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I feel like people who make comments like this have only experienced NYC/SF and the deep suburbs of those areas. There are so many places around the world wher

I feel like people who make comments like this have only experienced NYC/SF and the deep suburbs of those areas. There are so many places around the world where you can live in a slightly smaller urban area, live down town, walk to everything, typically have a stronger local community and pay a fraction of what you do in a large metro for a bigger apartment. I completely understand not wanting to move from a place with easy, walkable access to food + grocery + bar + etc, but there are a huge range of options for cities that you can easily afford a 2+ bedroom and be part of an active down town area.

jjav 5y ago
> I feel like people who make comments like this have only experienced NYC/SF and the deep suburbs of those areas. Agreed. I don't understand the false dichotomy of either ultra-dense NYC/SF or else having to drive 20 minutes to the nearest shop. That doesn't fit my experience at all. I live in a small town (~10K people) surrounded mostly by forest and mountains, so relatively rural. This is in California. But I can walk to just about anything I need (multiple supermarkets, pharmacies, hardware stores, many restaurants, movies, etc). On my bike I can easily get to the far side of town (about a mile away) for even more choices in restaurants and shops, breweries, pubs. So it is entirely possible to have a house well outside a large city and yet have everything within walking distance.