I like to know how the rest of y'all are living. Get an idea of the hexbear residents. Be honest. If ya livin nice that's no bad thing.
For me, I lived well in my hometown, but I've been living alone for... 4 years now. That went fast.
In those 4 years I've lived in an old council block where there was always piss and occasionally a shite in the elevator. I've lived just down the road from that council block in another area people grimace at when I tell them where I live. I think it's actually alright, although this year I did get burgled by a crack addict. Luckily they stole a bag of 'decoy' laptops (broken ones I accumulate and then scrap for spare parts) and left my working one alone.
I'm moving out of there now, and into the worst place I'll have lived yet. A gang and gun crime hub. Even people who lived there tell me the best thing about living there is the feeling you get when you move out. Again though, although it might be a bit grotty, as with most 'bad' places if you keep your nose clean and aren't a numpty at night you'll come out of it fine, I think. Time will tell.
How about y'all?
As far as living nice, I've said this before: yeah, we do alright in the rat race. After years of floundering, I landed a super secure job (which I hate), my wife had a good job as well (but she was canned - and of course she hates being out of work), I have a house, no real debt, a couple of old cars that get me weird looks because I have no desire to buy a status symbol. Typical suburban life with atypical people.
Some years ago I had to move clear across the country to get "here". I was an ultra lib at the time so I was full of hope and to be honest, I did it. Y'know, the thing: clawed my way up despite basically being street trash. Anyhow, the stark reality started to set in 10 or so years ago, right as my politics started to change: every step up was two steps back.
I'll explain. Making it fucking sucks. I have no friends. I'm now forced to hang out with either PMCs or go clear across town to be with average people who I naturally now have nothing in common with. My politics also preemptively make me a pariah to anyone who gets to know me.
Basically, the atomization is real. And is now complete. The only people who care about me are my wife and kid. All my hobbies are basically exercises in keeping my brain occupied from being lonely. It sucks.
Lib area in a Lib city in a red state. All my neighbors
have perfect lawns.Warning other users to not dox themselves if they don't wish to.
I hate the area I'm in. Conservative, rural hell. Not even actually empty and nature-filled rural, but non-crop farms (mostly cattle and horses from what I've seen) and then a lot of swamps and marshes and the occasional attempt at little suburb-type developments. I've been biking and going around a lot of the backroads around here lately and seeing so many big, moderately expensive houses hiding out here. Had no idea so many rich people were out here in their petit-mansions (not any McMansions, yet). Fucking impossible making new friends or meeting women unless you're active in town. I miss living in the city a lot.
Plus: lots of woods everywhere, lots of trees, I absolutely adore all the green.
Minus: car centric hellscape, no sidewalks, no public transport, nothing even remotely within walking distance. I have to drive to get literally anywhere.
If there were somewhere that had sidewalks, stuff within walking distance, some public transport, the same amount of green, and was actually affordable, I'd be in heaven.
I cannot complain about the location, but a lot of the people in it are the textbook definition of gammon.
It is beautiful here, but lonely. Without a car, your yard is like an island you are stranded on. At least it is a nice one.
Live in the middle of nowhere in South Africa. In general I have a love - hate relationship with the country. It's a beautiful country with great weather and great people if you go looking for them, but inequality is the worst in the world, people are struggling, crime is really bad, the government is very corrupt and there aren't many jobs available with unemployment being super high.
As for the specific area, I live in next to a field and main road. The field burns itself at least once a year, and the road is a narrow piece of crap that is crumbling. But otherwise it's pretty nice. Can't complain, have everything I need. Just wish I lived closer to my irl friends.
You just described the college town I live in so aptly that we either live in the same place, or all of these places are the same.
Not great. Terrible public transportation, not walkable, barely bikeable, housing is expensive, restaurants are expensive and mostly bad. We do have some nice parks and trails. The vibe is off, even mixture of rich libs and conservatives who make no secret of hating the homeless and rich libs who pretend not to hate the homeless. We also have libertarians. The vehicles are too damned tall. Oh it's hot
