RE: Some day, someone's gonna have to explain to me why folks want to live in cities

I think the obvious answer for the city is the nightlife, the theatre, the restaurants, museums, the pretty people, bars, clubs, meeting people from various places/cultures/career paths.

Living in a town of just over 2000 in north Vancouver Island and living in a metropolis like Hong Kong is a massive shift in living speed and vibrancy.

I like both and if I stay in one of the two for too long I begin to miss the other one. I suppose that's why there are so many RV owners. They want to live away from all that hustle and bustle but they also want to return home to it.

I like Nanaimo where I purchased a home in October of 2018 and I hope to pay it off in 2022. So when I finally return home it is a nice middle ground-sized city. The population of 90,000 and 1.5 hours drive to Victoria and can take a ferry to Seattle. Several ferries to Vancouver and various small islands. Nanaimo is somewhat centrally located so one can drive up to Tofino for surfing or Port Alice for fishing - the ferries are free for seniors Monday to Thursday $17.95 regular price each way so that's quite a deal for return trips to Vancouver.

This gives you a bit of both serenity and city life because Nanaimo has its pretty spots but being big enough that there is a Walmart.

Then again Vancouver has plenty of cities next to beauty (Stanley Park) and one can always drive to Whistler. So it's not exactly like you have to go that far to reach the picturesque. Even Hong Kong while viewed as a large city is still an ocean and mountain city - and it's easy to get to the biking trails and beaches.

I have travelled fairly extensively and Vancouver Island is sure tough to beat - the weather is also the best in Canada often compared to New Zealand.

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Topic - Some day, someone's gonna have to explain to me why folks want to live in cities - mhardy6647 18:37:39 09/24/21 (32)

RE: Some day, someone's gonna have to explain to me why folks want to live in cities - RGA 01:37:29 09/26/21 (0)

Different strokes. - Rick W 10:27:46 09/25/21 (1)

Some good points, some bad points... - musetap 13:04:38 09/25/21 (0)

That's nice to look at - grantv 08:21:16 09/25/21 (0)

Convenience... - kootenay 07:59:30 09/25/21 (3)

RE: Convenience... - pictureguy 13:43:07 09/28/21 (2)

RE: Convenience... - tweaker456 14:52:18 09/28/21 (1)

RE: Convenience... - pictureguy 15:22:18 09/28/21 (0)

Never been - E-Stat 07:51:53 09/25/21 (0)

Cities are far "greener." Symphony halls, music venues. Restaurants. - tinear 07:36:08 09/25/21 (0)

When we stayed in Downtown Miami last winter............... - Cut-Throat 06:37:43 09/25/21 (2)

Just soaking up some vitamin D. - srdavis2000 08:14:38 09/25/21 (0)

RE: When we stayed in Downtown Miami last winter............... - Green Lantern 08:03:17 09/25/21 (0)

Lots of sex,amazing food and shopping,music,theater,museums.. - merdy 06:37:35 09/25/21 (0)

RE: Some day, someone's gonna have to explain to me why folks want to live in cities - Inmate51 06:10:44 09/25/21 (0)

Cities, I get. It's suburbs I don't understand. - ghost of olddude55 04:46:55 09/25/21 (1)

Suburbs are just part of the history of urban development... - dark_dave56 04:03:36 09/27/21 (0)

Beautiful scene - srdavis2000 03:49:10 09/25/21 (0)

RE: Some day, someone's gonna have to explain to me why folks want to live in cities - Phil_S 03:05:32 09/25/21 (2)

I feel very fortunate - E-Stat 14:27:14 09/25/21 (0)

+1 nt - Green Lantern 05:23:15 09/25/21 (0)

RE: Some day, someone's gonna have to explain to me why folks want to live in cities - tweaker456 00:13:06 09/25/21 (0)

RE: Some day, someone's gonna have to explain to me why folks want to live in cities - pictureguy 00:08:46 09/25/21 (0)

1. Because we can... - musetap 00:00:07 09/25/21 (0)

Pretty - JoshT 21:42:56 09/24/21 (0)

Things to do, other than watch the grass grow ;-) - AbeCollins 21:30:45 09/24/21 (0)

initially they got kicked off the land... - Jim Pearce 20:40:55 09/24/21 (0)

Bagels - Mr Steed 20:34:05 09/24/21 (3)

RE: Bagels - tweaker456 20:58:33 09/24/21 (1)

RE: Bagels - Mr Steed 06:29:25 09/25/21 (0)

+1, we can't all be misanthropes. Nt - viridian 20:53:23 09/24/21 (0)

It used to be for the 3 story Tower Records and fantastic bookstores, but.... - jdaniel@jps.net 19:30:15 09/24/21 (0)

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