country bumpkins vs. city slickers

[Anacardo]

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Portland, OR for the win. It doesn't offer all the perks of a "big" city, but you can live in the country (no, not the suburbs, the country) and be 25 minutes from downtown, 45 minutes in heavy traffic. 1.5mm gets you a 5000 square foot house and acreage.

I like bumpkins over "city slickers," because more often than not the slickers are posers, and the bumpkins are genuine. Gross generalization, but my sample size is enough to make me feel ok saying it.

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Good to know because Portland is looking like the next place I'm going to live.

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Just about anywhere's a step up from Shreveport.

[diddyeinstein]

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Portland, OR for the win. It doesn't offer all the perks of a "big" city, but you can live in the country (no, not the suburbs, the country) and be 25 minutes from downtown, 45 minutes in heavy traffic. 1.5mm gets you a 5000 square foot house and acreage.

I like bumpkins over "city slickers," because more often than not the slickers are posers, and the bumpkins are genuine. Gross generalization, but my sample size is enough to make me feel ok saying it.

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Good to know because Portland is looking like the next place I'm going to live.

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Just about anywhere's a step up from Shreveport.

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Shreveport is a huge step up from my hometown: Jefferson, TX.

[Anacardo]

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Portland, OR for the win. It doesn't offer all the perks of a "big" city, but you can live in the country (no, not the suburbs, the country) and be 25 minutes from downtown, 45 minutes in heavy traffic. 1.5mm gets you a 5000 square foot house and acreage.

I like bumpkins over "city slickers," because more often than not the slickers are posers, and the bumpkins are genuine. Gross generalization, but my sample size is enough to make me feel ok saying it.

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Good to know because Portland is looking like the next place I'm going to live.

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Just about anywhere's a step up from Shreveport.

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Shreveport is a huge step up from my hometown: Jefferson, TX.

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LOL, Jefferson.

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[miajag]

Basically this comes down to, "do you prefer being around ignant-ass crackas or ignant-ass negroes?"

Personally my preference is as follows:
1. Small/medium town an hour or two drive from major city(s)
2. Inside a major city
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3. Close suburb of a major city
4. Small country town in the middle of nowhere

[SmokeyRidesAgain]

Things I like about the country:

1. Mullets
2. Driving home drunk
3. Wearing the same potato sack two days in a row

[Mr.WeakTight]

what I liked about living in a town ~2,000:

+uber cheap semi-private 9 hole golf course and driving range. all the golf you can play / balls on the range for about $500 a year.

+walk to work or anywhere else in town

+cheap rent/houses

+everyone knows everyone and most everyone's business too

what I didn't like:

+everyone knows everyone and most everyone's business too
+limited restaurants (DQ, pizza ranch, diner x2, truck stop x1)
+limited dating pool (young women gen. didn't want to stick around there)
+had to drive at least 30 min to get to any thing beyond small town basics such as movie theatre, casino, other restaurants, mall, etc.

[Hey_Porter]

I grew up in a town of about 40,000, and it was jusssttttt right.
Pros:
- You know a LOT of people, but not the whole town, and if you screw up (DUI, fail drug test, whatever) it's possible to keep it contained. But you're still randomly bumping into people (guess that can be a con as well).
- At this size, pretty much have everything you'd need consistently right there. Mall with a nordstrom's, macy's, etc. Best Buy. Costco. Three movie theaters, including a 15-screen. All major fast food restaurants. At least four high-end restaurants. Quite a few nice little mom and pop diners. Oh, and I can't forget the LAUNDROMAT.
- Golf. Last time I was home I saw the country club that I grew up on advertising a $500 initiation fee and $100 a month dues, $30 of that being a forced food purchase. This is a great course, full facilities. That's a steal.
- Airport with several flights out each day to Seattle or Portland.
- Cheap. Everything.
- Full scale hospital.
Cons:
- Even with the airport, harder to travel somewhere because you almost always have to connect 2 or 3 times.
- Not many specialty stores.
- No indie or smaller films make it through.
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I'm sure there's more, just not off the top of my head.