daddysprop247 -> RE: Country Life vs. City Life (2/21/2008 1:26:01 PM)
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ORIGINAL: daddysprop247 couldn't agree more with the above....the cold, distant, superficial, hands-off vibe of most big city or even suburban life lovers is something i don't think i can ever get used to. for me having to go into D.C. for shopping and such is brutal enough... (...) I've never been to Washington D.C. From what you say, it sounds like a horrible place. My experience of city life much differs from yours. My experience is one of conviviality and mostly, friendliness. Sure, city life is tough; it never stops. It's more of a fight to get around. But I like the urban jungle. In short, I don't agree with your equation city people = cold hearted bastards. It's certainly not how I've lived it, just as I wouldn't equate country living with slow paced boredom and garden variety mundanity. Every city I have lived in ended up feeling like a village, even the largest one: if one feels part of the whole, one is never lost. well i think your last sentence summed it up quite well. it's all about where one feels most comfortable and natural, that sense of belonging. for some people, they can only find that in the city. for others like myself, they can only find it in more super small town/rural environments. btw, i never referred to city dwellers as "cold hearted b**tards", but from spending time in various big cities throughout the States, like D.C., New York, Chicago, etc., there is definitely a general cold/mind your own business/don't talk to me vibe that is very disconcerting to a country gal like myself. D.C. is not a horrible place...there are wonderful museums, theaters, restaurants, nightlife, a very active lifestyle scene, classic historical architecture and monuments, and fashion shopping of all sorts. but it is not a place i would ever wish to reside in, it's not the kind of place where you can expect a kind word or even a smile from a stranger or where someone like me can feel welcome and comfy.
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