Do you consider yourself more of a city or country person?

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Silent Rose

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As for myself I live in what would be called the city in my State of Maryland, but it is certainly not the downtown region of the city. I live in the Northern Region of Baltimore City which has a lot more green area then that of the Inner City area. I really enjoy the city and being close to the Inner Harbor area and that sort of nightlife, but I also like to be close enough to be able to go see the pretty gardens and flowers which I love so much as well.

I grew up in Ellicott City, Maryland which is in one of the surrounding counties of the major city and it also had a lot of the same things growing up that I enjoyed. Not only did it have the School for the Deaf which I attended, but it also had a lot of parks and shops and things like that.

Do you consider yourself a city or country person?
 

Silent Rose said:
Do you consider yourself a city or country person?
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Mostly country, but I have lived in or near cities, Baltimore, San Francisco, and Salt Lake that I liked; Baton Rouge and Columbus, Ohio not so much...

Given a choice I prefer not to live in or too close to a big city, don't now and haven't in a long time.
 
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I live in the country although more and more people are moving in. I guess it would be considered the suburbs of our little town.
When I was a kid in the 50s I only lived one hour from New York City and yet we had dirt roads in some areas, farms, a junk man who came by with his horse and wagon. A man who would sharpen tools as well.
I went to the school my grandpa attended and in the back was still the outhouses he used but they were no longer in use,
 
City for me; I grew up in the suburbs outside a big city and the older I get, the more I miss it: the access to needed & recreational services. What would be perfect is a "bedroom community" (or whatever they call it these days) outside a big city, close enough to the city for the things needed/wanted there but far enough out to have a yard if wanted. I'm now stranded in a suburbs within walking distance of nothing.
 
I was born and raised in a large city..altho' we lived in an area which was bedecked with grass boulevards, trees, and many parks right on our doorstep, yet only a bus ride away from the city centre with all of it's bustling life and nightlife.

When I left school I worked in several places in the city centre, and went dancing every Friday and Sunday nights.. I love the city.. and all of it's life...

I moved as a young adult to England, to the countryside and a small market town ... and hated it immediately... nothing to do , nowhere to go.. no dancing, no nightlife aside from pub culture . I got a job within 2 days of moving , and ultimately made friends, and later some boyfriends.. and cut a long story short , I met my husband and I never did return to live in the city.

I miss the city of my youth.. it's not the city that it was, I've visited a couple of times, and it feels like an old shoe, comfortable, everyone is like me, and I understand those people in the way they talk..in what they mean when they talk ( different to here ).. to how they behave,,.. but the crime is far more prevalent than when I lived there, so I doubt that I'd want to ever live there or any city again...but..that said.. I'm alone now since my o/h left 8 months ago.. and there;s STILL nothing to do here 45 years on.., so I'm seriously considering moving into the city again now I'm on my own .. potentially at least into the suburbs simply for something to do where there's museums and theatres, and dances, and places to visit.. , and to make new friends....
 
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I personally prefer city. My hometown is what you call ~ tiny. Their excitement is Walmart. It will be difficult for us if and when we move back home. We moved away 24 years ago on October 1st.

We will miss the large variety of stores, museums, etc. but will be happy to be with family.
 
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officerripley said:
City for me; I grew up in the suburbs outside a big city and the older I get, the more I miss it: the access to needed & recreational services. What would be perfect is a "bedroom community" (or whatever they call it these days) outside a big city, close enough to the city for the things needed/wanted there but far enough out to have a yard if wanted. I'm now stranded in a suburbs within walking distance of nothing.
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you need to live here where I am .. rural countryside, close to a small market town, and 20 miles from the centre of London...

For me..I don't want to have to pay congestion charge to drive into London, so I take the train.. but I wouldn't want to be travelling by train in and out of London alone at night...
 
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you need to live here where I am .. rural countryside, close to a small market town, and 20 miles from the centre of London...

For me..I don't want to have to pay congestion charge to drive into London, so I take the train.. but I wouldn't want to be travelling by train in and out of London alone at night...
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This sounds like my area. It is close to the inner city area, but still far enough away to have a place to walk around and enjoy the parks and greenery and smaller shops. So I guess it is the best of both worlds. We also don't have the crime that Inner City does either which is a huge plus.
 
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This sounds like my area. It is close to the inner city area, but still far enough away to have a place to walk around and enjoy the parks and greenery and smaller shops. So I guess it is the best of both worlds. We also don't have the crime that Inner City does either which is a huge plus.
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yes has generally only petty crime here . some mindless graffiti somewhere in town.. or bike stolen. or someone's stolen groceries from the local shop... ..or now doorstep deliveries stolen ( we had that happen last year)
 
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I was born/raised in a "town", therefore I am a "townie", LOL...
it was in Indiana farm country, pop about 1700, and same
population today...but here in missouri it is more city....
 

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