Cityliving is loud, annoying noisy too bright, you can't have your peace of mind. You don't hear the birds, you don't have trees in your streets, and parks are far and few and way too busy. Most importantly if you leave lower than 5 floors above ground you're going to have get used to the constant clanging revving shouting college kids jackhammers sirens and all sorts of city noises you'd skip out on even if you lived five minutes of drive away.
On the other hand, it's fun. You have bars and restaurants right outside, going to clubs doesn't become a thing it's just a matter of coming back to rest from the restaurant chillin' for a bit and then going on a ten-minute walk. It's an easy walk back home if you don't like it, zero risk or incidents involved.
The grocery stores are way more expensive and there's no large grocery chains like Wegmnan's or Hannaford or Aldi in accessible places. On the other hand, there's four cvs's in a three-block radius.
It's not as clear-cut as I once figured. I need to give it some more thought, particularly with the noise situation. Double glazed windows are great for noise reduction but they don't stop a hundred percent of the noise, and you can't do windows and proper air circulation inside the house at the same time. You'll be locked up in your hotbox of smells and airconditioning.
We will see how this evolves. Everything is in motion, nothing is certain but uncertainty. I want to end with 'Wild times huh", but that's giving the times too much credit. The city versus country [or semicity] debate is as old as civilization itself.
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