All other things being equal, what offers the best quality of life: living in a large urban area (lots of amenities, but lots of stresses), a small-to-medium urban centre or a rural area? Put aside your prejudices and try to be objective. Points for good grammar.
2006-10-02 02:28:58 · 5 answers · asked by Willster 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
I have lived in all of them. Rural is nice and quiet, and usually fairly safe. The only advantage I had in a large urban area was the metro system for public transportation was quite convenient. Nothing else was, except it had the benefits of decent cultural opportunities and competitive pricing on quality merchandise.
Overall, I have decided the best for me is a small community 5 miles for a small to medium sized urban center. The cost of living was reasonable, crime is low, and I need a car, so if I want to go into a large city, it is easy to drive to on occasion.
Since you spelled centre that way, I suspect you may be in a place with more British influence than the USA. I feel my observations would still apply to Canada and Australia.
I do not know about England.
Good luck, the quiet life is quite nice, and you can always go into the city occasionally, with the money you save living away from it.
2006-10-10 01:21:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Prior to having children, I said I would always life in a large to medium urban area. I loved the city, and I thought that I would never change. However, as soon as my children were born, I changed my mind. I can always visit the city, but now I just want a quiet and peaceful place to raise my children. The world if full of so many things to hurt them, and I would just prefer either a small urban setting or a rural area. We can always take a drive to the city whenever we want. I also dont want to live somewhere where people can just hop on the city bus to get there.
2006-10-02 09:38:26 · answer #2 · answered by love 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is nearly impossible to be objective on this subject because everyone has an opinion about it.
That said, I believe that a large urban area provides the best quality of life. The stresses that people refer to when speaking of urban life are not as much of an issue to a city dweller as one might think. When you have spent your entire life in the city, you become accustomed to the pace of life and don't even notice the things that may stress-out a person that is new to city life. For example, I don't mind bad drivers or traffic jams, I take pleasure in knowing that I may not get anywhere fast, but at least there is always somewhere to go.
I also enjoy the ascetics of the city. Nature is not beautiful to me, but ghettos and skyscrapers and factories are. Maybe I'm just strange.
2006-10-02 09:49:46 · answer #3 · answered by slippie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I cannot put aside my prejudice, I am a city girl. The whole point is to give an opinion about where it's best to live, and that depends on the person and their perception.
2006-10-02 09:40:15 · answer #4 · answered by steelypen 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on you and
where metro
where urban
where rural
i like metro AND
i like urban AND
i like rural
2006-10-02 09:52:50 · answer #5 · answered by art 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋