Country roads, take me home

The wide-open country is too open for me, but the city is too crowded (to the point where downtown NYC or one of the other large coastal cities trigger a mild form of claustrophobia). With that said, I can find comfort in just about any setting in-between.

 

I grew up in a small town where everyone knew everyone's business, and it did not work in my favor. I was the only autistic child, and everyone treated me and my family terribly.

So it's safe to say I enjoy the city, I like that if come across someone awful you'll likely never see them again, and you don't have to travel that far to your destinations.

 

I grew up in the city, then moved to the country to care for the animals I see daily nowadays. I prefer to be home in the country, since the air is so fresh and the people are actually quite nice. Plus, it's actually a fairly quiet and helpful community where I live.

 

I live and have grown up in in what I believe is an in-between area of rural and urban (probably more urban than rural). I prefer the in-between area over mostly rural or mostly urban. It’s a mix of both without either being too much.

 

I live in a crappy city. It's about a medium sized city. I would rather live more out to the country because I feel better when surrounded by nature and not by people.

 

I grew up in the country and I plan to stay in the country cause I don't want to be so close to people that I can hear their conversations from my backyard and besides that, I liked it when our neighbor's dogs would come for a visit.

 

This. One of the most underrated drawbacks of living in rural areas. You literally need to drive to be able to get anywhere. You can't walk to the grocery store or to school or to the car repair shop or to a restaurant or to anywhere, and there's a bit of negative health impact due to all of that sitting in cars, not to mention the time wasted taking 25+ minutes each direction just for groceries or a hair cut. Less time moderately exercising by walking or riding a bike, more time staring at license plates, and the reduced quantity and quality of life those entail.

So yeah, I'm a bit more in favor of the city than the country. Don't get me wrong, it's nice living in a place where I'm pretty sure I won't be robbed at gunpoint on my way home from work, but it would be good to be at a place that has things near it.

 

I grew up in a rather large town that sat right next to great pine forest. That being said, I love being next to the wilderness of the great pines. Even though I'm living in a very green city right now, the absence of the forest is wearing on me. I like to live somewhere where I can wonder the forests easily and generally cities don't have that option.

 

I'm a mutt because I have preferences to both for different reasons. I do like the country for the wide open spaces and being alone, but cities are great for meeting and being around people and there is more to do in cities.

 

I don't know if I would like to live in a large, busy city like New York something like that, because it would just be too big and far too many people. However, I currently live in a small town, and I absolutely hate it. I have to drive an hour to do anything interesting, and there aren't many job opportunities nearby, which is pretty stressful too. I think my preference would be a smaller city, where there are plenty of opportunities, but isn't too crowded.