Where do you live?
By sassy28
@sassy28 (834)
United States
February 9, 2010 11:47am CST
Just wondering where most of you live, in a big city, small city, town or village, or like myself in the middle of nowhere. I live about 20 miles from a very small city. Our nearest neighbor is about a mile down the road from us. It is very peaceful, we can sit in our living room and watch deer in the back yard. The major drawback, of course is being 20 miles away from everything. If you forgot milk or whatever, you do not go back and get it. You always have to make sure you have gas to get you back the next day. So where do you live, do you like your surroundings, would you rather live in the city or the country?
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@phoenix8606 (4942)
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9 Feb 10
hi! no, I don't live in a big city and I have never wanted to, because I think the big city is not for me- it is too noisy, to dirty, to much stress! I live and prefer the small town, and 4 months ago I lived in a town like that, but since I am a student I live by my cousin, who also doesn't live in a big city, but it is bigger than my born town! We live in a flat, but I prefer the houses, because there are more space for everything, because every house has a yard
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@phoenix8606 (4942)
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17 Feb 10
yeah, i also want to move back to my family after i am ready with the study and I think it will really worth at the end
@ksherrie (891)
• Singapore
19 Feb 10
I stayed in Singapore. It is considered as a country and also a garden city, a small dot on the world map, just south of Malaysia.
So far, I don't really love the place nor hate the place. I have yet been to other countries to compare how good my country can be.
I have heard of how peaceful, clean, and orderly my country is. And so far I have been proud. However, I won't know till I see it for myself. =
@goldeneagle (6745)
• United States
11 Feb 10
I live in Pensacola, Florida. It is not an extremely large city. I can drive most anywhere in town from where I live in about 30-45 minutes, and there is a store or other place here that can provide most anything you need within driving distance. I am also not far from the beach from where I live, and I also live not far from a couple of rivers and wooded areas that provide good hunting and other recreational opportunities as well. I really like living here, and I am looking forward to being able to start enjoying some of the many things there are to do here.
@goldeneagle (6745)
• United States
3 Mar 10
It is a really nice place. I actually grew up in a small town in rural Georgia. Living there was not too bad either, though. I like the small-town life as well, and I may move back there some day, but living close to a big city has its advantages too, and right now, this is where I want to be...
@sassy28 (834)
• United States
18 Feb 10
I have never actually been to Pensacola, but have been on the terrible Highway 10 across Florida. I have been to Panama City and loved it there, the beach and water was so beautiful. I know several teachers that have attended classes there at the college. I would not mind living there, especially close to the beach.
@hagirl (1295)
• United States
10 Feb 10
I live in a small town in the state of Kentucky.... I am about 20 miles from the nearest Wal-mart .... I do have a Save-a-Lot, IGA, Dollar General and Family Dollar about 10 minutes from my house..... We have a McDonalds and a Food court with LJ, Arbys but the best food in town is at the Dixie Freeze or the elegant Tea Room.... Everyone knows everyone in this town and all the cops wave when you go by.... Nothing gets pass anyone here....
@sassy28 (834)
• United States
18 Feb 10
We have nothing in our little town. The only thing is a very tiny store, they buy stuff from Wal Mart and charge you twice as much for it. I went in there once for milk and it was over $6.00 for a gallon. Now if I don't get it on the way home, we don't get it.
@faridmadeabillion (1127)
• Bangladesh
13 Feb 10
Well, my friend. I live in Kushtia, a small Zilla (Shire) town in Bangladesh. The people here are easy-going. I love my a town very much. This is a very neat and clean town. The roads and houses are very well-planned and arranged. But I envy you a bit as you live near a jungle where I wish to live for for a while. I love to live in a place surrounded with a lot of trees of both fruits and others. Have a nice living.
@faridmadeabillion (1127)
• Bangladesh
22 Feb 10
Well, my friend. The local authority is trying to keep the town clean. Thank you very much for your appreciation. Have a nice day.
@bystander (2292)
• Philippines
10 Feb 10
i used to live in a rustic setting, but development set in and the whole surrounding is totally different. i haven't transferred residence you know, the change came and it stayed. ahh, i would have wanted what was my surrounding five years ago.
@sassy28 (834)
• United States
18 Feb 10
We live far enough out, that I will never see it get developed. It will take them many years before they move out our direction. They would probably build towards the bigger cities before our way. So I feel pretty comfortable that our country living will be around for many years.
@bystander (2292)
• Philippines
21 Feb 10
it really is better to live in a country setting, sassy. while opportunities abound in urban areas, you also have to contend with the various inconveniences it imposes and the so-called urban blights. life in the city is fast and very individual, oftentimes impersonal. contrasted to a country life, where you can savor the early morning air and sniff the balmy scent of trees. in the city, all you have is pollution and noise...
@thuhuong (823)
• United States
10 Feb 10
I am an admirer of country living but I think I would not be prepared to do so as I am so used to my city life. Everything is so close to each other even your neighbors. Thank goodness for fences. :) As time is such a big factor in the city, everything moves at the speed of light so you don't have time to think sometimes. I think that's the downside. Being away from the city you can reflect on your nature and the nature of life. It'll be great for writing and work which is long is contemplative. I think I'll try it out in the last quarter of my life when I am old and retired so I can spend more time reflecting on life. Do a little writing as well.
@frtwome (239)
• United States
9 Feb 10
We live in a small city in Tennessee, about 30 minutes from Gatlinburg, TN. And the great Smoky mountains. We have always lived in the country. And now we live in country in the mountains.
@frtwome (239)
• United States
17 Feb 10
My husband and I love to go and spend the night in a motel right in downtown Gatlinburg. We really enjoy walking the streets, stopping at all the little shops there, there are tons of good food and sweets to munch on. We lived in Florida most of our lives, and Gatlinburg & pigeon Forge in always where we would go for our vacation. Now we are so close, we go there often.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
13 Apr 10
Our family lives just outside of a moderately sized city. I've lived here since I was just three years old and the only thing that has changed is the house that I live in. Additionally, when we moved here durin my childhood, the city was solely encompassed in the center of the county that we live in. Urban sprawl, however has made it to where the entire county is suburban where 26 years ago there used to be a lot of farmland in the county. It is a different place, but the atmosphere is still very nice.
@lakerfanster (2577)
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10 Feb 10
I live in Taunton which is the County Town of Somerset which is in the South West of England. It's a nice town which is relatively big compared to similar towns. I was born here 25 years ago and have lived most of my life here, I did live in Yeovil which is also in Somerset between the ages of 2-7 but then moved back to Taunton with my mother when my Parents broke up.
@sassy28 (834)
• United States
17 Feb 10
I was actually born in England, in Ipswich. From what I can gather it may not be to far from you. My mother grew up there. I lived there until I was two, then went back when I was twelve. But then we lived in Lakenheath. Before we moved onto the air base we lived in a little town called Soham, it was close to Ely. I really liked it there. You could walk to anything you needed in the little town.
@lakerfanster (2577)
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18 Feb 10
Ipswich is the other side of the country, In the South East of England. I've never been but my brother has a friend he was at University with who is from Norwich which is quite near to Ipswich.
@MrKennedy (1978)
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18 Feb 10
I currently live in a coastal town of Britain
If given the choice, I would pick the city over the country any day of the week. Why? Because I have always lived in the city, and I have become adapted to it. I enjoy the thriving population, the fact that things are always going on, and the general liveliness of it all
Living out in the country would be nice and relaxing, but I would feel too isolated and without anything to do
@Trojin (187)
• United States
10 Feb 10
I live a few miles from San Marcos, Texas, out in an area my brother started calling the ghetto suburbs. It's not exactly a great place to live.. Though being away from the city makes it much easier to see the starry sky at night. I'm a nature photographer, so living out in the country area would suit me much better than being in a packed city or close-knit group. I like having a big yard because it gives you more to explore, more new things to find every time you go out. Though mowing it is a pain... Our neighbors are right next door, but I prefer not to make contact with them because..well.... Honestly I'm not sure why I don't like some of my neighbors. I just don't like any of them very much.
@sassy28 (834)
• United States
17 Feb 10
I lived in Abilene for a few years when I was growing up. Hate to say back in the late 70's. I remember it was so dry, but when it did rain it flooded. I remember the day we left there, it had one of its famouse red dirt dust storms. Everything was covered with red dirt. You had to keep washing your face to get the dirt off you. Sorry to say, I really do not miss Texas.
@laura_lmaxi (678)
• United States
10 Feb 10
I live in big city, New York City, and I really love it, there are tons of different things to do, if you like art, museums, if you like night life, if you like being around people of different cultures, it is awesome. I am not originally from here, but I was born and raised, in a big city also, so I guess that is why I like it, because it is what I am more used to. In my neighborhood, I life two blocks away from the subway, and I have a pharmacy and a supermarket in front of my building. So for me everything is close, I have a car, but I only use it to go to work, because I work out of the city so I can't take the subway to get there, but most of the time, my car sits in the same parking, because everything is in walking distance, the only bad thing about this city is the horrible cold that we get, and the snow, especially now, which has been snowing since last night.
@sassy28 (834)
• United States
18 Feb 10
I do not think I could handle living in New York, to many people. I have had to drive through on my way to Massachusetts and hated all the traffic. I guess it would not be bad if you could walk to everything you needed, or the subway was not to far away. I just would not want to have to try downtown in the middle of it all.
@laura_lmaxi (678)
• United States
18 Feb 10
well one thing is truth, here you can't drive, the traffic is crazy, that is why i always take the subway everywhere, the transportation system here is very good. So having a car here is more a liability than an advantage
@atv818 (1980)
• United Arab Emirates
12 Feb 10
I live in a big city where it is crowded of people walking to and from their destination. The only time the city gets isolated is when there is an upcoming holiday. All of a sudden the city becomes a ghost town. I enjoy the city when it's quiet and no traffic. I don't think I want to live in the province. Although, the air and food are fresh there, the place is too quiet and a bit primitive for a city girl like me. I might go there for a vacation for a couple of days to unwind but not for more than a week.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
11 Feb 10
Village of approximately 500 people.
I have neighbors diagonally across the road. But on my side, I have a field north of me that is a few acres, then a sand pit. South of me, most of my over 10 acres is there. So I have people for an emergency, but I also have privacy. People diagonally across is much better than directly across where you can't help but look out the window and see every move they make. This house was here first (late 1800s to early 1900s), so the neighbors who built across the way must have felt the same way I do. Directly across is an invasion of privacy. Diagonally, more neighborly.
@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
12 Feb 10
When we moved here in 1962, the population was about 6,000, and there was at least 20 miles of open space between our town and the big city . Now, the population of our town is at least 40,000, and one cannot tell where our town ends and the big city begins. To make things worse, the city limits sign on the other side of our town (away from the city)is back to back with the city limits sign for the town on that side. No green space at all. We are hemmed in.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Feb 10
wow. it sounds like you live exactly where i did 3 yrs ago. i hated it, except for the deer running around. then i moved to the perfect place, i thought, except it had snakes everywhere. so, now i live in a great place with privacy of a big wall but near town about 3 blocks away. except now i no longer have my car so i have to impose on son or whoever to take me everywhere. cant seem to get things right i guess.
@sweetyethot (1737)
• China
11 Feb 10
I live in a town,which is neither too busy nor too quiet.Nights are quiet in winter for there's no activity outside.In summer,people gether around the nearby square dancing and talking.I'd love to live in a big city if given chance.In big cities,everything is handy but not the fresh air.So,its better if I can live in country whenever I want,to enjoy the quietness and fresh air.
@deeorchid (24)
• Indonesia
12 Feb 10
I live in the town that is not too big. I'm very comfortable living in this city. This city is not filled with the vehicle, so not to much air pollution. Although for some needs can't be obtained in this town. My town is by passed by a very large river. That most people in this city live from fishing in that river. And a lot of food made from fish in this city.
@nancyanne (50)
• Philippines
11 Feb 10
i live in a small city.. its peaceful yet you can have easy access of all commodities. i love where i live..id like to think i will be staying here for good.