> Who wants to go to the suburbs!? People who like space between them and their sociopathic neighbors? I had a passive-aggressive downstairs neighbor who woul

> Who wants to go to the suburbs!? People who like space between them and their sociopathic neighbors? I had a passive-aggressive downstairs neighbor who would never tell me if I was disturbing her; she went straight to the apartment office every time. When I tried to ask what was disturbing her, she wouldn't answer the door. For the life of me, I never figured out what she was complaining about. I played my guitar amp with headphones and never turned the TV beyond a reasonable volume, but nobody ever listens to the person who is accused of being loud, especially when the person complaining is a single mom with baby in tow. After suffering the tyranny of my downstairs neighbor and threats of fines or eviction for noise violations, I decided to move into a house in west San Jose. I've lived in large cities and generally enjoyed the convenience, but that apartment was my last. Here, I don't need to wear headphones to play my guitar. I can actually use my stereo speakers when watching movies. When friends come over to play board games on a Saturday afternoon, I don't have to quiet them down when something exciting happens. I can barbecue in my back yard during the summer, and if I feel like hanging picture frames at 2:30 AM, nobody else cares. The suburbs obviously aren't for everybody, but they work for me.