[Burbalade]

Country all the way. I live in a city right now and I can't f*cking stand it. The general elitist 'do whatever is needed to get ahead' attitude that's shared by 99% of the population, the horrible traffic comprised mostly of complete morons with no interest in driving, the douche bag cops around every corner that are just looking for excuses to hand out tickets...

No. I'll take the country.

[SmC12]

City for me. Luckily I'm fortunate enough to be able to experience both, I live about 10 minutes from the town centre yet 5 minutes from complete countryside. To me the countryside is to relax and retreat for a while, not somewhere I could permenantly stay. I don't mind the iscolation, since I'm not a fan of the bustling town centre anyway, especially the sh*thole that is my nearest town, but I'd much rather live in the city if I had the choice. The whole mix of cultures, ideas, styles, creativity, business and industry all coming together in one place and the constant activity really appeals to me.

Places like New York inspire me, the countryside bores me. The freedom and landscape is great, but to me there's nothing else. I'm sure I could get used to it eventually though.

This post has been edited by SmC12 on Saturday, Aug 4 2012, 22:51

[GTAboyWonder]

I used to live in Spanish Harlem, NY. Got used to the city, and then moved to Humboldt Park, Chicago. So, of course, city.

[AlexGTAGamer]

I'm always split with the decision to stay in the big city, or move to the country.

I've always secretly dreamed of buying a cottage, or maybe a few acres of land coupled with a tractor (so then I can hold-up traffic all day), maybe become a typical (or stereotypical) West Country farmer, basically just get away from the hustle and bustle of this concrete jungle. But as idyllic as it may be to live on your own patch of dirt, or in a small village, from past experiences of staying in villages (and getting lost in them, and around farmland) it is so eerily quiet on some days (and on the nights) that it feels like something out of a zombie movie, and when you've come from the city where silence is non existent, it just doesn't feel right.

So at the end of the day, I'll probably remain where I am (definitely not in the same area/neighborhood though), in the big city.

[Gareth Croke]

I would rather live the country with easy access to the City, but then that really depends on the City that I would be living near as I wouldn't like to be living near a Sh*tty City like London for example as it blows ass... PRNE 4lyfe yo.*

Simply because I like the countryside as it's quiet and you don't have folk breathing down your neck the whole time and you don't get the arrogance of City folk. But then on the flip side I need the City as well to remind me that the world is moving on, and I also need it for my shopping and prove that I can be civilized as living in the country can be a little tepid.

*People's Republic of Northern England

[NateShaw92]

I live in a medium town, advantages of both
- more peaceful
- not crowded
- still have tescos, sainsburys and a crapton of food places

If I had to choose between the 2 extremes country, because I simply just hate crowds, I have demophobia I think (I love open spaces though so not agoraphobia exactly)
But a small-medium town will be for me always

[Irviding]

Suburbs for me. I grew up outside of NYC and right now I live in DC.. I prefer to be able to escape the city but not be further than a half hour away from going back.

[zoo3891]

Right now I live about a mile or two out from a big city, near a bunch of motels and shoddy pawn shops.

My dream is to move out west to the Great Plains and live on an old ranch, there I'd attempt to become as self-sufficient as I could.

[Warlord.]

Definitely in the country.

With online shopping there's nothing to worry about.

[Outcast]

Having lived in London, Hong Kong, Taipei and Shanghai I would say that living in the city sucks donkey cock. Don't get me wrong, I'm not living in slums. In fact I'm living in the best of the best and I still hate the f*cking city. I hate the city so much I've once not set foot outside my apartment for 2 weeks, having everything brought to my door (which is only possible in the city I suppose). I grew up in the countryside and I plan on dying there.

[OnePiece]

I wouldn't live anywhere else in Australia but Brisbane, the climate is great and the city is decent sized and its fairly cheap. I used to want to live in Sydney or Melbourne but it seems pointless now after seeing New York. Ill probably move around a bit, I get bored staying in the same city after a few years.

[Coat.]

I rather country if I had to choose.

[Chaise]

Having lived in both I would chose country over city. I live in the country atm, and everything is beautiful and peaceful and quiet. I live in front of a huge lake to, full of catfish, so I can go fishing any time I want which I couldn't do in the city very much.

Plus I love riding my 4-wheeler in my pasture with my friends, we do a lot of crazy and fun sh*t. (We almost die each time though )

I just prefer the peace and quiet over a loud city area, plus the city isn't very far from were I live so it's not a big deal getting stuff I need from stores.

So yeah, country is a lot better in my opinion.

[Coat.]

@Chaise- That's exactly right. If you have a few acres of land, you can basically do anything.

[κενιη]

I like where I am at...sort of. I hate my current financial situation and would love to have tons more money, live in a bigger house...but who doesn't. That being said, I have grown up around 25 miles north of Pittsburgh, PA. I am right at the edge of suburbs/river cities (steel mills, railroads) and the rural woods and farmland area. Most of the towns around me don't excede a population of 10,000, have a small city like town at their center, and as you move away from the town's center you go from, town, suburb, to rural. I live in the middle of my town and my wife's uncle, who we boards my wife's horses and owns 20+ acres, only lives 4 miles away.

I want a to live where you can still have neighbors in sight or within a half mile distance but still have 40 acres of property, and still be within 15 miles of all major shopping centers. Its the best of both worlds.

Besides, once you get too far out into the sticks, cable won't come and put up lines, you are stuck with wells (sh*t water around here...high sulfur) and septic tanks, and getting your kids to school becomes a huge daily hassle.

[Captain VXR]

The suburbs of small to medium size cities are what's best for me. Close to the city centre, close to the countryside.
Still, I wouldn't mind living for a while in a large city like London or LA for a few years, however small towns and villages are too f*cking boring.....

[Gtaghost22]

The City.
I have been living in a city since i was born, can't say that will change anytime soon

[Rebel]

I live in a village, I've no idea what the current population here is in 2001 it was just under 2.5K sooo now I'm not sure, but its kind of small. We've got 4 takeaway places, 2 shops, 1 pub, 3 churches, 1 primary school, 1 doctors, 1 dentists. Its pretty much awesome to live in, really quiet not that much crime and people are generally nice. I don't think I could ever live in a city since the noise level would probably annoy the crap out of me. I'd try it, but I'm not sure it would last long. I still live in the village we moved to when I was 1. Grew up here and spent countless hours as a kid walking in the fields playing, going into the woods and even walking to other villages a couple miles away through nothing but fields with friends. Its kind of amazing how we knew which way to go even though we had no maps & couldn't see where we were really going.

Living here its about 20 minutes away to the nearest city by car where my mum works. Its probably about 20 minutes to where my dad lives too but I would say he lives in a town. Very close to the city centre about 10 minutes away. Honestly, I think I'd live here all my life if I found a house nice enough (or this one was in good nick when my mum passed) but I have a feeling we'd move up to Kings Lynn when my grandma passes for her house...very nice quiet old people area which I can deal with. Still thats about 30 years away or more.

[Miamivicecity]

I'm a country boy. Everytime I go to Sydney I think to myself how people can live such a busy and cramped lifestyle. I don't live in some log cabin in the middle of nowhere though.

I live in an estate situated in a mostly rural community, but all of my dad's side live on farmland nearby.

[Futurama_Freak1]

The suburbs, the city sucks and the county sucks.