roymorrison posted:

Ya living in the city sux it LITERALLY smells like poo poo. You cant even see the stars at night, its loving loud...how can anyone live so detached from nature? Even foreign cities are awful. Paris sucks loving balls theres literally no trees anywhere and the streets are full of loving poo poo. Everybody is a dick and constantly in a rush to their cubicle.

Knyteguy posted:

meh im married i dont need to go see indie bands every weekend i can just chill in my garage and take up new hobbies or hike the mountains w/ my trusty dogs or something

Zeroisanumber posted:

I enjoy living in the city.

Jerry Mumphrey posted:

lol clearly a suburbian because true urbanites know that it's all about hipster bbq joints/smokehouses now

Jerry Mumphrey posted:

on the plus side you have lots of time to contemplate cool ways to kill yourself on your horrible commute back from work to your fat wife and screaming kids

Three Olives posted:

Any goons considering the suburbs should definitely move there like the uncultured swine they are leaving the cities for the rest of us that give a poo poo about culture. Don't even come to the cities, enjoy your Applebees.

Chinatown posted:

"quality of life" aka "no scary minorities" right OP?

Foid One posted:

Hmmmmmm what is interesting about you, OP?

Dangit Ronpaul posted:

surprised at how many people itt have brought up working on cars as a reason to move to the suburbs

if you're really trying to sell people on it you should probably come at them with something a bit more compelling than "guess what, you can now do this thing most people who can afford it pay somebody else to do because it's a poo poo job"

caberham posted:

I'm just going to repost this:


Suburbia and backyards are just luxuries Yeah, there's always stuff to do, different restaurants to try, and things to see in the cities. But it's the lack of personal space and privacy which makes everyone go out all the time because our houses are loving small.

Man, I miss having a nice backyard and having some BBQ with a yard. Nowadays I need a penthouse with a big balcony to make that happen

Devil Wears Wings posted:

Yes, the suburbs rule, I would much rather give up the convenience and excitement of living in an urban center to buy a McMansion with a bunch of rooms I don't need stuffed with poo poo that I never use, a yard for "gardening" (aka a carefully manicured lawn) and a garage because nobody can ever find parking in the city amirite. My life will be driving 20mins to the nearest grocery store and maybe trying that new Italian restaurant that opened up the next town over once I can build my finances back up from those roof repairs that we had to make last year.

This. Is. Living.

caberham posted:

Hey goons, how come housing projects are failures in USA? They work in Singapore and Hong Kong


600 square feet condo is already middle class standards for a family of 5. Too big of a luxury so I'm going to feel guilty.

He's going to sign a pre-nup so marriage wont work. Tell me which city is the worst city in America.

Funky See Funky Do posted:

If you lived somewhere else you wouldn't be bored enough to try to turn a garage into some kind of adolescent wish fulfillment room.

Knyteguy posted:

playing music with my family is hyper adolescent lol you guys

so is working out and being able to entertain guests without waking up the baby

so childish

caberham posted:

Haven't been, my cousin is from Fort Worth, but his family has to drive 1 hour each way just for some freaking dim sum. And it's not even good.


America needs an HSR already aiya.

Three Olives posted:

I always love this argument, oh no, only 800 sqft where am I going to put all this poo poo I don't need? You would have to be pretty fat to need more than 800 sqft to be comfortable.

Three Olives posted:

No it is cheaper, it's people just justifying to themselves that they live in the suburbs because they can't afford to live in the city. If they could move their lovely box from the middle of nowhere to the heart of the city for the same price they would do it in a heartbeat.

Three Olives posted:

I have two dogs, dogs don't take up that much space. Also I am friends with two people that are married and live in the same size space I do and they have plenty of money to buy a bigger place if they wanted one.

Jonny 290 posted:

i live in denver metro and have a project car and 3 parking spots and have three digit rent. also there are garages here where you pay $20 an hour to rent a stall with a lift. if you need help there is an ASE mechanic hanging out that you can tap for 59 an hour to help, or for 79 an hour he'll just do it for you.

gently caress the suburbs

Pistol_Pete posted:

Why the gently caress would anyone need 2000sq ft of house? What the gently caress do you guys own that you need all that space just to keep your poo poo in? Fully inflated bouncy castles? Your collection of classic cars?







Also, I sometimes go on Google Street View when I'm bored at work and what the gently caress is with the gigantic lawns that everyone has in American suburbs? It's like your neighbourhoods are a series of little fields with a lovely wooden house (why WOOD for gently caress's sake) sat in the middle of each field.

And you're miles and miles and miles from anything worth being close to. How can you exist, not being able to nip across the street to the corner shop when you need a loaf of bread, or strolling 2 minutes down the road to the all night garage when you have an overwhelming urge to buy a pack of cigarettes or walking into the town centre, drinking a tonne of beer, then walking back again and being home within ten minutes?

Anyway, that's a lot of questions, I look forward to your insightful excuses for living in the suburban desert.

Knyteguy posted:

Need? Nah probably not. Want? Sure.

Here's an example setup of those homes:
1) Dedicated office for home business
2) Two kids, each with their own room
3) Dining room (or play room)
4) Living room
5) Kitchen
6) Nice MBR
7) 2-3 bathrooms

It's really not that hard. Add in hallways and stairs which is calculated into sq/ft (garages are not) and it's not even that crazy. It's not like it's 2000 sq/ft of straight living room space.

Mind you we live in I think 1,100-1,300 sq/ft with a baby, 2 dogs, and 2 cats, and we have plenty of room. The second garage isn't necessary of course, it's just cool to have for hobbies.

himajinga posted:

The funniest part about this post is that depending on what your preference is it works as a compliment to you and insult to the other no matter which you are.

Jonny 290 posted:

too bad they're not big enough to bring home a paycheck that can get you a couple parkin spots


$503.50, to be accurate. All utilities except comcast paid. Good neighborhood too, haven't locked our place in a month. Dig harder.

A misanthrope posted:

Magnitogorsk. posted:

Live in the city until you have kids then move to the suburbs, it's not hard to figure out how this stuff works

jarjarbinksfan621 posted:

i live in a lovely historic neighborhood suburb that's a 10 minute walk from a lovely city. suburbs and cities both suck, life is not worth living. i would like to live in a roller rink circa 1985.

Three Olives posted:

Yes your children's most impressionable years should be spent in a bland suburb devoid of culture and new experiences so they are as dull as possible.

Manslaughter posted:

lmao

the american dream right here boys

A misanthrope posted:

i didnt read thraed but im guess a lot of people in denial about howm uch they life blows and how they should eat a bullet

A misanthrope posted:

look i can see my house from her e and it appears im a fukin ant in an anthill but theres a trampoline in my backyard and my car is slightly newer than the neighbors so LIFE RoCKS

A misanthrope posted:

which i can afford because i didnt have 4 kids. you guys should try it im in heaven

Three Olives posted:

Yes the only choice is a shitbox that will slowly kill you because it is full of formaldehyde from the chinese drywall and "hardwood floors" in a quiet suburb or a tenement in the city.

The fact is study after study says poverty in the suburbs along with infrastructure costs are skyrocketing and the cities are becoming more and more popular with the more affluent. The suburbs are basically the new ghettos and everyone knows its it but the buyers that are tricked into a "good deal" on the new shitbox built on a swamp.

Dangit Ronpaul posted:

shut up retard, he has a project truck

A misanthrope posted:

oh poo poo im sorry i didn't know

got any tips for gettin grease stains out of the driveway, pauline?

opus111 posted:

i lived in suburbs and some of the most densely populated cities on earth, both had good and bad points, i prefer cities myself but I'd happily go back to a suburb again in a few years., dunno what the poison is about on both sides here. i bet the goons being most vicious about suburbs actually grew up in them and are projecting hard lol.

A misanthrope posted:

yeah have like 12 kids and get a mortgage. put an anchor around your neck and chuck it off a pier. put your car in neutral on a steep hill and shut your tie in the door

you fuckin dummies need ot do this like i did or life isnt fairrr

Three Olives posted:

Yes.

I played basketball out there with a neighbor on Sunday.

Knyteguy posted:

himajinga posted:

I'll freely admit that I grew up in a suburb and having lived there decided it wasn't for me. No big deal, tried it, didn't like it, did something else that I like better.


My real gripe is this nonsense like I have some secret desire to move to the suburbs that I won't cop to because there's some screw-up on my part that is preventing me from doing so and that moving to the suburbs it is the only natural and desirable outcome for anyone. I have a mate, an advanced degree, a well paying job, and a life I really really enjoy and am saving up to buy a house in the city, I just prefer living in the city and there is not an ounce of my being that would prefer living in the suburbs. It's really not that big of a deal. You want to live in the suburbs? Cool. Not what I would pick but we value different things, which is totally fine. It's this weird implication that I secretly am jealous of people in suburbs because they "have it all figured out" and spend less money for more space as if whoever pays the least per square foot wins or whatever that chaps my rear end. I'm sure it's the same thing with city folk implying that suburbanites are all anti-culture rednecks that gave up.

A misanthrope posted:

it is thi s is me