And people didnt like it I read this sentence more like this, "And people didnt like it because the marketing told them they'd like the suburbs better". In Ja

And people didnt like it I read this sentence more like this, "And people didnt like it because the marketing told them they'd like the suburbs better". In Japan, people will not stay in the countryside / suburbs, young people do everything they can to move to cities. There is absolutely zero marketing, they just find cities attractive. More money, better careers, better social scene. This is why I disagree that it's "natural" because if it was true, why are cities so popular in Asia? Cities have existed for a very long time and people love living in them. Most people I know live in Suburbs because the idea of investing in property is considered a wise one, and buying a house in the suburbs is a way to get into property ownership at a more affordable level, not because living in a suburb is a romantic idea. Rural living is a different thing altogether though.