Is Life Slow Or Fast In Your Town/City?

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@gtargirl (5376)
United States
October 29, 2007 3:34pm CST
Is there lots to do where you live? Night life, shopping or major attractions like amusement parks, perhaps. Or is your town serene? Life is kick back. You bake apple pies from the apples in your back yard etc. What's life like in your neck of the woods and what do you love best about it.
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
29 Oct 07
lol I live in Vegas and you ask is it exciting ! Of course it is 24 hours fun fun fun. I like the casinos and the bands they have also like to go to the freemont experience and watch the free concerts when they have one
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
30 Oct 07
every month I go to vegasexperince.com and find out what they have for the month under the experince doom most times they hav free concert on 1st street od 3rd street stages.
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
30 Oct 07
That just sounds amazing.
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
29 Oct 07
Hey now, viva Las Vegas. That town I know is buzzing. Never sleeps, I hear. You know I love the Blue Man Crew/Group but I think I would get clostraphobia (sp?) in that audience. Free concerts hey? Tell us about it??
@new_waver (198)
29 Oct 07
Well, compared to the tiny little Florida town I used to live in, this place seems very fast and urban. However, really, compared to a place like London, Newcastle is very slow and provincial. Compare the subways, for instance: In London if you miss your train, you only have to wait 4 or 5 minutes for the next one. In Newcastle if you miss your train you may have to wait up to 20 minutes for the next one. In London you can find many places open until 2 am, whereas in Newcastle most clubs close at 11. Still, at least there are places to go and things to do here, and we're only half an hour from the rural countryside. Best of both worlds, really! ;)
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
30 Oct 07
I remember London. Would you believe I was there for one day? The only thoughts of London I have is Mom and me laughing our heads off as Dad dragged us all over town. I mean we literally ran everywhere. I think he wanted us to see everything cause we had 24 hours. Newcastle sounds delightful. If I ever make it back to the UK I have four destinations so far: London, Scarborough, the Borders and Newcastle.
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
31 Oct 07
That's what I was banking on. Visiting the most castle-filled country side. I'll get there some day.
30 Oct 07
You're in luck then, because Newcastle is very close to the Scottish border. The only thing that's between us and Scotland is Northumberland county, the most rural (and castle-filled) county in the UK.
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@carolbee (16230)
• United States
30 Oct 07
It's fast where I live. Many bars, restaurants, nightclubs, shopping malls, movies, casinos and always a sporting event. The midwest is very pretty in the Fall with the leaves changing colors. I was born and raised in our city so don't know anything else but a fast life.
@carolbee (16230)
• United States
30 Oct 07
I've heard the saying, "git her dunn" but never use it myself. Guess it's a personal choice........lol Casinos in this area for about the past 15 yrs. I'm a big fan so know all about the casinos.
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
30 Oct 07
A real Fall, just like those Rams, JK JK! I do have a friend from your part of the world. He's the funniest guy ever. Do they really say "Git er dunn?" Hehehehe. I was unaware of the casinos. Is that just in recent years? In any case, thanks for dropping by CarolB. Have a wonderful Fallish afternoon.
@raychill (6525)
• United States
29 Oct 07
Are there cities that aren't fast? Because I'd like to see that. And by city I mean really a city and not a town that's like a city. I live in Baltimore. It might not be New York but it's a pretty busy and fast paced city and I've never been to a city that wasn't.
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
30 Oct 07
You could have a point here. I guess comparitively speaking we could say that one "city" isn't as fast paced as others. Point taken though.
@mikecrush (163)
• Malaysia
30 Oct 07
i live in the city now. compared to my hometown 250 KM away up north , this life now is faster than before. Everyone walks 3 times faster and talks faster . lol sometimes i have annual leave and go back to my hometown to unwind . go mountain climbing or just bathe in the waterfall.This works very well for my rejuvenation. :)
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
6 Nov 07
Oh my gosh! To bathe in a waterfall!! That is a slice of heaven. And you left it? Oh no.
• China
30 Oct 07
The life is a little fast in my city,there are so many people,so many cars....I don't like this kind of life,so hard working,so little money.My home town is a small viliage with many trees and many animals that countries don't have.I want to live in the seaworld if possible!
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
30 Oct 07
Maybe one day you will make it back to your hometown. One can only hope. Did you say you would like to live in SeaWorld? Shamu's SeaWorld? That's sounds kind of nice. My daughter use to go to SeaWorld camp and they slept in that underground part where you could see the mammals and fishies through the glass. You would like it.
• United States
31 Oct 07
a combination of slow and fast, which is how i love it
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
6 Nov 07
That sounds very interesting. I like places that combine both but I would still live in the slower part of town. hehehe.
@rimsha (806)
• Pakistan
30 Oct 07
In every where life is going very fast. But I like slow life.
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
6 Nov 07
Yes, it sure does feel like life everywhere is just moving way too fast. I'm afraid if everyone slowed down we would stop functioning as a society or something. Scary thought. I agree with you, I like the slower pace and simple life.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
4 Nov 07
Life in my town is slow and I love the life here as we can enjoy more of our life with a slow pace.
@joshboz (1209)
• Australia
30 Oct 07
hi friend, in my place life is very fast especially my life. my life right now is 80% work and the 20% is left for unusual activities. in the 20% i visit my parents, sleeping, joining mylot and eating. the rest is purely work more than 8 hours a day. i work in the hospital and usually you will never realize time move fast there because work is very toxic there. good day.
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@gradyslady (4054)
• United States
29 Oct 07
I live in Cleveland so there's lots and I mean lots to do here. It's a busy busy place here, and I kind of like it.
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
30 Oct 07
Ah yes, the only time I get to see Cleveland is when the Angels come to visit you. And then it's only from the Stadium point of view. You're a city girl then?
@MarieJ23 (1040)
• United States
30 Oct 07
We live in a city and it's a suburb of Dallas,TX so we really have a lot of things to do here. The shopping malls, nightlife spots and the like are just very near to us. But when I grow old already, I want to have a countryside living but the place is still near to the city.
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@izathewzia (5134)
• Philippines
30 Oct 07
I think it is slow here. Life is so simple and we really had a peaceful & a very normal life here No amusement parks, malls, casinos, etc nearby. I like our place better for the sake om children. I want the to grow with a normal life in a very peaceful environment.
@darkaeon (465)
• Portugal
30 Oct 07
No not really the life in my city is slow... theres nothing to do there and its very boring... im tired of living there...
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• India
30 Oct 07
I am from calicut south India(kerala state).My place is slowly becoming fast and i am living in a city.But compare to other places,i can still enjoy natural beauty.
@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
30 Oct 07
The place I live in, is called a city..but it really isn't. There is not much going on at all. Now the last place I lived...I will not say it was slow, but the Daily newspaper..and it did have the word daily in the name was not published daily. I really find it a bit too boring, for example, we like to go out for dinner theater and it is over and hour drive --- but we go cause we like it. The best time I like - is knowing that one day I will say - I used to live there
30 Oct 07
I live in Birmingham here in the UK. The second city of the country we are lucky to have such a bright and vibrant city, full of life, one of the biggest shopping complexes in the country, the NEC, NIA and other venues for major events and an international airport close at hand. Bright lights, big city, yes it's great but equally we are surrounded by some wonderful countryside. Not far from Stratford upon Avon and the Malverns, and the Cotswolds are not that far away either. I am lucky in that my house is a ten minute drive from the city centre and yet also a ten minute drive into the countryside, the suburb is quiet yet full of life.
@subathra (3519)
• India
30 Oct 07
I live in chennai, India which is a metro city and a very very busy place all time..when we step in roads we can hear loud noise of vehicles passing here and there and its difficult to talk over a phone in buses and trains too because of crowd..crowded everywhere and anytime..I love this way of lifestyle but love to listen to birds noise and calmness too..
@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
30 Oct 07
When I lived in Tampa, it was fairly fast. At least you could go to get Chinese at 1 in the morning. Here, in Fayetteville, not so fast. I can go to Walmart if I need something at that time of evening, but if you don't like Waffle House there is no choices lol. Not as much activities here as in Tampa either. I like it just the same though. Sometimes a slower life isn't so bad.
@Margajoe (4709)
• Germany
31 Oct 07
Normally, there is alot to do in Berlin. There are lots of historic things to see. Many kinds of museams. Lots of stores, and big supermarkets. Bigger then in Holland. Lots of American Stores here too. I like that. When and if I can walk better and longer, I would like to go into the shopping Centers again. It is fun observing people. Just sitting with a cup of coffee, and watching people walk by . In the summer that is so interessting. People come from all over the world to Berlin. I really like it here. Never expected that would happen. If you would have told me a couple of years ago, I would be living in Berlin, I would have called you crazy. It has been one year know. Lost my job, but still I want to stay here. People here mind there own business. And are very helpfull when you need them. Friendly and very polite. Take care.