Why would anyone choose to live in the suburbs?

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<p>lollll, it’s not a suburb. It’s a little town called Minot that has an IHOP and absolutely no other towns in a 55 mile radius.</p>

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<p>there’s no walmarts in cities? Never knew that! Learned something new.</p>

<p>I guess I live in a mixture of suburbs and cities then? There are rows of similar houses, but that’s for the middle class. The upper class tend to have rather unique houses. We have starbucks on every corner, as well as dunkin donuts, and theaters (plays and movie), and the mall (various, at least 4 malls within 20 min driving). The city’s good that you don’t require a car, but I would rather have large schools and various parks within easy access (as in driving less than 3 min). I also like being able to see the sun without having to look through the smog.</p>

<p>I’m probably biased against cities because I have moderate asthma and there was so much pollution where I lived that I was literally struggling to breath every time I got sick, which was about once per month or two. It’s easier to go clubbing in the cities though. And I don’t think there are any bars(there are sports bars though) in the place where I live.<br>
Are there bars/pubs in cities? Are there also water parks in cities? And do parks have fields for games? Like frisbee, football, soccer, etc? I know that central park is pretty awesome though. I haven’t been to the city in a long time and was just wondering.</p>

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<p>Cities don’t give Walmart tax credits, and that basically goes against Walmart operating procedures. They play small towns off each other to maximize profits.</p>

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<p>Smog actually enhances sunsets.</p>

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<p>^ I like untainted vitamin D? Smog does enhance sunsets though, I agree.</p>

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<p>yeah, but at the same time, it doesn’t seem natural either, at least to me. It’s not the sunset that I like most of all, it’s the clear BLUE sky…not gray…</p>

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<p>Smoggy sunsets aren’t gray.</p>

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<p>no, lol, i didn’t mean the sunset, I meant the sky when it’s blue. I’m not saying all cities have gray skies either. But most of them either are grayish or buildings obstruct a clear view of the sky.</p>

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<p>Can’t speak for every1, but I live in the suburbs and

  1. All the houses don’t look the same. There are some similar models, but on a given street there aren’t more than a couple “repeats” and not in an obvious way-- colors, some rooms are different and stuff. It’s not like everyone lives in a McMansion.
  2. But we can go to a nearby city to see the crossdressers and hippies (and the merely eccentric).
  3. Going to friends’ houses is fun! And so are the mall, and the library, and other peaceful non partying activities.
  4. There isn’t a Walmart. And there are malls! Many, many malls, with preppy clothing. And little cute specialty stores.</p>

<p>Also, the suburbs are beautiful. Lush and green, and you get your own backyard.</p>

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<p>I get a backyard too. Only we call it a park. And you have to walk a few blocks to get there. Same thing really.</p>

<p>“Crossdressers and hippies”, they are the most fun! There’s nothing better than waking up to some crazy hipster playing guitar at 5AM.</p>

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<li>cause most suburban schools won’t suspend you for having scissors in your backpack.</li>
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<p>I know what type of neighborhoods you’re talking about, and yeah, I would never want to live in one like that.</p>

<p>We live in a neighborhood where everyone lives on at least one acre lots (usually 1-3 acres), where houses are at least like 100 feet away from each other, and where all the houses have different styles. It’s nice, except rednecks comprise a large proportion of our neighborhood. They can be pretty noisy with their four wheelers and shot guns and all.</p>

<p>I just so happen to have a pic of some of my backyard: <a href=“http://i200.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/aa91/xatog/landscape2.jpg[/url]”>http://i200.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/aa91/xatog/landscape2.jpg&lt;/a&gt; We used to have a horse - that’s the reason for the stable.</p>

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<p>Because:

  1. You don’t need to deal with insanity of the NYC public school system or have to pay college tuition to get your child into the “right” pre-school
  2. You can park your car without dealing with alternate side of the street parking
  3. because people in the suburbs are educated and don’t say seemingly politically correct things like “all the people look the same.” You would be offended if I said all the people in Detroit look the same- so you are not as tolerant as you pass yourself off as.
  4. because most suburbs are near major cities and one can have the best of both worlds
  5. because you can have a yard and a dog and be close to nature</p>
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<p>Ah, bldesq, i wasn’t trying to be politically correct. it was pretty saracastic, i know the suburbs aren’t as homogenous as they used to be. and no, i wouldn’t be offended if you said that. </p>

<p>There’s nothing stopping anyone from having a dog, and there are parks.</p>

<p>you are 100% right about the pre-schools, i’ve witnessed the 92nd street Y insanity first hand.</p>

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<p>The suburbs are incredibly boring. I can’t wait to get out of this place.</p>

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<p>Haven’t read pages 2 & 3 of the thread, so this might be redundant, but:</p>

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<li><p>Technically, this isn’t true. Aka, the houses don’t all look “the same”. HOWEVER, there ARE standards of “propriety” that uptight, self-conscious people here maintain. For example, one homeowner who painted his or her house pink was FORCED to re-paint the house. Talk about people needing to mind their own goddamn business.</p></li>
<li><p>We’ll, I’ve got an Indian family, a Korean family, a Persian family, a Chinese family, a Hispanic family, and of course many white families on my block. Not to mention my family regularly houses international students from countries as varied as Argentina, Vietnam, Poland, Japan, Turkey, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan.</p></li>
<li><p>Well, we’ve got this: [Irvine</a> Spectrum Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Spectrum]Irvine”>Irvine Spectrum - Wikipedia), as well as an amphitheater, numerous parks with open fields and basketball and tennis courts, a lake, and even some mountains, as well as synagogues/mosques/churches/monasteries. We’re all pretty close to the beach. We have a Wild Rivers water theme park, but that’s going to be torn down to make room for more apartments. =[</p></li>
<li><p>Electronics? We’ve got Circuit City (not for long :X), Best Buy, Radio Shack, etc. Clothing? Well, I don’t really go to any clothing stores, but I can assure you we’ve got a lot. Restaurants? Lol, we have cuisines from just about every corner of the planet, including Thai, Persian, Chinese, Mexican, Japanese, Italian, Korean, Indian/Pakistani, Vietnamese, and of course American.</p></li>
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<p>Despite all the above, I’d still much prefer to live in the city, however. :)</p>

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<p>Yawn, obviously you live in the most amazing suburbs ever. Lucky you. The Philly suburbs suck.</p>

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<p>the OP has obviously never experienced the suburbs. these are just hasty generalizations…</p>

<p>i happen to live in the philly suburbs, and i can attest to the fact that where i live is pretty great.</p>

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<p>Hmm, why so serious?</p>

<p>This was just a casual statement. I know that those aren’t true. I don’t really think its “excellent” but sure there are perks.</p>

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<p>joker, i like to defend my territory.</p>

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<p>haha, no kidding.</p>