Some people like urban environments, some rural. I tend to like rural environments, but when you want what is in a city, you have to drive there, or like long, long walks. People who like urban environments like New York City because its pretty easy to get around without a car. Turq seems to be far more gregarious than I am, for example. I can be around neighbours for years and have no idea who they are. Some other members of my family can strike up relationships in minutes. Its fine he lives where he enjoys life. Leiden looks like a charming place.
The question is, has Turq found the ideal café in Leiden from which to assault us with his humour. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" <richard@> wrote: > > > > > turquoiseb: > > > It's really *neat* to live in a town that you > > > can live in successfully and comfortably without > > > a car. > > > > Over here, we have cars so we can get OUT of town! > > That's what you get for living in a town you > want -- or need -- to get OUT of. :-) > > > So why, exactly, would you want to living in an > > upstairs apartment downtown with a couple of dogs > > to care for? It doesn't make any sense - you're > > still contracting, right? You could be living > > anywhere - why pick MMY's front yard? Go figure. > > I know that Texans cannot comprehend geography, > but Vlodrop is 200 kilometers away, on the other > side of the Netherlands. ( That's 125 miles, since > Texas schools probably don't teach you much in the > way of math, either. :-) > > As for where I live, it's a very nice three-story > townhouse, close to everything I might need or > want. My supermarket is less than a block away. > One of my favorite "writing cafes" so far, even > closer. > > I have spent time in what Americans call suburbs, > and understand both the geography and the mindset > of them. In many cases, there are no sidewalks, > because no one walks, and even if they did, there > is nowhere to walk *to*. I know a couple of dozen > of my neighbors already, and I've been here less > than two weeks; how many of yours do you know? > > When I was living in Santa Fe and commuting (for > economic reasons) to the Detroit area for work, > they stuck us consultants in an apartment in one > of these 'burb communities. There was no there > there. It was awful. I later found out that in > that particular community, a medical study had > been recently undertaken that showed that over > 70% of its residents were on a constant prescription > for anti-depressants. > > Duh. > > Fairfield sounds much nicer by comparison. There > is a there there, and (from what I understand) a > downtown area that you can walk around in, and run > into your neighbors and converse with them. That's > more my idea of an OK place to live. > > Out in the boonies in Texas, with only prairie dogs > to talk to...not so much. No wonder you need to > get OUT of town. :-) >
