have convenience, in rural areas you have nature, in suburbs you have neither
The best place to live, IMO, is a residential neighborhood within a city.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:13 am to ItNeverRains
I like Franklin but I meant places like Cashiers NC or Littleton NH
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:20 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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what are the benefits of living in the suburbs right now?
Space. More affordable housing.
What are the benefits to living in a city?
The trade offs such as access to entertainment and proximity to work don’t matter right now if you live in the suburbs.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:26 am to OceanMan
You running laps on your quarter acre lot? I don’t get the space argument
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:27 am to OceanMan
quote:I don't care to factor short-lived tail risk into my decision over where I choose to live. I can drive out to open space in less than the time it takes for your access to entertainment for the other 99.99% of the time.
The trade offs such as access to entertainment and proximity to work don’t matter right now if you live in the suburbs.
This post was edited on 4/23/20 at 10:28 am
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:27 am to The Spleen
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This thread is weird. Are y'all equating living in the city with Manhattan or something? There are plenty of houses with yards in the cities. The benefit of a lot of them is being able to walk to restaurants for take-out.
Ok, I won’t generalize city life.
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but there are also a ton of tiny, cookie-cutter developments with nothing but chain restaurants and big box stores nearby.
But by all means, you can generalize suburban life.
I think it’s fair to say you have more space in suburban areas. Does population density not have a direct correlation with case and death rate? Do you believe the virus is a hoax?
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:35 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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You running laps on your quarter acre lot? I don’t get the space argument
There is literally a stay at home order in nearly every state in the US. You have more space at your home in the suburbs. For the price, I have a larger house, and a larger yard than someone that lives in the city.
I know I am much happier at this very moment that I live in my current house than my last residence which was a multi unit dwelling in the city.
I also don’t have some dumbass city government enforcing or even ordering any further restrictions to deal with.
Again what are the benefits to living in a city right now?
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:39 am to OceanMan
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Again what are the benefits to living in a city right now?
I get the appeal of living in the city if you are young and single or married without kids. Suburbs generally offer a better quality of life for families in just about every metric though.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:40 am to Louie T
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I don't care to factor short-lived tail risk into my decision over where I choose to live.
Ok, nobody is asking you too.
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I can drive out to open space in less than the time it takes for your access to entertainment for the other 99.99% of the time.
Ha...what kind of dumbass assumption is this?
Posted on 4/23/20 at 10:44 am to OceanMan
Not sure which part of that stresses your brain. The suburb argument is always "I'm really not far from the entertainment of the city when I want it." The same goes for when city residents when they want access to open space, and it will take me even less time during lower traffic quarantine, which you seem to want to factor into your decision-making.
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