I'll never understand that mindset. Leaving that mess for a Rural Red part of the nation was very easy, especially given the mess these cities have become.
Same here. I suppose if you just gotta have that starbucks coffee every morning, or clubbing is your life, that’s one thing. For me, I’ve had the attitude for a long time that cities steal your soul. I moved from Seattle (home for 46 years) to a small hobby farm in rural KY 9 years ago and it still feels like paradise.
I’m looking out my second story window right now at a nine acre yard, with a peekaboo view of the valley below. Of course, it would not be possible without the miracle of a 60” zero-turn mower. :)
It is because city-folk don’t have all the amenities and conveniences they are used to and it is culture shock. No one likes that type of change but sometimes it is necessary to survive.
I lived in a big city for around 10 years. Within a 15 minute walk from my apartment there were restaurants, a museum, a park, a theater, and a quaint little shopping district.
I’ve since moved further out. But I do miss having all those things so close.
‘I’ll never understand that mindset. Leaving that mess for a Rural Red part of the nation was very easy, especially given the mess these cities have become...’
Some people derive energy from being in close proximity to many other people. Our daughter was raised in suburban St Louis, MO. She went to Catholic HS in the city’s Central West End, University in the Chicago area at Dominican. Degree in Apparel Design & Merchandising. She works in fashion, took a promotion from Chicago to NYC in 2014. Lives in Brooklyn and worked in Midtown until 2019, now works in Brooklyn. She gets energy from her physical environment. When we have visited, I just feel completely drained. Far too many people, far too close together, too much room for anything to go wrong. Now it has. We’ll see what happens.