What is the largest city you've ever lived in? How well did you like it? Why?

Question

I moved to Louisville, KY for school and lived there for 9 months, therefore making that the largest city I've ever lived in. It stunk! I didn't like my roommate, the people in the community, even the people in some of the churches were very pushy and hateful. If they find out you're not from Louisville, they will ignore you for the most part. Southern hospitality my rear when it comes to there. I did like the natural beauty and river city culture of the place, though.

I'd like to move to Ft. Worth, Austin, Birmingham, or San Antonio. While every city has its share of jarheads, typically people are friendlier and more open the farther South you go. Plus, I've been to these cities and really like them.

I now live in a small town about 50 minutes east of Louisville, near Kentucky's horse country. It still sucks, but at least it's my hometown and my immediate family is there.

Answer 1

ive lived in melbourne, philadelphia, NYC, atlanta, Aspen, and currently live in Dallas.

Hated NYC when i first moved there WAY too much going on, but after a while you get used to it. the thing is, being from the suburbs, you get used to your comfort zone. you, your yard, your house, your car... etc. in big cities you have to encounter people... unfortunately a lot of people are selfish unknowingly... but you notice it... the thing is all big cities have good and bad. all have just as much good and bad... the problem is, bad is usually in your face more.

no matter how big a city is, you eventually find your own niche... i say you start feeling comfortable at 6 months, and by 2 years, you are completely in your element... just go ino it knowing that the first 6 months will most likely stink... read books.. explore on your own.. the first thing i do whenever i move somewhere new is either walk or drive and get completely lost... its a great way of getting a feel for a place... and clearing your head..

austin is awesome, but if you are looking for somewhere where you can be in more of a comfort zone ft. worth is a driiving city with a nice downtown and great parks.. dont go to church myself but the people who i know that do are super friendly...

just don't let a few rude people blind you to all the great people out there, because there are tons of them.

cheers

Answer 2

I have only lived in 2 cities: Detroit & Nashville. Detroit, as most of the nation already knows, sucks! There are some good points about Detroit though, I cant lie. Its just that every BAD thing that happens in Detroit makes the news which isnt fair. However, there IS a high level of ignorance both IN & OUT of city limits. Appearance wise, it can look much better but downtown is starting to look really nice in some areas. Detroit has GREAT food though. Nashville is nice. The food is just ok but if you are hungry after 8pm you are almost out of luck, lol. There are hardly any night clubs, its more country-oriented so if you are NOT a country music fan, maybe you shouldnt venture downtown looking for a good time too often. NOT saying you cant find something to do, its just not as much as Detroit. Id rather live somewhere else for a change of environment but Im working on that :-)

Answer 3

Madrid, Spain, loved it, as a young married student it was an adventure and a half. We had very little money and lived as simply as many low income Spanish workers. And we were warmly accepted by the people. The museum is magnificent, the countryside and traveling. Great food, cheap wine. And oh, the sexy men (big no no!)

London, for several months, hated the food and the rain; loved the people and the pubs. So much fun!

My favorite US city is San Franciso, beauty, variety, open minded people and great entertainment. It is almost European in it's flair and flavor. It's just too expensive to live there!

Answer 4

New York City. The reason I like it is because of the public transport system. Yeah it's true that the subway often get derailed, which is really annoying. But most of the time they are dependable.

On the other hand, my hometown, Jakarta is also a big city comparable to NYC. Jakarta got a lot of brand new shopping malls, which in this case is the advantage of living there instead of NYC. But the public transport is sucks, therefore u got to rely on car. Plus, the traffic is always like gridlock there.

With this, I'll prefer NYC :)

Answer 5

Plano, TX, which is right outside of Dallas. I liked the place in general. It's very nice. The thing about living so close to a big city is that there are tons to do and see. I love Dallas. But be warned: the traffic is no joke!

Answer 6

I've lived in the Dallas area my whole life. It's always been big but lately the sprawl and traffic and the big city-ness are getting to me.

Fort Worth is much better, even though it's in the same metro.
Austin has horrible traffic, can't recommend it anymore
San Antonio is pretty big but it doesn't feel like it yet.
Houston... no way

Answer 7

Miami ( Beach ), it's a large and lovely , also clean metropolis city.
I've lived there for about 6 years, and fell in love with it.
It has a beautiful beach, very nice and respectful people, cool shops, very retro , and modern buldings and houses.
Lincoln road rocks!
Downtown is cool, and to me Miami is a nice place to live in.

Answer 8

i lived in clearwater flordia.its a beautiful state but to many ppl.plus the bugs there are awful.i loved the ocean,but,missed the country life.so moved back home so i could wade in the creek and watch the sunset over the corn field.

Answer 9

Chicago. As long as you have TV and the internet, smaller towns are better. I once lived in a town of 600, though, and larger than that is better.

Answer 10

I live in Mumbai....
Its has a popluation of 15 million ppl...all these ppl in just 440 square kilometres...thats about 30,000 ppl per square kilometre....Gosh!!
It is the largest city....not in terms of area...but in terms of Population...