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So finally I am moving out of the city to quite suburb after staying in the city for 6 years.. there are always people around when I go out or when I peek out of balcony (I live next to university )... but it will all change when I move to suburb... no more that lively environment.. I stayed in the same place for 6 years and its time for adopting new environment...
Anyone has any tips to cope with suburb environment ?
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Are you single ? or do you have a family ? Could you just have moved to a better city apartment ?
I being solo, I can't imagine moving to the "burbs", and loosing all that I have access to by walking around.
The only thing I can imagine is a "plus" is that you can have a garden for the kids if you have a family.
One tip :
Big and powerful gas/petrol lawnmower that seems to only work at 6am on the week-ends.
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virang_21 wrote: Anyone has any tips to cope with suburb environment ?
Enjoy it?
The one thing that I would say that most new suburbanites need getting used to is the distance to places that are normally within a few blocks or a short distance away. Places like the grocery store and other markets. And traveling to visit friends and family. (This can be an advantage...  )
There are advantages I like, if you move into detached housing, is the privacy of not sharing walls with the neighbors, having a private garden, I have my music studio in a detached building out back.
There are definitely tradeoffs like commuting to work, needing a reliable vehicle to get around, but in the end, I prefer it.
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Some people love big cities, others don't. A good friend and I live in very similar suburban towns, yet for me this is as "big" as I want and for him, it's as "small." Were it not for family and work, I'd go even more rural. (I like living in places with fallow farm land, but close to a decent grocery store and a freeway--not easy places to find. Where I live now has been, but is hell bent on becoming like Burbank, CA. I figure it has 10 to 20 years left; just in time for my retirement.)
I've a former work colleague who can only live in a city downtown area, which we have one of in the region. It would drive me crazy.
Point is. Don't try coping. Just see if you like it. If not, move again.
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I grew up in a small city. By the time I reached my 40th birthday, it had grown into a much larger city. I could no longer see more than a couple of stars in the sky. A 1.5 mile trip to the nearest grocery took 20 minutes through 7 congested traffic lights. My 25-mile commute by interstate to work took an hour, both ways. The neighborhood was always noisey, with kids blasting crap music into the wee hours.
We got fed up with it all and moved two counties south, not just to the 'burbs, but to a very small town surrounded by farms. It increased my commute to 30 miles, but travel time was cut just 30 minutes. (A year later I was given an offer I couldn't refuse that increased the commute back to an hour.  ) The nearest grocery is now 5 miles, but only takes 5 minutes to get there. No congestion, no rap music, just a peaceful, quiet environment, tand he kids don't have to go through metal detectors to get into school.
The bad thing is that theaters, malls and hospitals are long way away. But the great thing is that theaters and malls are long way away. 
Coping tips? Well, for long commutes, take up books on mp3 if traveling alone, or brush up on your conversational skills if not. Buy a rack or saddle bags for your bike for short trips to the grocery that can double as exercise trips. Learn how to garden and mow the grass. Enjoy the quiet.
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