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As a person who has spent a great deal of time in rural areas, I don't think I would be happy in the long term living in cramped apartments. Too much noise and
by asciimov 6y ago
As a person who has spent a great deal of time in rural areas, I don't think I would be happy in the long term living in cramped apartments. Too much noise and too many people.
In the suburban sprawl in which I live, the 10-12 feet between houses seems too close. Yet as much as I long for space, I will always be tied to some metro, with access to healthcare and cultural outlets.
- DoingIsLearning 6y ago> Too much noise I think people that make this argument against apartments fail to appreciate the difference that a quality construction makes. I lived in early 2000's apartments where I could hear my upstairs neighbour blasting drum and bass in the stairwell. However, I could hear literally nothing once I closed my apartment door. I have also lived in a 1930's terraced house where I could literally hear my next door neighbour coughing. Construction quality matters a lot more than how cramped or not your housing conditions are.
- mleonhard 6y agoCars produce most city noise, especially muffler-less motorcycles and trucks. Without cars you can have a nice calm quiet safely-walkable community.
- ghaff 6y agoHow close do you need to be? With an hour distance, you can get pretty far into exurbs with multi-acre plots or even rural areas from most cities.