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shaynesgirl

shaynesgirl

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Live in a city?


I have been traveling for work quite a bit - St. Louis, San Francisco, and just got back last night from New York.


While I love to see a new place and explore the sites, I am always so relieved to get back home to a smaller town environment. When in a city I always feel like I need to go and do. The environment around seems to be at such a rapid pace. Maybe that would be different if I lived there... not sure.


How about you?
 
I live in Atlanta and LOVE it! I like all of the options that the city affords - music, theater, parks, museums, sports, Ikea(lol) etc. Also how international the city is - there are people from everywhere here so lots of exposure to different cultures, foods, etc. And I also love my smaller community - our neighborhood, church, and elementary school community is pretty tight knit so I feel like we get a little bit of small town feel that way.

The environment can be fast paced, but well within your own control. We don't "go and do" all the time but it's nice to have the options available. My biggest complaint is prices! It seems like everything is more expensive in the city - housing, kid's activities, etc.
 
oooooooooooooh I love San Fran, I grew up in the Bay Area...and I learned to drive in SF, in a VW bug! I can drive anywhere now...lol, but the town I live in has 25 streets, and two grocery stores...lol
 
I am in love with New York. :)

We live in a small city (Puyallup) that is experiencing growing pains. It used to be a farm valley, but now is anything but. Traffic is insane here lately, and we've got an influx of homeless and mentally ill people who were bused over from our bigger neighbor. It seems like if we're going to put up with big city problems, we should get big city benefits like better restaurants, shops and culture. :)
 
I like living near a big city but not too near. I love Montreal, so multicultural, international and two languages. But I love to come home after work to my quiet home on the back side of the island, where birds and clean air wipe out the city sounds and smells. So I guess I like to be near a big city but not live in it.
 
i worked in NYC when i was younger, but knew i could never live in a big city like that. and i lived in SF for a short time. i like cities to visit but to live i think i need more space, more grass, more quiet.
 
I am NOT a fan of cities. I grew up in Buffalo, NY and now I live in a tiny town. I would never want to go back, but I guess it all depends on WHAT city...
 
ashleywb said:
I live in Atlanta and LOVE it!
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Quick Hijack! Ashley, I live in Columbus, Ga. We are neighbors! I didn't realize.

OK, so I live in what I would call a medium sized town. About 350,000. It really has most everything we "need", but we do sometime go to "The Big City" (Atlanta, only 80 miles away) for entertainment.

I will say that I am IN LOVE with NYC and if I didn't have kids, would love to live there. That said, I think our size is lovely for raising a family. Enough stuff and people, but not overwhelming.

Of note, I personally live out a bit, surrounded by woods, lakes, creeks, horses and cows. Yet only about 10-15 minutes from town/school/church, etc. I find this the best of both worlds. (except for my slow internet connection, hehe... dreadful)
 
We live in a suburb of Kansas City. My son-in-law works in the city and my daughter a little closer. While we do have access to anything we could possibly want, I've always thought a more rural setting would be more desirable to me. I'm a homebody at heart and love connecting with nature.
 
I live in a suburb of Seattle. I NEVER go into the city. I do drive THROUGH it now to get to my daughter's house which is in north Seattle. The traffic is crazy. I'm a suburb kind of girl. I pretty much stay around home base all the time. I grew up in the desert of Washington state, so I love the green and mild climate of Seattle.
 
While I love the proximity to a big city (I lived outside Toronto for 10 years), I certainly don't want to live in one again. We spent 4.5 years living in downtown Toronto which was great for a young couple without kids but not so great for young families. Now that we have kids, I am happy living in a bedroom community and the distance from big-city problems that affords us.
 
I also live in the Kansas City metro - only about a mile away from Nancy, in fact. Prior to KC, we lived in smaller cities in both Pennsylvania and Connecticut...and before that, NYC. I truly love NYC but I didn't want to raise a family there. I agree with Ashley that the expense of large cities makes it hard when you have a family. KC has a good mix of activities at a very affordable cost of living. Some day when the kids are grown and out of the house, I may want to move back to NYC though!
 
Jen - I have been to Columbus MANY MANY times. We used to have a business relationship with TSYS - one of your major employers in Columbus. There was a restaurant there in the downtown area that had a bunch of older women making downhome southern food. It was sooo delicious and by far one of my favorites ever!!!!
 
shaynesgirl said:
Jen - I have been to Columbus MANY MANY times. We used to have a business relationship with TSYS - one of your major employers in Columbus. There was a restaurant there in the downtown area that had a bunch of older women making downhome southern food. It was sooo delicious and by far one of my favorites ever!!!!
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What a small world! Yep, we have several good Mom & Pop restaurants but not as many as we used to with all of the chains coming to town. Casualties of city growth, I'm afraid. I know tons of folks who work at TSYS (which will always be known at Total Systems to me, hehe).
 
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jenevang said:
Quick Hijack! Ashley, I live in Columbus, Ga. We are neighbors! I didn't realize.

OK, so I live in what I would call a medium sized town. About 350,000. It really has most everything we "need", but we do sometime go to "The Big City" (Atlanta, only 80 miles away) for entertainment.
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LOL Jen. If you add a mere 50.000 or so you have the entire population of Malta, ( 400.000 give or take ) and we feel crowded .... It all depends on your perspective .
Traffic is horrific,and it takes me easily 1 hour on the bus, to go and see my friend 12 km away ... not kidding, by car it still takes 25 minutes...
I live in a town, a few meters from the sea so great walks ect, but I would swop for fresh air and green grass and a lake.
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I've always lived in NJ.... worked in NYC for years, but never actually lived in NYC. I would totally live in the city, but if I didn't have kids. At the same time, DH wouldn't be able to - at all. He grew up in North NJ... in a rural spot with tourists for skiing. The city really has something for everyone, and so much to see, do, etc.

I'm in the burbs, and being far enough from NYC is good. We still have city options available to us, while still have the suburb and rural feel where we live. Traffic around here in NJ is probably bad... but anywhere in NJ it can be bad, lol - there are just so many people in NJ. We can head over the city for a play, dinner, museum, etc. Again, the downsides are prices in the city are way higher, and the time it actually takes to get there... And usually a combo of those reasons. A train in might take you 45 minutes to an hour depending on the schedule/stops, while driving in takes pry 20-30 minutes but then parking is costly. :)
 
i used to live in the city (NYC for 6 years, paris for 3 years, LA for 4 years ... ) and sometimes i miss the action - and the public transportation), but now that i have kids i am happy to live in the suburbs. i am only 30 minutes from downtown boston, so i can easily get my city "fix" when i want ... :) i also grew up in houston and dallas - although i lived in suburbs ...
 
I live in the capital (Canberra) which is technically a city but is really seems a collection of small towns in one location. it is a fully planned city, no skyscrapers and lots of open spaces, trees etc - it is called the bush capital, I love it.

We went to Sydney last week, it bucketed rain the whole time, and I realised I could never be a city girl, too many people, so hard to get anywhere (we complain if it takes longer than half an hour to get anywhere), was so glad to get home.

country girl, born and bred :)
 
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