CITY OR RURAL (SUBURBS)?

I pick the suburbs because growing up there were a lot of places to run from the cops to when friends and i were committing atrocities throughout the neighborhood.

I thrive in densely populated urban areas. It might sound odd, but it's easier to be antisocial and hide in plain sight. The opposite being true as well since there's always somebody nearby who shares your interests given the large selection of people. Plus, there's always something to do; whether it be an NFL game, a play, museums, restaurants, etc. Also, I like to walk places and most areas are too spread out to do that.

To put it into perspective, this is the street I lived on several years ago (I lived in the building directly to the right actually), taken from Google Street View:



Ha... And the same spot in Google Earth:

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I dunno I love having that one Asian friend. Makes him feel special and makes me feel like I'm not racist.

Haha. This is pretty much my role. Token Asian kid.
I live in the suburbs, in Northern California. To be exact, I live somewhere in Marin County... which is... a rich area. A rich WHITE area. Not too much cultural diversity here, although there's some hispanics that live around here, it's most white people everywhere I go.

"76.9% of Marin County's population was non-Hispanic whites. 12.6% of the population was Latino. 5.3% of the population was Asian and 3.1% was African-American."

Yeaaaah. There are more Prius's than black people here.

I like it a lot here (weather is great), although I want to live in the city sometime. A few weeks ago I was actually in NYC, and it was... kind of like, an explosion (of people, diversity, etc.) to me, but yeah, even though I'm really used to the suburbs, I'd like to try a different experience when I get a chance.

Actually, when I was younger, I spent a few years in Shanghai, which is... Well, the sheer amount of people there is overwhelming. There's not much diversity, it's just OH LOOK THERE'S A MILLION CHINESE PEOPLE EVERY DIRECTION I LOOK. I revisited there summer last year, and it can feel a little cramped.

I kind of like the feel of "movement" that the city gives, but if I were to live in a city, it'd take some time for me to get accustomed to it, I guess.

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Why do people equate diversity with skin color?

Yeah, there's can be a large difference between the culture of people with the same colored skin you know.

I mean, white people in Britain think that white people in America are stupid or fat or something, and white people in America believe that they are superior to white people in Britain. White people in the southern U.S. eat food from Mexico. White people in Canada always make questions instead of statements, eh? Little gray people enjoy Reeses Pieces. Cultural diversity that is.

I think you mean that's how it is in America (or new world countries), although I'm not sure if that in itself is correct.

I think those towns in Wales or English that are close to 50% Polish would disagree that it's about skin colour. Or the Philippinos (how do you spell that?) and Chinese getting the shit jobs in Japan.

I was born in the suburbs, been living in the suburbs, and I'll most likely be staying in the suburbs for the majority of my life. Wouldn't mind visiting urban areas on occasion, as least to give myself some inspiration whenever I'm in the mood. However, I don't think that I could handle the noise and crowds for too long. Annoying enough to hear the occasional cars zoom by the house after midnight. And don't get me started on rural areas, especially since I'd prefer my future children to form close-by friendships than to isolate them.

I like living in the boondocks. There is simply more land to call your own, more privacy, less noise, friendlier neighbors, you can drive faster, play hockey on a frozen pond, lose a dog in the bush, and feel isolated as an adolescent, forcing you to develop some personal character.

Its not bad.