Spin off: Why do you dislike big city’s

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;n194415]people are okay, one at a time

too many at once are rats in a cage eating eachother mostly because they're bored
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True dat. Social media has made this phenomenon exponentially worse.
 
I spent the first 25 years of my life within sight of NYC....that was when the City was far worse than today...Then I moved into a smaller city...bought my first house on the edge of the hood.. Then bought and sold 6 more houses, each one more into the country.
 
Traffic, shitty air quality, people are generally rude, usually full of homeless, despite all this, everything is more expensive?

Everything cost money, it feel like no matter what you do it cost money. I still can't believe that the city governments have pulled off payed parking as normal :homer: then have the nerve to pay people to full time just drive around a write tickets for when the meter goes up.



Ryno said:
City people. I don't understand their priorities.

Have friends who are raising their families in condos, own luxury cars to drive in heavy traffic, working a completely meaningless job and are up to their eyeballs in debt to live like that. One buddy was all stoked on his new $500 brown leather shoes, was talking about it as if he finally "made it".

Whenever I visit and work in the city I just can't figure out the point of it all.
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Also this, it seems like a lot of them are always looking to the next thing for happiness (nicer car, house in a better neighborhood, ect) yet then they need to sign up for a million things on top of that like the gym, yoga, whatever. Even worse with kids, day care, or live in nanny, then piano lessons, swim lessons, blah blah. Just seems to never end.
 
I don't like crowds...and people in general. That's not to mean I'm unsociable or rude. If spoken to I'll carry on a conversation unless it's a dumbass (which there are alot of) and then I'll politely excuse myself.

I look out my front door and see the mountains (or what we call mountains in east TN:flipoff2:) out back is Norris lake. I can be on the trails in Royal blue within 5 miles in either direction.

I used to have to travel to large cities for the company I worked for. Hated going...hated being there and loved it when I was leaving.

I guess you could simplify it by saying I just felt out of place.
 
I like my set-up. I have 10 acres, 25 minutes from downtown Houston (45 minutes in rush hour).

I get all the good things from the city. (restaurants, museums, parks, bike trails, job opportunity, etc.) and I live in a house where I never see my neighbors.

I like the idea of living in the city. The idea of being able to walk to a restaurant, or stagger home form the bar, is very appealing, but the lack of privacy is a deal breaker.
 
ev13wt said:
I wish I could live in a fucking hut in the black forest or in the alps.
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I lived in Atlanta for 10 years. 2 years in Buckhead and 8 down in the neighborhoods 1 mile east of downtown.

-Everyone there is so quick to tell you why you are wrong. People always in your business. Being a car guy, people were offended by my old car.
-Crime. Fortunately we only had package theft but people in my neighborhood had windows broken and guns stuck in their face.
-Bleeding heart of those less fortunate. Even they are legit shitty people. So make a huge stink about shifting everything to accommodate those or let them get away with...whatever. My favorite was I got a call from a friend, she knew someone who avoided a bench warrant (on some trivial violation) and then got pulled over for expired plate. She got hauled in and couldn't post bail. Now I was getting guilted into posting bail. No, I don't even know this person. Fucking don't have warrants and take care of your shit.
-The grocery stores would routinely run out of food. Emergencies had to be planned out ahead of time and the pantry had to be kept stocked in case. We did run into food issues a few times a year.
-Traffic super sucks. When I first started my job in 2014, it took 25 minutes to get to work, 40 minutes to get back. 5 years later, 45 minutes to get there, 1-2 hours to get home.
-Oh and you are always in a rush. Because something else took forever or you are dreading going outside or whatever, so now you are late. Or overbook.
-So many inconsiderate people. Straight up not thinking of others or being considerate. So many shit people just only thinking about themselves.
-On that note, blaming others for their misfortune. "Well if there wasn't a telephone pole there, I wouldn't have wrecked." Also wouldn't have wrecked if you weren't looking at your phone while driving.
-A person's identity and is more important than the actual person. A disadvantaged artist is more important than someone who has their shit together. When I was selling my house, one of my neighbors asked me to sell my house for -20% to some artist because "They are a good person and need a place to live". No.
-Your brain is always full, dealing with whatever needs to be done today to survive in the city. Planning and thinking about the future (personally, financially, etc) is impossible. So you are always stuck where you are. I had to take 2 days off from work to clear my brain so I could propose to my now wife. The ring had been on my workbench for 3 months.
-Speaking of being stuck, I got lucky with a reasonably priced house. 8 years later, the "next house up" had appreciated to 7 figures which I can't afford. So once again, stuck where I was.
-People let their dogs shit everywhere and leave trash everywhere.
-No space. I got lucky with a decent 2 car garage, but we had 4 cars. One lived on the street (street parking was always a challenge) and I rented a storage unit 1 mile away to store the other one.
-No one knows how to actually do anything. If you are competent, then suddenly everyone wants you to be their handyman. But people started inviting themselves into my garage, no. Not my fault you bought a house without a garage and a driveway on a 30 degree incline.
-People making their mistakes/misfortunes your problem. Your car engine has been making grinding noises for a fucking month and we talked about this. But no, you ignored it and now try to make it my problem at 7:15am when I'm trying to go to work.
-Contractors and repair shops are overpriced and know they got you so they do shit work. They also know you don't know what you are looking at and will take their word for whatever. So they get away with slapping shit back together long enough to take your money and get you out the door.
-Life is all about work. Why you leaving at 5pm on a Friday? Sit your ass back down and keep working. You on vacation? Stop what you are doing and log on. Let me put so much stress on you, it'll shorten your life span. I had 3 coworkers have heart attacks, one died. A couple had strokes. Oh and these are guys in their late 40s, early 50s.
-Roads are shit. I don't know how much I spent on tires and suspension, repairing damage or replacing destroyed tires.

There were cool parts about the city. I rode bikes a ton and had fun at festivals or going out. Always great live music and the food was wonderful. When I was younger the clubs were friggen awesome and I had so much fun. ATL was cool in that there was tons of outdoor activities within 2 hours and multiple great beaches within 4-6 hour drive.

We are now out of Atlanta and out of Georgia. Our neighborhood is quiet and we have a back yard. Contractors show up on time and do great work. Neighbors are nice. Stress levels are way TF down and I've stopped being a shitty person (for the most part). We are growing and are happy. I'm the happiest I've been in Y E A R S.

The city is a young persons game but after 3-4 years its tiring. We definitely are interested in visiting ATL again for the weekend but it would not be beneficial for me.
 
ev13wt said:
I wish I could live in a fucking hut in the black forest or in the alps.
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We all wish you could live in a hut. With no internet.


Don't really care about the hut part, but the no internet is key.
 
People, traffic, can't see stars, it's not quiet at night, no trees or animals or things to look at, no security, no privacy, lots of rules, etc. That applies to anything from a town of 1000 up to a metropolitan area. If you can see any of your neighbors from your house then you're in a city in my book.
 
I live on a decent size farm but love big cities in moderation. It's fun to people watch.

Me and my lady went to NYC a few years ago and did 100% touristy stuff and we had a blast- saw a show, ate stupid expensive dinner, cheap huge slice of pizza, 9/11 memorial. Glad we got that all in before Covid. I got my "big city" fill... we are good for a while. That said- nothing beats getting on the tractor at night and plowing a field. :smokin:
 
I hate mass transit. Cities all want to kick out cars and force everyone on bus/train/bicycles and it sucks. I took a job in downtown SLC and was forced onto the bus/train. The only parts of the city I see are along the route, there are no detours, there is no stopping on a whim, the only amusement is looking at the homeless folks doing their thing. Lunch becomes wherever you want to walk to. Because it's mass transit you are on their schedule, a minute late may cost you over a half hour. You're already behind schedule just using mass transit, double your commute time is a good rule of thumb. Got to be prepared to sit outside and wait no matter what the weather is. I've been working from home since Covid and have been much happier.
 
spork said:
I hate mass transit. Cities all want to kick out cars and force everyone on bus/train/bicycles and it sucks. I took a job in downtown SLC and was forced onto the bus/train. The only parts of the city I see are along the route, there are no detours, there is no stopping on a whim, the only amusement is looking at the homeless folks doing their thing. Lunch becomes wherever you want to walk to. Because it's mass transit you are on their schedule, a minute late may cost you over a half hour. You're already behind schedule just using mass transit, double your commute time is a good rule of thumb. Got to be prepared to sit outside and wait no matter what the weather is. I've been working from home since Covid and have been much happier.
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Good luck driving through Manhattan!
 
I grew up in the east bay (SanFrancisco Bay Area). I used to enjoy going into the city for food and “people watching” (like going to the zoo). As I’ve grown older I found I really don’t like anything associated with big cities anymore.

It takes me thirty minutes to get to town now, and my closest neighbors are cows. I could never go back to anything like the bay area
 
smurfblue40 said:
I grew up in the east bay (SanFrancisco Bay Area). I used to enjoy going into the city for food and “people watching” (like going to the zoo). As I’ve grown older I found I really don’t like anything associated with big cities anymore.

It takes me thirty minutes to get to town now, and my closest neighbors are cows. I could never go back to anything like the bay area
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SF is still awesome for all the concerts, shows, museums, restaurants and events that go on there.
I love to visit SF, too many people there to live however. My sister does live in the Marina and it's nice there.
 
east_beast said:
Way too many people. Way too much traffic. Being around all those people all the time just makes you a shitty person. Everyone is rude and uppity. We're just not meant to live that way and it fucks people up.
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What you described isn't a city person, it's an American.
 
What's your criteria for a big city? I just moved from a village of 80,000 people in a 3million+ person metro area, to a city of 45k that people here call a big city. The village and here has similar vibes, just less traffic down here.

I hate the people and politics in large metro areas. However I do like the food options and animinity in a larger city.
 
michael.gonzalez said:
Good luck driving through Manhattan!
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Not bad once you figure it out. There is no wait until that car gives me room to merge, its 2' is plenty room I'm moving over or we crash. Only use your signal while performing the action. Driving a big truck gives you a bit more freedom because people know that you will scrub a 22.5 across the car and pretend it never happened.
 
Maybe a spinoff, but what are your thoughts on non-US cities? Does your opinion differ? I really enjoy visiting Prague and Tokyo. US cities, meh.

Personally, I will move back to the country later but for now I am enjoying the employment opportunities of a city while living in the suburbs.
 
Dethmachinefab said:
Not bad once you figure it out. There is no wait until that car gives me room to merge, its 2' is plenty room I'm moving over or we crash. Only use your signal while performing the action. Driving a big truck gives you a bit more freedom because people know that you will scrub a 22.5 across the car and pretend it never happened.
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Next, you're going to suggest single family homes in Manhattan?
 
Mr Stubs said:
What are your reasons for hate/disliking city’s?
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Because you can't see the stars in the city, fuck that...

Though most of my work is in cities, and I've lived in cities, i find the day to day life is terrible.
I grew up on land, and now have my own 40 acres. It's nice to wake up in the morning, and get on one of my toys and tear it up just to get some aggression out. It's also just as nice being able to walk through the woods and talk to the trees. I like trees a lot, without them life on this planet would not be sustainable...
It's also far better to eat dinner on my deck with my family and not be able to see anything but woods grass and wildlife.
Think of doing all those things in a city, impossible...
 
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