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I've been nomadic living in both rural and urban areas. Because cities have events, people to meet, food to eat. There's a lot of conveniences. For rural, I've
by ngokevin 5y ago
I've been nomadic living in both rural and urban areas. Because cities have events, people to meet, food to eat. There's a lot of conveniences.
For rural, I've lived in a town where there was only one restaurant, and it was a Mexican place that closed at 4PM. One small grocery store during height of the pandemic, no masks. I've driven 3 hours to make a grocery run to an Asian grocery store and get boba tea. In the US at least, I feel like I stick out like a sore thumb in rural areas in a time people were getting randomly attacked due to skin color. The nature is great though.
For urban, I've been able to go out at 1AM+ and get delicious cheap food at a restaurant and feel the energy of the city as everyone was still out drinking and wandering. Or I can get into pickup basketball games. Or listen to porch concerts walking down the neighborhood
It's nice to go back and forth.
- quickthrower2 5y agoSounds like you are comparing the extremes there! There are city suburbs too which sometimes can feel like you are not near a city at all but you have most of what you need. There are also small cities.
- ngokevin 5y agoYeah, I lived in Idaho Falls and Santa Fe. I describe it as pleasant and comfortable. Definitely in between, not as many restaurants, quiet, nice natural areas, not as much energy, but has stuff like WinCo. I do prefer the extremes, haha. Either super rural Utah, or New Orleans/ Mexico City.