Suburbs: Where Dreams Go To Die (Agree/Disagree)

[Jack_Dawson]

Poll question: Suburbs: Where Dreams Go To Die (Agree/Disagree)

[ProdigalJunkMail]

1. I live in the 'burbs

and most of my dreams have come true there...certainly not died there...

I must have missed something...

sP

[RKP5637]

2. Same here!

[Liberal_in_LA]

36. same here. and I still have dreams

[Taverner]

3. Suburbs are people farms. Trust me, you want this going on away from the center of activity

I proudly live in a suburb btw...

[Captain Hilts]

4. The car dependency and loneliness of the 'burbs killed my mother. nt

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. I live in the City

and I don't understand the question. :shrug:

[Captain Hilts]

6. After moving from Va. suburban sprawl to Toronto, DC and Moscow, I'll never go back. nt

[Cant trust em]

7. I suppose that depends on what the dream is.

I am critical of the suburbs at times, but at others I think that they're nice and want to own a home there.

Depends on the mood du jour.

[undeterred]

8. What is this poll about?

[triple point]

10. About a 2 on a scale of 10

:shrug:

[triple point]

9. If dreams die in the suburbs, people die in the urbs.

...

[Auggie]

11. They can for some people

[BlooInBloo]

12. Suburbs are great if you're either raising a kid, or waiting to die.

[Fire1]

14. ?? Surely you jest. n/t

[BlooInBloo]

17. I was raised in among the burbiest of burbs, and then went to college in a "small" town...

I'm so glad grad school was in an actual city - life didn't really begin for me until then.

Different strokes for different folks, of course.

[Fire1]

25. True. I've been a city girl most of my life. Even in college.

So, to live in the burbs WAS the dream for me and I LOVE it!!!

[BlooInBloo]

28. Rock on with your burby self then.

:P

[Fire1]

29. Thanks! LOL!!! n/t

[Captain Hilts]

26. I made a point of attending grad school in a major city. It helped keep me sane. nt

[Cant trust em]

15. Most of Seattle feels fairly suburban to me. nt

[BlooInBloo]

18. (shrug) Downtown area feels like a city to me.

[Cant trust em]

23. I like Seattle. It's a good mix.

Most of my friends live in Wallingford.

I live in San Francisco. Seattle would be a great environment for me in 3 years.

[BlooInBloo]

24. Sigh. I heart SFO.

[triple point]

21. Are there some who aren't doing one or both of those?

:shrug:

[REP]

13. Grew up in a big city; live in the 'burbs now

Somethings I miss; lot of things I don't.

[RKP5637]

16. Depends on which Suburbs and which City - Some really suck, others are great! n/t

[Throd]

19. I enjoy my suburban existence.

[LanternWaste]

20. it's a place to live-- like any other place...

it's a place to live-- like any other place...full of lives, hopes, families, loves, hates, dramas, etc.

I imagine the set design is more important to many people than the story itself.

[Captain Hilts]

27. Being car-dependent and having to organize your life around traffic sucks in the 'burbs. nt

[LanternWaste]

30. I deal with that very thing without a second thought

I deal with that very thing without a second thought. I imagine were I to live in any other style, there would be just as many things I'd have to organize my life around that may get tedious after a while should I allow it move me so.

Grass is always greener and all...

[Captain Hilts]

34. I've done both. The grass is greener for me in the city. Commuting by car

in Va. Beach and some parts of Maryland was a horrific waste of time, not to mention bad for the environment.

I've spent a chunk of time in Houston. What a nightmare.

[LanternWaste]

37. I imagine many people have preferences

I imagine many people have preferences. I imagine may times those preferences are so dogmatic, we apply and attribute them to everyone else...

[Selatius]

32. I freaking hate that. Gridlock causes road rage. nt

[Orsino]

22. The dream of stability and relative peace and quiet still lives there.

Less so than in rural areas, maybe, but probably more so than in the city.

[Selatius]

31. Suburbs are too artificial. Shopping and housing are too far apart.

Give me a small town center where you can have housing on the second and third floor with shops on the first, and licensed street vendors selling hotdogs and other goodies on the sidewalk.

Heck, when I lived in Salem, Massachusetts, there was literally a shop about 100 feet from my door. If I wanted some bread and milk or a snack, I was there. I didn't have to fight freaking gridlock to get to a superstore like with any town built post-invention of the car.

[rd_kent]

33. I moved to the burbs, 'cause thats where I thought the dream was.

Boy was I wrong. I am moving back to the country, an hour from a big town with airport, big box stores, etc, but none of the crap we find in the burbs.

[aikoaiko]

35. different strokes for different folks.

The city can crush the soul of someone who loves open spaces while the suburbs and rural areas can be a lonely experience for some.

[bvar22]

38. Strip malls, franchise stores, cookie cutter housing, ...

...Home Owners Associations, toxic RoundUp Lawns, ....

Whats not to like? :shrug:

[UrbScotty]

39. My dream's still alive (nt)