Cities suck: streets are always full of traffic, parking sucks, getting anywhere is nightmare. I hate driving on the streets, there are always idiots going 20 miles per hour and you can't pass them, so you crawl there for an hour to get anywhere. Freeways are so much better to get anywhere. Public transportation sucks, period, even where it's "great" (I've used it in best cities like Helsinki, Singapore, etc.). I hate waiting for busses/metro/etc. I hate the crowds in public transport. I hate when you have to walk somewhere in rain/snow/etc.
Fortunately, there are many people who don't agree with you. ;)
Living? Unless you are multimillionaire, you have to live in apartment in city, which means neighbors, which sucks. It might be tolerable, but not great.
Suburbia? I have a house, I don't have to deal with neighbors (well, I do, but less). There's almost no crime. There's no noise. I have yard with flowers, squirrels, rabbits, birds. It's paradise. 2 minutes to freeway, can get anywhere without trouble. No trouble parking, etc.
Huh? Not sure about Boston but there are lot of cities in the Midwest and West with single family neighborhoods. Having said that, not all people are into yards and animals.
OK, I am not a crowd and "people" person. City crowds are just annoying and unavoidable if you live there.
Cities are good for services: good shops, good restaurants, good culture (science, talks, arts, etc.). But you don't have to live there to get services. Driving in once in a while is enough.
And your POV is a good example of how Americans are ambivalent about cities. |
