POLL: Where would you prefer to live? City/Suburbs/Sticks

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astroview

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while i'm 22 city, if i'm 40 with kids burbs

don't get why young 20 year olds wouldn't like the cities
 

Cyberian

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Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77
I prefer somewhere between burbs and the sticks.. large plot of land but close enough to get to major shopping centres quickly.
That's what I would like too.

 

RossMAN

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Originally posted by: Cyberian
Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77
I prefer somewhere between burbs and the sticks.. large plot of land but close enough to get to major shopping centres quickly.
That's what I wood like too.

Same here, I could never give up the conveniences of "the big city" but I would like to distance myself from it physically.
 

Martin

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I hate suburbia and I would go crazy if I was on a farm for more than a few days.

City, thank you very much.
 

Bryophyte

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Originally posted by: N8Magic
Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Sticks as long as I can get my broadband.

amish

Agreed.

No broadband for me. 24kbs dialup. Checked everything, nothing available right now. Fiber optic in a section between here and phone co, so no DSL. No direct line-of-sight for wireless. No satellite access. No cable for miles and miles. Sucks because I was on a T-1 just over a year ago.

 

secretanchitman

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City, with broadband and a good view. Suburbs are too stupid, and sticks are like all the way the heck out there.
 

FoBoT

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we live in a suburb/sub-division, but are going to buy a house at the beginning of '04. we are going to look at something more rural, if we can find something with < 3 acres. apparently in the county we live in, you can't subdivide under 3 acres without creating a sub-division or something like that

3 acres is too big. too much crap to take care of, too much grass to mow, etc, etc
 

stormbv

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I've lived in the sticks all of my life, but I'd like to live in a city or the suburbs, at least for a while. Ultimately, I'd feel most comfortable in the country, because I can pee outside and shoot firearms. YEE HAW! :p
 

ClueLis

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I live in the suburbs and go to school in the city. Before I began going there, I enjoyed the suburbs. Now, the suburbs seem utterly boring compared to the city. Sure the extra space is nice, and if I get married and have kids I will probably move back out of the city, but at this point in my life I'm enjoying the accessibility of the city too much.
 

Ornery

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Suburbs, no contest!
  • Walk to shopping
  • Don't have to pay to park, and there's PLENTY of parking.
  • Walk to school
  • Shade trees
  • Freeways very nearby
  • Employment nearby, and city is only 20 minutes away
  • Lower crime
  • Great schools
  • Modest taxes
  • Staples, OfficeMax, Walmart, Kmart, Lowes, Home Depot, movie theaters, malls... all there!