&gt; I never implied i cared really, don&#x27;t be so defensive.<p>The fact that you expended so many keystrokes explaining why you think city living is better implies that you do care. And you were the one being defensive. I never said one word trying to convince you my preference is better.<p>&gt; My point, is that city living is objectively better, which is why i don&#x27;t understand why people prefer to live in the burbs.<p>No offense, but I don&#x27;t think you&#x27;re using the word &quot;objectively&quot; correctly. You seem to put a lot of stock in your perception that it&#x27;s less expensive to live in the city. But money is a very subjective value. I make enough money that I don&#x27;t have to ride on smelly buses, so I choose not to. You may view it differently, and that&#x27;s cool. Perhaps you see it as a personal virtue, or find it gratifying for other reasons. Whatever. And I like being able to start my car in my heated garage in the winter, rather than dig it out of a snow bank parked on the street a block from my house, like some of my urban friends do. It&#x27;s all very subjective.