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There is no silver bullet. I am lucky to have both options at my disposal - I live in the city, commute to work (~45 minutes by tram, more if I walk, which I d
by Milank 6y ago
There is no silver bullet.
I am lucky to have both options at my disposal - I live in the city, commute to work (~45 minutes by tram, more if I walk, which I do). On the other hand, my parents live in the suburbs, backyard and stuff.
Both options have advantages.
During the lockdown, apartment was fine, but claustrophobic a little bit. Not many things to do. In the house, you don't even notice it. Especially now, during the summer, garden, fruits, vegetables, swimming pool.
On the other hand, living in the city offers more options, like socialising, finding things to do, people with similar interests, training, learning classes for whatever, etc.
Both options offer experiences. They talk about an experience of commuting ruining everything. But what about an experience of enjoying personal swimming pool? Eating stuff from your own garden? Kids running around happy, having a tree house versus being limited to the apartment?
As I said at the beginning - there's no silver bullet. It's about finding out what you like, what works for you, and then act accordingly (if possible).
- raiflip 6y agoThank you for being fair-minded on city vs suburban living. Too bad the top post is the usual city-hate.
- autokad 6y agoI dont like how they didnt back up their claim with data. they never showed that people in the suburbs were actually more unhappy than people in the cities. I only saw anecdotes on commutes. And hey, I feel them. I myself only choose places that I can walk to work, its what I prefer. some sources say that people in cities are less happy than those in smaller cities or rural areas. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/05/17/people-who-live-in-small-towns-and-rural-areas-are-happier-than-everyone-else-researchers-say/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/05/17/peopl... Others say different: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-29/u-s-millennials-find-happiness-in-cities-not-small-towns https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-29/u-s-mille... and then further bloomberg articles say the opposite. This is why I was particularly disappointed with their last point. Or is what it is saying is that once you take away the commute, cities loose handily in happiness?