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City or country life

Jimmu

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I very much rather city life over living out in the country. I feel as though I would get bored easily if I were living in the country as I absolutely hate being at home. I try to get out of the house every day and being out in the country would make that extremely difficult. I also enjoy the ease of having everything that you really need right at your disposal at a whim.

The traffic sounds at night can get annoying if you're sleeping in a city but I think after a while you can get used to it. It is a fair trade off in my opinion regardless.
 
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I have never lived in either. I've always ended up living in suburbia. However if I had to pick one of the two options, for me the clear winner is the city. I just love travelling to the city and if an opportunity cam up to live in a good city that was actually decently affordable I'd take the opportunity.
 

Misty

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City life. I like walking everywhere and having everything I need close by. Also, I don't like nature very much.
 

Justac00lguy

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Grew up in the suburbs but very close to a main city. It's great for convenience - a little bit of both. Only problem is that urbanisation spreads meaning more houses and less landscape. Feels like an ever expanding grey bubble.

Lived in the centre of big international city abroad for a year. Extremely busy. You never stop as everything moves so quick. Great for socialising and just general entertainment/atmosphere, but it's incredibly claustrophobic and expensive. It was a good job the beach and sea were very close.

Lived in a very secluded area abroad. I guess it would be defined as 'rural'. One word, weird. Beautiful and relaxed, but little variety. Lots of 'outdoorsy' stuff, but you're limited in shops, traditional entertainment etc. Everyone knows each other's business, which can become awkward as ****.

Overall I think you need balance. You need to be close to an upbeat trendy area, while also having a sense of seclusion. A city no longer than 40 minutes away either.
 

Aku

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Country. City living is alright... for a little while. The only place I would probably say would be a city I'd tolerate would be New York City, otherwise few places have the charm (or the intriguing underground 'second city' and stores) that interest me.

But country is something I'd really rather have, because you get privacy, a place to potentially grow food, and even have a chance to have some unique animals that you couldn't attempt in a city apartment.

The only thing that hardcore sucks living in the country... is that there is a whole bunch of 200+ house developments full of cookie cutter shake-n-bake McMansions that seem to spring up after a while. The new people don't want to live in older established houses that have been there a long time and that have preserved the open space surrounding them, they want to live in sterile mini-suburbias full of other people, and yet still say they live 'in the country.' The developers know this, and it starts to blight the land after a while.
 

Hylian Viking

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I really like being a city slicker, as for country life, I used to live in Iowa where 85% of the state is farmland, only 15% is urban or suburban. I remember driving through the Iowa countryside on the Interstate especially past countless cornfields and fields of soybeans was so mind numbingly boring, so much so that I constantly fantasized about moving out of Iowa to places like Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Milwaukee etc. If anything I prefer city life because of all the culture, diversity, and things to do.
 

twilitfalchion

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I've lived in a rural area for most of my life, but for the relatively brief periods where I did live in a city or near one, I vastly preferred it. Rural living is boring and bland.

I like the bustling atmosphere and convenience of living closer to a city. You get quicker access to stores and restaurants, and you're never feeling like you're stuck in the boondocks.
 

Princess Niki

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I prefer the city over the country but more like the edge of the city (The suburbs I guess) so I don't have to deal with down town life. I am close enough to visit but I don't live there.
 

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