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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall
My ex moved out to the suburbs. I can honestly say that if I moved to the suburbs, I would kill myself.
Some things that would lead me to this:
- Going to a "good" restaurant in a strip mall
- Conversation with other suburban people--I manage to survive it at my daughter's games, but if these people were my only options, forget it
- Doing house and yard stuff
- Knowing which of my neighbors votes for Trump with their little yard signs
- People minding my fucking business ("Well, his car is there, he must be home")
- Commuting
- Car culture
- Idle housewives power walking or whatever
- Malls--holy fuck do I hate malls
I realize people seek where they grew up. But the idea that I would want to design my life such that I don't have to interact with anyone who isn't like me is crazy. Leave my house that has it's own little play area for my kids and is in a neighborhood that no one who doesn't live there has any reason to visit, to get in my car so that I don't have to interact with anyone to drive to a mall to hang out or to some strip mall to have a drink would be torture.
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I agree with all of that, even though we bought a house in a part of the city that is sorta like a suburb, aside from having a street grid, sidewalks and things we can walk to. I've gotten used to the yard stuff, the Trump voters (rare overall but right next door!) I was judging for other reasons anyway.
But I gotta still say absolutely not to malls and do what I can to avoid driving. It helps that I can ride a bike to work and for most of my needs.
