# 518 residents. Do you like where you live? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 8, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/518-residents-do-you-like-where-you-live/258832 "2011-06-08T14:02:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 92
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/518-residents-do-you-like-where-you-live/258832/92 "2011-06-10T13:16:44Z")
> [@Who Do You Want to Race/See Race '08](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-do-you-want-to-race-see-race-08/42389/278): > > Well since Jclarks best logical argument is to twist what I’ve said and then withdrew I’ll ask you Kramer. > > What do you do in the city that you’re “never bored” that can’t be done here on weekly basis? Bars? Clubs? Parties? Movies? Watch the building stand up? You have to exclude any occasional visits to places and destinations because those can be **visited by us with the same ease** just without being **cooped up and constantly surrounded.** I’ll address the two parts I bolded separately. The first one is entirely incorrect. Think about these examples: If you wake up at 12PM on a Saturday in Albany, you can spontaneously decide to longboard through Central Park for two or three hours and make it back to your house in time for dinner? You can find five cheap Yankees tickets on StubHub for a weeknight game in a day or two and find four friends who are willing to get hammered, go to the game, and then wake up at 8AM the next day for work or class? Your friend can tell you on Thursday about Tiesto playing at Webster Hall that Sunday and actually get people to go and then not miss class or work Monday morning? If you can do any of those things, please let me know, because I’m using the wrong modes of transportation, hanging out with the wrong people, or both. Second, I don’t look at the city as being “cooped up and constantly surrounded.” I’m not sure if you’re playing devil’s advocate or if you actually feel that way yourself; if these are your feelings, there will be no influencing you. The energy of a big city is palpable every hour of every day of the week. People take that energy different ways. I’m not going to try and explain why people have different tastes and personalities. > [@Zombies](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zombies/42934/10): > > Can’t compare Albany to fun college campus life. Just isn’t in the same ballpark. True, but read this post. I’m not saying that the city life is great because I do all this shit every week. Simply having the opportunity to do all of those things without planning or disrupting obligations is very comforting and appealing. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/518-residents-do-you-like-where-you-live/258832)._