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23 Jan 2020, 2:42 am

A place with neighbours from Hell.



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23 Jan 2020, 5:31 am

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I hate small towns. I'm sure they're not necessarily "bad places" to live in for everybody but for me they would be one of the circles of hell.

Why do you say that?

Maybe I was just unlucky, but my experience with people in small towns or suburbs (in 3 different countries) was that they are very intrusive and gossipy (the nasty and mostly false kind), small-minded, conformist and judgemental of everyone but themselves and those like themselves: foreigners, those of a different race, gay people, those interested in art and culture etc. I'm sure there must be some exceptions somewhere but I'm not talking any chances.

And, as TP mentioned, there's not much to do on top of that.


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23 Jan 2020, 6:12 am

BenderRodriguez wrote:
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I hate small towns. I'm sure they're not necessarily "bad places" to live in for everybody but for me they would be one of the circles of hell.

Why do you say that?

Maybe I was just unlucky, but my experience with people in small towns or suburbs (in 3 different countries) was that they are very intrusive and gossipy (the nasty and mostly false kind), small-minded, conformist and judgemental of everyone but themselves and those like themselves: foreigners, those of a different race, gay people, those interested in art and culture etc. I'm sure there must be some exceptions somewhere but I'm not talking any chances.

And, as TP mentioned, there's not much to do on top of that.

Same experience here. Big cities are much more tolerant and embracing diversity, people are much less judgemental towards their neighbours.

Of course, there is no comparison to places with ongoing wars or brutal regimes, to be clear about it.


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23 Jan 2020, 7:46 am

Yeah, obviously.

I like people who are too busy with their lives to show a disproportionate "interest" in what others do - seems to be more common in metropolitan areas.

It's great to be able to choose where you live - I really feel for people here who are stuck in places they hate, it can mess up your life in terrible ways.


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25 Jan 2020, 6:03 am

Near the equator especially in places like Haiti and South America. It is always hot there with no change in seasons.



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26 May 2020, 3:27 am

Studying geography, I would say the worst place to live geographically would be the Middle East (Esp. Gulf States), because it is mostly desert with almost no forests to get wood to build houses, or rain to collect water and/or to enjoy rainy days.



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26 May 2020, 3:46 am

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Pretty much any Middle Eastern or African country, because of the way women are generally treated.

Ebola, malaria, sleeping sickness, yellow fever, and MERS-Cov don't sound like a fun time, either.

Geographically their bad to because they are mostly deserts with very little rain or forests to properly sustain a population (One of the reasons Western Europe and Eastern Asia have a large population is due to geography). But it's good for oil production because it has a lot of oil reserves.



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26 May 2020, 3:47 am

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Studying geography, I would say the worst place to live geographically would be the Middle East (Esp. Gulf States), because it is mostly desert with almost no forests to get wood to build houses, or rain to collect water and/or to enjoy rainy days.



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10 Jan 2021, 10:25 pm

I would say China, North Korea, and Syria.

China and North Korea for their communism and Syria for civil war.



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10 Jan 2021, 10:37 pm

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Midland, Texas, especially if you're not religious.

Nearly everyone there goes to church every Sunday.

It's a 5 hour drive to the nearest big metro area. There's only about 250,000 people in this metro. Flights out of the airport are very expensive and often fully booked.

Cost of living is comparable to California without any of the benefits of living in California like beaches, mountains, good food, etc.

It's a depressing desert landscape everywhere as far as the eyes can see.

That must sound awful.



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11 Jan 2021, 10:20 pm

Right on the Equator of any part of the world. It would be for me. I like colder temperatures.


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11 Jan 2021, 10:28 pm

Lorena Bobbitt's bed.


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12 Jan 2021, 4:04 pm

Earth. :|



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12 Jan 2021, 6:25 pm

Right now ,the White House.


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12 Jan 2021, 11:18 pm

These days, The United States seem to be the worst place to live.


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17 Jan 2021, 3:54 am

CockneyRebel wrote:
These days, The United States seem to be the worst place to live.

Why do you say that?