former big city residents, what made you decide to leave?

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1 year ago 11/24/2022 10:59pm EST

I'll start. I lived in a city that's top 5 in the country for violent crime. Any time I'd turn on the local news I'd see "man shot, fire, man shot, feel-good story, failing schools, man killed, fire...". It's also notoriously corrupt and the government is non-functional.

Then, I moved to a suburban area that's normal. I wouldn't hear about shootings every night on the news, and I also didn't fear walking at night or being mugged. We also don't have stories about schools where not 1 person can read.

Does anyone else have a similar story? My wife agrees with me that it's the right choice, but I have a couple of friends who seem to have Stockholm syndrome about the city.

1 year ago 11/24/2022 11:06pm EST

re: left the city

I left because of not only traffic but the behavior of motorists.

I lived in a major city where even driving in the suburbs was like a bloodsport.

There was then a major mass shooting event in a grocery store that was part of my daily stop at my previous job. Hit me way too close to home. I just got up on out of there.

1 year ago 11/25/2022 4:09am EST

re: Fruit getter

I left because of noise and prices.

I used to live next door to a large hotel. My bedroom was right by the alley that ran down the side of it. It was fine and no one ever used that alley until the hotel started hosting proms for high school students. They used to run down the alley screaming. Additionally, they started throwing the glass recycling into massive skips in the night at 3am, 4am, 5am. It was so loud it would wake me every time. Then prices started shooting up. I realised that I could get way more for my money if I moved out, even 5-10 miles out still left me with access to the city if I wanted, but prices were practically halved. I just wanted some peace and quiet.

I sometimes wonder if it was the right decision. There are pros and cons to everything - it's not one-sided so there are also disadvantages to having moved away. I found out recently that the hotel was demolished anyway.

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