Where Should We Live A Small Town Or A City

Would you move from a big city to a small town? Why or why not?

Though I’ve lived in and around NYC off an on for most of my life, I can see the appeal of living in a small town - and I think Chicago would be a great place to live!OK but seriously, I have actually lived briefly in a small town. Three of them. For a job many years ago, I had to spend the summer in small towns in Virginia (Shenandoah Valley), Upstate New York (Catskills region), and Central Maine.At first I loved it. Scenically all three of those areas are beautiful. In Virginia, I loved how when I drove the red lights were about 2 seconds long because there was hardly any traffic to regulate. In NYC you wait a long time at a red light (and in LA you wait even longer) because of the volume of cars. I loved the fresh clean air, walking around in flip flops, peace and quiet and tranquility, friendly people. Sitting on the porch of the house I shared (usually with a beer).Then two weeks later I was going out of my mind. For food the choice was crappy white bread sandwiches at the gas station - or a very expensive fancy inn/ restaurant on the town’s main street. Nothing in between! The night time was creepily quiet. I didn’t like to be out late in the dark, I was almost certain that Pennywise the clown from “It” was going to pop out from behind a tree. I had a friend who invited me to spend the day in Washington D.C. I couldn’t wait. I was dying to eat something with a condiment besides ketchup. And to see people. And sidewalks. And stores. And trash.So that summer ended and back to the city I went. I realized after that, that my country threshold is exactly two weeks. That was the exact amount of time I enjoyed it before I started going mad. Ideally, I would love to live in both a big city and go to a second home in the country on sporadic weekends or holidays. But that’s not in the budget for now. So if I have to choose a permanent home - for me the big, dirty, smelly but always stimulating, pulsing and energizing city it is.

What is it like to live in the same town/city all your life?

I don't feel it as bad as the other answers, but I can see how it could be boring. My town is not so small, there are a lot of opportunities to restart life. So to add a little bright side here: • family support - considering your family is around, you can live your own independent life, with a comforting security of having them close by.• long term friends - this is not mandatory, but this way you're able to keep valuable friends for much longer. Of course, if they don't move.• knowing special places - that hidden sweet restaurant, the great place to go to a happy hour...and most importantly: You know the best way to move around, where and when traffic is worse...It's not that bad. If you can travel to new places, I guess.

Do you prefer to live in a small town or big city? Have you always felt that way? If not, what made you change your mind?

I actually prefer both. I love the great outdoors, clean air and blue skies, no traffic jams, generally more friendly people, less crime and an easy going life style that requires seldom having to wear dress up clothes and a tie. Of course some of this depends on your job, but I’m retired, so it’s easier to accept small town living.I also liked big cities as I worked and lived in them most of my life. I miss the convenience of being able to get most anything you want, the same day (sometimes 1 day later). Usually good public transportation, a lot of choices for restaurants and professional entertainment, pro sports and a lot good Recreational Choices. Small towns do not have the best or often enough Medical help available, more costly purchasing power, our gas is at times the highest in the country. More educational choices and of course for many, more employment opportunities.There’s good points and not so good for both, it all depends on what you and other people like.If you’re an Outdoors person you will enjoy small towns and less people and all the things you can do near by. You prefer the big cities, then you will have all the conveniences most small town areas do not have.

What is it like to live in a small town as an introvert?

It depends on how small the town is. The smaller the worse.I live in onw and I don't like it because the smaller the place, the easier to know everyone. So everyone knows everyone and you are supposed to greet everyone. People will look at you as weird and antisocial. In small towns and villages, people usually are more traditional , and traditions usually have their norms of greeting people and being close to everyone, because that's how they can make everything work.If you are an introvert then they will call you antisocial or even uneducated or evil just because you dont greet others. And that because you basically arent following the norm of staying together with everyone.Very different in big cities, there no one cares if you greet them or not. In small towns you have like 2000 people which you see daily and you dont have a choice, the smaller the place the more difficult to be different from others, because small towns are like tribes. They want everyone to stick together and believe in the same things.In big cities it is different because you can believe whatever you want and no one cares what choices you make in life, while in small towns everyone talks about everyone and you should watch every step you take.I dont like small towns, because of how you are supposed to be like everyone else, how you are supppsed to like everyone and be with them. You can’t be different, you should follow the traditions, and you should think and believe in everything that everyone else believes. If the place is religious, you cant be an atheist and so on. You really lack freedom and people annoy you all the time of how you should be doing things.A lot of introverted girls get called good girls because they end up home cooking food for the family, but thats almost the only choice you have, to act as if you have high morals and dont talk to everyone, stay home all day cooking food, acting as the good wife.