Agree or Disagree: Day 12: Suburbs are awesome

[Torie]

It depends on what you are looking for. Burbs or course vary a lot, from elite to dumps. In general, unless you have kids, they don't make much sense, all things being equal, and depending how where and how you make ends meet. But well, some cities are a lot better than others, as we all know.

[Torie]

Hell no.

Would you rather live in Detroit or Ann Arbor?

[Torie]

I know I'm 18 right now, but I doubt I'll change my mind too much on this one:  I'd rather be shot in the face with a pellet gun.

Seattle itself is a suburb. Please!

Assuming you marry and breed, and do well, you will find yourself in an elite close in suburb. I see Mercer Island in your future.

[Torie]

Hell no.

Would you rather live in Detroit or Ann Arbor?

Neither one is a suburb so the question isn't very relevant.

Ann Arbor actually is. MacNamara lived there when he commuted to Dearborn. It is packed with commuters. You would not live in Detroit in a zillion years BRTD. Nor some other down and out towns.

By the way, unbeautiful downtown Detroit is close to Ann Arbor than whatever Toledo has to offer, which I suspect is nothing. And Ann Arbor is even closer to where money is made in the Detroit metro area. The Detroit airport is about 15 miles away to boot.

So flush the Toledo card. It was a joker! 

[Torie]

I know I'm 18 right now, but I doubt I'll change my mind too much on this one:  I'd rather be shot in the face with a pellet gun.

Seattle itself is a suburb. Please!

A damn good thing I don't live in Seattle, then

But, yeah, Seattle is a little suburban for me.  Vancouver is more to my tastes.

Still claiming residence in Tacoma eh? How clinging!

[Torie]

I lived in Ann Arbor BRTD. It is more of a suburb now, than then. If you have to live in the Detroit metro area, and have a family, where would you live?  That kind of answers the question no?

[Torie]

I lived in Ann Arbor BRTD. It is more of a suburb now, than then. If you have to live in the Detroit metro area, and have a family, where would you live?  That kind of answers the question no?

Well Ann Arbor isn't a choice as it's not in the Detroit metro. I'd go with a white, relatively affluent part of Detroit. I'm sure Detroit has neighborhoods with a higher median income than the one I currently live in, and certainly ones higher than the ones surrounding me (I basically live in a white enclave surrounded by the river and the ghetto.)

I note though you had to include the "have a family" part. That says a lot.

It is totally part of the Detroit metro. Stop being so stubborn! And even more now, since "nobody" works in Detroit proper anymore.

[Torie]

Disagree

I don't despise the suburbs but I love cities. I can't see myself living outside of a major city.

If you drop into NE Philly, from space, would not you think it a suburb? Heck, wasn't it built in the 50's?

[Torie]

I lived in Ann Arbor BRTD. It is more of a suburb now, than then. If you have to live in the Detroit metro area, and have a family, where would you live?  That kind of answers the question no?

Well Ann Arbor isn't a choice as it's not in the Detroit metro. I'd go with a white, relatively affluent part of Detroit. I'm sure Detroit has neighborhoods with a higher median income than the one I currently live in, and certainly ones higher than the ones surrounding me (I basically live in a white enclave surrounded by the river and the ghetto.)

I note though you had to include the "have a family" part. That says a lot.

It is totally part of the Detroit metro. Stop being so stubborn! And even more now, since "nobody" works in Detroit proper anymore.

How can it be part of the Detroit metro being further away from Detroit than Toledo?

Because it isn't. Do a google maps on it, like I just did, and as I said, it is more about how far it is from where economic activity is going on in Detroit metro, which is other than Detroit City largely.

[Torie]

Where are all the strip clubs in the Detroit metro located? Better yet where's the place in it closest to the awesome Canadian strip clubs across the border?

Ypsilanti is probably packed with action, and it is only 10 miles away. Ann Arbor probably has action too, given well, who lives there. Brains need "love" too.  I doubt Windsor Canada has much action. It is just too frumpy.

[Torie]

I lived in Ann Arbor BRTD. It is more of a suburb now, than then. If you have to live in the Detroit metro area, and have a family, where would you live?  That kind of answers the question no?

Well Ann Arbor isn't a choice as it's not in the Detroit metro. I'd go with a white, relatively affluent part of Detroit. I'm sure Detroit has neighborhoods with a higher median income than the one I currently live in, and certainly ones higher than the ones surrounding me (I basically live in a white enclave surrounded by the river and the ghetto.)

I note though you had to include the "have a family" part. That says a lot.

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None exist in the "city," unless you live in the Renaissance Building, above the office floors.