Which one? Been to most of them, US, Canada, British Isles and Europe. I have no interest in living in any of them. I like the space, being close to the land, living where my people have lived since, yes, the 18th century. A sense of place, of rootedness gives me a measure of peace and comfort. Pity you'll never understand that.
>>A sense of place, of rootedness gives me a measure of peace and comfort. Pity you’ll never understand that.<<
Your anger exposes you. I made no judgement as to whether a city was good or bad. I merely said many people live in or near them. I was born and raised in the Los Angeles area. My job has put me in sattle, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Fort Worth Richmond, Vancouver (BC), Kansas City, Santa Barbara, San Diego, New York and a few others (never in DC).
Your desire to live away from the city is a personal preference. But it doesn’t make the bulk of Americans who live that way go away. It does not make my upbringing (1/4 acre suburban Craftsman BTW) nor my current decision on my domicile any less valid than yours.
Are you asserting some sort of “country living” superiority argument?