Comments on: City Life vs Country Life: An Unbiased Analysis

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 08:02:16 +0000

I moved from the suburbs near Brisbane to the country for a career change. I thought I would adjust well as I rarely go out at night anymore, I enjoy my own (and my dogs) company and have lived independently for years. However, I’ve quickly found that the country life is not for me.
I feel so disconnected with the world and always bumping into people that want to chat for days gets a bit too much – and I am a social person haha! I love the streaking analogy and it’s so true. If anyone does something newsworthy the entire community will know about it where it would be a footnote in the city.
The lack of options available is frustrating too, even the local cinema (in the next town) only plays a small selection of movies.
I love the landscape and nature but that’s about it.
I went back to Brisbane for a weekend and miss it so much, the different cultures, the anonymity, the endless options. I will do my 12 months at this job and move back or closer to the city for sure!

By: Nora

Nora — Fri, 05 May 2023 00:02:40 +0000

In reply to Rudolf Ruhbach. You are very right about the DIFFERENT types of noise! Well put.

By: Rudolf Ruhbach

Rudolf Ruhbach — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 15:54:31 +0000

I'm not sure where you lived in the country (you probably mentioned somewhere ), but I strongly disagree with the notion that country life is supposedly much quieter than city life. Except if you're EXTREMELY lucky, you'll not have less noise around you, just different kinds of noise. I live in a very rural area in Ireland, and there's loads of noise: huge tractors with trailers driving by the small bumpy country road about 50 meters from my home from 5am to 9pm; people constantly mowing their huge lawns with huge lawn mowers; BANGERS (automatic gas explosion devices for scaring away birds or something) creating 5 explosions every 20 minutes from sunrise to sunset; also, as romantic as it may be, cow mooing can also be pretty loud and unnerving in the middle of the night if they happen to be "parked" next to your home. So, as a warning to other readers: If the main thing you're looking for is peace and quiet, be sure to move somewhere in the country where the nearest even remotely busy road is at least 300 m away, and there are no fields / cattle nearby, and also no neighbours.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 23:37:48 +0000

In reply to Nora Dunn. I do not know how people get any sleep in the big cities. Sirens going 24/7 non stop. I guess if you live there long enough you become numb to the noise.

By: Nora

Nora — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:59:58 +0000

In reply to Leah.

Hey Leah,
This article just keeps on living! Not sure why it went so viral over the years, but I’ll take it. 😉
I lived on boats in the Caribbean for a few months, and indeed, the lack of car on land can be problematic, especially since not all marinas are centrally located.

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:41:26 +0000

Such a great timeless post! I love how people still come here to comment even today haha. We live on a boat so we can choose to have country or city at any time (not always easy getting the car from a to b though!)

For me the peace of the country is what I love but I find it hard to get around with no car and no roads/public transport. The city is a lot more convenient if you just want to quickly go out without it being an all day event. Both have their advantages!

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:35:05 +0000

In reply to Luciane. I know you wrote this a few years ago but must say what a fascinating life you’ve lived already, you’ve lived in all the places I’d like to! Portugal sounds perfect I think I would have chose the mountains especially if nothing is too far either way.. I wonder what did you choose?

By: Camden

Camden — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 02:29:13 +0000

I disagree that if you live in the country you don’t get mail delivered to you. I live in the country and get mail delivered to me. Just my opinion though, not trying to argue.

By: Oregon

Oregon — Wed, 26 May 2021 05:47:36 +0000

“People work together and look out for one another, creating a greater sense of community.” That is a bunch of garbage. This is only true if you fit in. The country can be a very unwelcoming place if you don’t want to blend into the status quo, if you dare to question the politics or call out the racism that is often so present in the country (which is usually pretty white). I’ve lived in cities all my life and 3 years ago moved out to the country and only had one neighbor who looked out for us, as the others were freakish conservative conspiracy theorists who loudly support candidates and causes that are overtly racist. The great hypocrisy as well about living in the country is the assumption that everything is so much healthier… Which couldn’t be farther from the truth unless you are exclusively growing your own food and none of your neighbors are spraying their properties with Roundup and the like. Pesticide use is huge in the country, Walmarts are everywhere, and because of the lack of choice and healthy eating options, processed food abounds at the few places there are to eat. When the pandemic hit, my county showed its complete disrespect for mask mandates and social distancing, and assaults on essential workers became normal. People looking out for each other, my arse.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 02:12:30 +0000

Living in the countryside will indeed give you a more relaxed life, but I prefer living in the city because it offers the things that I wanted and needed. I could always take a vacation to unwind if ever the bustling city stresses me out, but living outside it is a no for me. The number one factor that affected my decision is the medical services, the city assures me that if anything bad happens to me I will receive the best medical assistance there is, and the facilities are not that far away from home, unlike in remote places that you have to travel plenty miles just to visit a doctor. Urban life also provides a lot of entertainment that can suit your taste, there are never-ending options here. I recommend you read the article on , there is a list of benefits here that you can experience if you are planning to move to the urban area.