(October 4, 2011 at 6:31 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:I've found the pace of life in most larger cities has a negative impact on one's goodwill towards others.
OTOH, as Bill Maher has observed: "There's a reason small towns are small. No one wants to live there."
Comedy aside, I suspect it has more to do with economic reasons than quality of life.
I work in Portland (450k pop in the city, perhaps another million in the metro area). It's certainly not as cosmopolitan as NYC or Chicago, but its a fine place to live with lots to do.
OTOH, I live in a much smaller city (161k) and own a home in an even smaller one (12k), and while the quality of life is quite good, I do have to go to Portland to do much of anything.