Are You Country or City?
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Haha, early on at our first house in our small town my wife knocked the 2x10 framing one side of the garage entrance for a loop backing out - needed a couple nails I didn’t have to secure it back in place. Went to the little hardware store and grabbed the two nails I needed. Chuck the owner looked at me sideways and said, “If that’s all you need just take them.” I still have the cute little sack I instantly filled and still haven’t used more than two!
Put me down for country and enjoying visits to some large cities.
When people say "city," I think of subways, muggers, waiting in lines... but, I guess I have a house in the city. Downtown, across the street from city hall, a sidewalk down to the waterfall at the amphitheater, houses on each side of my house. I sold the farm, so that we could afford to buy a few other places... that, and it is too much work for very little money.
But now, I also have a cabin, or what we call our cabin, 1000 square foot home a top a mountain just outside of Hot Springs, NC. A nice little place where someone could scream for hours without having to worry about someone hearing them, ha ha. Bears on our back porch, and no cell phone towers. But, we can easily drive into Asheville for the day.
We also have a condo at the beach.
I can't think of anything more I could want. People tend to think in extremes. City means busy sidewalks and rural means riding a tractor into town.
But now, I also have a cabin, or what we call our cabin, 1000 square foot home a top a mountain just outside of Hot Springs, NC. A nice little place where someone could scream for hours without having to worry about someone hearing them, ha ha. Bears on our back porch, and no cell phone towers. But, we can easily drive into Asheville for the day.
We also have a condo at the beach.
I can't think of anything more I could want. People tend to think in extremes. City means busy sidewalks and rural means riding a tractor into town.
Country, more specifically northern country with woodlands, terrain and all of the seasons. I like my peak 90-100 degree summer days as well as my 0-below zero winter.
I worked in Manhattan for 4 years and have been working in another city just outside of NYC for the past 14. There has never been a single second where I thought I’d want to change my living environment.
I’m glad people do though because it keeps them away from me.
I worked in Manhattan for 4 years and have been working in another city just outside of NYC for the past 14. There has never been a single second where I thought I’d want to change my living environment.
I’m glad people do though because it keeps them away from me.
I've lived in a couple cities, and they have much to offer. Wonderful multicultural dining options, museums, much more entertainment options. And that's not counting services like delivery or even closer access to hospitals. But I can never live in a city again. They as a general rule are too crushing and I can never feel free. Oddly enough the biggest pro in a city is nobody really bothers you, nobody is in your business (outside friends and family).
I've lived out in the country before. I loved it! There is a freedom in being able to stretch your arms that is hard to explain. The most beautiful landscapes with the most friendly people as a general rule. But there's not a lot of options for social life. And those services might be harder to come by. Oddly, the biggest PITA in living in the country was the overall friendliness of the people. Go away, Sam. I don't want to chat with you right now, I'm not getting into what's bothering me with you.
That puts me firmly in either a town or suburb. Yeah, it's a compromise, but a very good one. I can go 45 minutes east and have museums and concerts and surgeries until my heart is content. I can go 45 minutes the other way and be in God's country, mountains with farms nestled in the valleys. People are friendly when I want them to be but leave me alone otherwise. Not perfect, but close enough.
I've lived out in the country before. I loved it! There is a freedom in being able to stretch your arms that is hard to explain. The most beautiful landscapes with the most friendly people as a general rule. But there's not a lot of options for social life. And those services might be harder to come by. Oddly, the biggest PITA in living in the country was the overall friendliness of the people. Go away, Sam. I don't want to chat with you right now, I'm not getting into what's bothering me with you.
That puts me firmly in either a town or suburb. Yeah, it's a compromise, but a very good one. I can go 45 minutes east and have museums and concerts and surgeries until my heart is content. I can go 45 minutes the other way and be in God's country, mountains with farms nestled in the valleys. People are friendly when I want them to be but leave me alone otherwise. Not perfect, but close enough.
My dear friend Romaso. This is my sister-in-law. She is beautiful, isn't she? She's single, she was in the military for many years, now she's a yoga teacher. The blonde is my wife. Me and my father-in-law, I think this picture of my father-in-law and I would be from 2017.
I hate cites and avoid them like the plague now. Give me 100+ acres with a back door view like this, and I'd be a happy man.
I grew up in and currently live in an inner ring, older suburb of Detroit with an established commercial area with lots of bars and restaurants, which I live about 3 blocks from. I get the walkability of a city, but I still have a nice house on a quiet street. I can be in downtown Detroit in minutes, and I’m centrally located within the greater metro area. That being said, both sides of my family had cottages and land “up north” Michigan where I spent and still spend a lot of time. I grew up in a deer blind / duck blind / lake / trout stream as much as I did as a suburban kid, so I’m grateful for that.
I like the convenience of the suburbs and will live here for the foreseeable future, but I’m happy I can be in the sticks whenever I wanna be.
I like the convenience of the suburbs and will live here for the foreseeable future, but I’m happy I can be in the sticks whenever I wanna be.
Happiest in a middle of a mountain. With my fire kit and some tools, i should be happy until food runs out. No, I don't hunt.
Country for sure. If I’m going to be in a city, I’d rather be a massive, world class city like NYC, London, Paris, etc. I can stand these small-medium cities that other country folk seem to prefer if they have to deal with a city. Go all in or stay out in the sticks, imo.
I grew up in the country, but we moved into the city when I was in seventh grade. I do in the Coast Guard and spent several stents living in or around major cities around the US for the past twenty years.
Once me and the wife completed our service, we bought 8 acres out in the country and got back to our roots.
We are both most definitely country folk.
Once me and the wife completed our service, we bought 8 acres out in the country and got back to our roots.
We are both most definitely country folk.
Suburbs, near a major highway for convenience, creates the best of both worlds.
Michigan is full of city and country activities in each metropolitan area. Interestingly, the culture changes significantly near each major city and surrounding area (Detroit, Metro Detroit, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Flint, Traverse City, Bay City/Saginaw, Jackson, Marquette).
Michigan is full of city and country activities in each metropolitan area. Interestingly, the culture changes significantly near each major city and surrounding area (Detroit, Metro Detroit, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Flint, Traverse City, Bay City/Saginaw, Jackson, Marquette).
Both but more country than city by a good margin.
Heaven to me is an off grid cabin on a mountain that takes 4x4 or snowmobile to get to. I generally don’t have much use for people, especially in larger groups. I get pissed at traffic. Give me horses, cows, elk and eagles any day over concrete, glass and asphalt. If I can’t piss off the porch, I’m not happy.
Country all the way, give me the great plains, the fields bisected by dirt roads, skies un-bisected by power lines and I'm good.