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Robert · 25th Oct 2011, 07:10 AM

I live in a big coastal town in England.

To the north there are hills where the farmers live and to the south the richest people live in £500,000 houses near the sea. There is a small town centre where there are many pubs, charity shops and takeaway restaurants. A river runs along side it. The less well off residents of the town tend to live to the East nearer where the industrial estate is (place where things are made). There are a lot of parks.

You get a lot of Conservative types around here - You know, the retired old couple who base their entire ideologies on the distorted memories of their childhood.

Thats about it I think

cityofangels · 25th Oct 2011, 08:01 AM

I live in a really small town about 30-45 minutes from Portland. The town I live in has lots of forests, mountains, etc. It is a farming community. It is a very rainy place. The town I live in has a ton of churches, one tiny little store, one fire department, one post office, and one small little restaurant

I like to go to Portland quite a bit. It's quite a big city. I plan on moving there very soon. Portland has a lot of vegans, hippies, punks, grunge rockers, etc. It's a very fun place. Portland is a very gay friendly city. Check out Portlandia some time. It is filmed in Portland. It kinda makes fun of the Portland stereotype

Kerze · 25th Oct 2011, 08:03 AM

I live in West London but if I showed you a google maps satellite image of my house you wouldn't think I live in the capital; I have a giant park behind my house and fields going all along one side of the main road. I have to cross a river that goes past these fields to get to school but at the same time there's a bus stop at the end of my road and I can be at Westfeild (London's biggest indoor shopping center) in 20 mins on the bus and I can be on Oxford Street in about 45 mins on the tube.
It's quite a nice place to live because it's comparably peaceful but at the same time I live in the capital city so there's lots of stuff going on not far away and everything is really well connected by the tube and buses (which are free for me cos I'm still in full time education).

Kidd · 25th Oct 2011, 08:25 AM

I live in rural Ohio, in the country. My house is somewhat isolated I guess since there's only one other house for a while--a young English couple lives across the street from me. My house was an old farmhouse that was built in the early 1900's and we've remodeled it. We own most of the land, and we've turned a giant portion of the fields around our house into yard, with a pond on the way. ^_^

The closest town is maybe 10 minutes away and it isn't anything special. The population is maybe 5,000 people, if that. It's mostly white, Christian, and conservative. Despite that though, it's still pretty open-minded and tolerant. I've never experienced any homophobia personally before. It was a fun place to live when I was growing up I guess, but now I just want to move away because there aren't any real opportunities for me here. Next year I'm going to start applying for graduate school, and I really want to go to Seattle University....

Hexagon · 25th Oct 2011, 08:53 AM

I live in a small town in the south west of england. Its boring.

CodePink · 25th Oct 2011, 11:34 AM

i live in houston

needshelp · 25th Oct 2011, 12:05 PM

well.... i live in new jersey. it's okay but nyc is so much better.

jersey is hell and new york is heaven. you're pretty much restricted to stay in a certain area for the rest of your life if you have no car and you pretty much have to search for a lot of places, things to do, etc since everything is all hidden. it really sucks.

**Gerry** · 25th Oct 2011, 12:07 PM

I live in a small town about 30 mins outside of Las Vegas.

fiddledeedee · 25th Oct 2011, 01:37 PM

I live in a middling-sized town near Oxford, and have done for as long as I can remember. I guess some might find it boring, but as I am an indoorsey person it is a great place.

IsItSo · 25th Oct 2011, 02:49 PM

I live in a rich suburb of New York. We have a decent sized population, but there's still nothing to do. Downtown is actually pretty vibrant, but all the restaurants are bland and the stores are tacky. My favorite thing about living here is how easy it is to leave - there's a train station a short walk from my house, and the city is a little less than an hour away from there.

Shades of Gray · 25th Oct 2011, 02:52 PM

Small (60k-ish people) rural town in Montana. (Though Montanans call it a city...pfft).

**Maddy** · 25th Oct 2011, 03:47 PM

I live in the suburbs of a capital city. My neck of the woods is about 20 minutes away from the city by train. My friends are scattered around Melbourne and beyond, so when we see each other it's usually in the city, and my work's based in the city too, so I'm probably there several days a week on average.

RedState · 25th Oct 2011, 04:02 PM

I've got 2 locations.
One is at a country club a few minuets outside of downtown Birmingham...which is the socialite capitol of the Southeast (I don't care what those bitches from Atlanta say)...songs and poems are written about Birmingham...and it is home to the best black-tie cocktail parties known to man-kind (and I don't care what those bitches from Georgetown say either) I've got a townhouse that overlooks the golf course...and my entire neighborhood stays drunk. Metro Birmingham is a little over a million people.

My second pad is in DC. A buddy of mine has a 2 bedroom condo right off Dupont Circle so I rent one of his rooms...it's small but its good for a transient like me...I just recently changed jobs so I will be up there full time after the first of the year so I am in the process of finding my own place in the same area...and everyone in Washington stays drunk as well...but at least I can take the Metro instead of driving.

starfish · 25th Oct 2011, 04:44 PM

I live in a suburb of Austin which is the capital of Texas. The metro area is about 1.7 Million people. So it is pretty good sized.

It is not bad, but not exactly my cup of tea. Lots lot live music and you can find stuff to do. The city of Austin is very liberal compared to the rest of the state.

Lychee · 25th Oct 2011, 04:49 PM

I've also got 2 places.

1. Suburbs of a capital city (not even a city, a metropolis). 20 minutes from the city by train, 15 minutes drive from a nice beach, 10 mins drive from the largest shopping centre in Australia. We also own an apartment in the inner city, which I will hopefully be living in in a couple of years.

2. Inner city of Australia's capital city (Canberra). Unfortunately, with a population of 300,000, it feels tiny. Also, Canberra is known as 'the bush capital' so even though my suburb is actually called 'City', it still feels middle of nowhere. There are often kangaroos, ducks and rabbits within 2 mins walk of my apartment.

Nazo · 25th Oct 2011, 06:31 PM

Since I'm in college, I live in the city. In a city frequently called the Murder Capital of the US.

When I go home for the weekend about once per month, I go back to a quiet, super small farm town with a population of maybe 5,000.

TraceElement · 25th Oct 2011, 09:35 PM

I live in town of 100,000 in upstate NY... a 10-15 minute drive from Lake Ontario.

Danny19 · 25th Oct 2011, 09:43 PM

I live in L.A.

maverick · 25th Oct 2011, 10:00 PM

I live in a metropolitan city with a population of roughly 417,600 people (if you include the outlying hamlets that surround the city proper).

It's okay, but I'd prefer to live somewhere else.

midwestgirl89 · 26th Oct 2011, 01:05 AM

I live on a farm near a town with about 6000 people. I hardly ever see my neighbors even though I can walk to their house down the gravel road. We're not far from the neighbors but we tend to stay fairly isolated. You have to drive to get to the town.

---------- Post added 26th Oct 2011 at 04:07 AM ----------

The people in the town are mainly white, Christian, conservatives. People are nice for the most part but I'm not openly gay so I'm not sure what they would think if I wore a rainbow flag into the local grocery store or held a girl's hand. Younger people are more open minded there.

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25th Oct 2011, 07:10 AM	#1
Robert EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male ♂ Orientation: Gay Out Status: Some people Location: World Posts: 971 Join Date: Jun 2011	What kind of place do you live in? I live in a big coastal town in England. To the north there are hills where the farmers live and to the south the richest people live in £500,000 houses near the sea. There is a small town centre where there are many pubs, charity shops and takeaway restaurants. A river runs along side it. The less well off residents of the town tend to live to the East nearer where the industrial estate is (place where things are made). There are a lot of parks. You get a lot of Conservative types around here - You know, the retired old couple who base their entire ideologies on the distorted memories of their childhood. Thats about it I think __________________ "I am like a mirror that dares not be what nature made it, but feels obligated, always, to reflect what surrounds it." - Frederick II of Prussia. "England is a Prison" - Gerrard Winstanley Last edited by Robert; 25th Oct 2011 at 07:12 AM..

25th Oct 2011, 08:01 AM	#2
cityofangels Well Known Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: A few people Location: In a small town right outside of Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 156 Join Date: Aug 2011	Re: What kind of place do you live in? I live in a really small town about 30-45 minutes from Portland. The town I live in has lots of forests, mountains, etc. It is a farming community. It is a very rainy place. The town I live in has a ton of churches, one tiny little store, one fire department, one post office, and one small little restaurant I like to go to Portland quite a bit. It's quite a big city. I plan on moving there very soon. Portland has a lot of vegans, hippies, punks, grunge rockers, etc. It's a very fun place. Portland is a very gay friendly city. Check out Portlandia some time. It is filmed in Portland. It kinda makes fun of the Portland stereotype

25th Oct 2011, 08:03 AM	#3
Kerze Formerly Concretehands Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: two Location: London Town Age: 17 Posts: 1,297 Join Date: Aug 2010	Re: What kind of place do you live in? I live in West London but if I showed you a google maps satellite image of my house you wouldn't think I live in the capital; I have a giant park behind my house and fields going all along one side of the main road. I have to cross a river that goes past these fields to get to school but at the same time there's a bus stop at the end of my road and I can be at Westfeild (London's biggest indoor shopping center) in 20 mins on the bus and I can be on Oxford Street in about 45 mins on the tube. It's quite a nice place to live because it's comparably peaceful but at the same time I live in the capital city so there's lots of stuff going on not far away and everything is really well connected by the tube and buses (which are free for me cos I'm still in full time education). __________________ Please Understand. We don't want no trouble, we just want the right to be different. That's all. - Pulp/Different Class

25th Oct 2011, 08:25 AM	#4
Kidd You'll love me! Full Member Gender: ♂ Orientation: ♂ ♥ ♂ Out Status: Out Location: N.W. Ohio Age: 21 Posts: 1,430 Join Date: Mar 2010	Re: What kind of place do you live in? I live in rural Ohio, in the country. My house is somewhat isolated I guess since there's only one other house for a while--a young English couple lives across the street from me. My house was an old farmhouse that was built in the early 1900's and we've remodeled it. We own most of the land, and we've turned a giant portion of the fields around our house into yard, with a pond on the way. ^_^ The closest town is maybe 10 minutes away and it isn't anything special. The population is maybe 5,000 people, if that. It's mostly white, Christian, and conservative. Despite that though, it's still pretty open-minded and tolerant. I've never experienced any homophobia personally before. It was a fun place to live when I was growing up I guess, but now I just want to move away because there aren't any real opportunities for me here. Next year I'm going to start applying for graduate school, and I really want to go to Seattle University.... __________________ I feel a hunger. Take my picture by the pool, because I'm the next big thing. Fingers crossed, my time is coming now...

25th Oct 2011, 08:53 AM	#5
Hexagon Bright Spark Full Member Gender: ?TM transguy Orientation: Panromantic Asexual Out Status: Pending review Location: Somerset, UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,051 Join Date: May 2011	Re: What kind of place do you live in? I live in a small town in the south west of england. Its boring. __________________ When god has low self-esteem, does that make him an atheist?

25th Oct 2011, 11:34 AM	#6
CodePink Newbie Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: Gay Out Status: All but family Location: Houston Posts: 6 Join Date: Oct 2011	Re: What kind of place do you live in? i live in houston

25th Oct 2011, 12:05 PM	#7
needshelp really likes you Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: out to some, not family and friends though Location: in a closet near you Age: 25 Posts: 691 Join Date: Sep 2011	Re: What kind of place do you live in? well.... i live in new jersey. it's okay but nyc is so much better. jersey is hell and new york is heaven. you're pretty much restricted to stay in a certain area for the rest of your life if you have no car and you pretty much have to search for a lot of places, things to do, etc since everything is all hidden. it really sucks.

25th Oct 2011, 12:07 PM	#8
Gerry We're all a little mad! EC Moderator Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Some people Location: Las Vegas Age: 24 Posts: 5,551 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: What kind of place do you live in? I live in a small town about 30 mins outside of Las Vegas. __________________ "Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality".-James Baldwin

25th Oct 2011, 01:37 PM	#9
fiddledeedee 22/12-31/12+X! Full Member Gender: Complicated female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Most, sans Dad Location: England Age: 15 Posts: 1,128 Join Date: May 2011	Re: What kind of place do you live in? I live in a middling-sized town near Oxford, and have done for as long as I can remember. I guess some might find it boring, but as I am an indoorsey person it is a great place. __________________ A problem should be measured not by the cause of the problem but by the consequences it has on a person. ~ Anfauglith

25th Oct 2011, 02:49 PM	#10
IsItSo EC Addict Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: 同志 Out Status: A few people Location: New York-ish Age: 18 Posts: 771 Join Date: Apr 2010	Re: What kind of place do you live in? I live in a rich suburb of New York. We have a decent sized population, but there's still nothing to do. Downtown is actually pretty vibrant, but all the restaurants are bland and the stores are tacky. My favorite thing about living here is how easy it is to leave - there's a train station a short walk from my house, and the city is a little less than an hour away from there.

25th Oct 2011, 02:52 PM	#11
Shades of Gray EC's insomniac Regular Member Gender: How about...feminine bear? :P Orientation: Phys attr: bi. Sexual attr: gay. Rom. androcentric Out Status: Everyone that matters, except father and extd. fam Location: Montana or Seattle, dependent on time of year. Age: 20 Posts: 647 Join Date: Jul 2011	Re: What kind of place do you live in? Small (60k-ish people) rural town in Montana. (Though Montanans call it a city...pfft).

25th Oct 2011, 03:47 PM	#12
Maddy Free Hugs EC Admin Gender: - Orientation: Into girls Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 7,704 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: What kind of place do you live in? I live in the suburbs of a capital city. My neck of the woods is about 20 minutes away from the city by train. My friends are scattered around Melbourne and beyond, so when we see each other it's usually in the city, and my work's based in the city too, so I'm probably there several days a week on average. __________________ how strange it is to be anything at all [Victor] 2:09 pm: and then halloween happened and I was outside in a skirt.

25th Oct 2011, 04:02 PM	#13
RedState The Grendel to Everyone's Beowulf Full Member Gender: Male Out Status: 2 Location: The Southeastern Conference Age: 30 Posts: 1,448 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: What kind of place do you live in? I've got 2 locations. One is at a country club a few minuets outside of downtown Birmingham...which is the socialite capitol of the Southeast (I don't care what those bitches from Atlanta say)...songs and poems are written about Birmingham...and it is home to the best black-tie cocktail parties known to man-kind (and I don't care what those bitches from Georgetown say either) I've got a townhouse that overlooks the golf course...and my entire neighborhood stays drunk. Metro Birmingham is a little over a million people. My second pad is in DC. A buddy of mine has a 2 bedroom condo right off Dupont Circle so I rent one of his rooms...it's small but its good for a transient like me...I just recently changed jobs so I will be up there full time after the first of the year so I am in the process of finding my own place in the same area...and everyone in Washington stays drunk as well...but at least I can take the Metro instead of driving. __________________

25th Oct 2011, 04:44 PM	#14
starfish This space for lease. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: I like guys Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Hippie Town, Alberta of the US Age: 31 Posts: 2,109 Join Date: Nov 2008	Re: What kind of place do you live in? I live in a suburb of Austin which is the capital of Texas. The metro area is about 1.7 Million people. So it is pretty good sized. It is not bad, but not exactly my cup of tea. Lots lot live music and you can find stuff to do. The city of Austin is very liberal compared to the rest of the state. __________________ All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work. --Thomas J. Watson

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25th Oct 2011, 04:49 PM	#15
Lychee EC Addict Full Member Gender: Spazmatazz Orientation: Friendspage Location: Contrabassoon Posts: 1,739 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: What kind of place do you live in? I've also got 2 places. 1. Suburbs of a capital city (not even a city, a metropolis). 20 minutes from the city by train, 15 minutes drive from a nice beach, 10 mins drive from the largest shopping centre in Australia. We also own an apartment in the inner city, which I will hopefully be living in in a couple of years. 2. Inner city of Australia's capital city (Canberra). Unfortunately, with a population of 300,000, it feels tiny. Also, Canberra is known as 'the bush capital' so even though my suburb is actually called 'City', it still feels middle of nowhere. There are often kangaroos, ducks and rabbits within 2 mins walk of my apartment. __________________ We we we so excited.

25th Oct 2011, 06:31 PM	#16
Nazo Janis Ian's Lesbian Crush Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Facebook, not hiding at college Location: Michigan Age: 19 Posts: 2,071 Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: What kind of place do you live in? Since I'm in college, I live in the city. In a city frequently called the Murder Capital of the US. When I go home for the weekend about once per month, I go back to a quiet, super small farm town with a population of maybe 5,000. __________________ are you feeling like a prisoner are you living life the way you want giving time to ones you love are you giving time to who you are

25th Oct 2011, 09:35 PM	#17
TraceElement The one and only Full Member Gender: Genderqueer Orientation: Kinsey 4 Out Status: to most people who matter Location: Rochester, NY Age: 23 Posts: 455 Join Date: Jan 2011	Re: What kind of place do you live in? I live in town of 100,000 in upstate NY... a 10-15 minute drive from Lake Ontario. __________________ Carpe Diem- Grab life by the balls, one day at a time.

25th Oct 2011, 09:43 PM	#18
Danny19 Lets see what happens Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: i love boys!!! Out Status: Some people Location: Los Angeles Age: 19 Posts: 722 Join Date: Jul 2010	Re: What kind of place do you live in? I live in L.A. __________________ “Whats meant to be, will always find its way"

25th Oct 2011, 10:00 PM	#19
maverick let watchers become warriors Full Member Gender: You tell me. Orientation: Hey good lookin'. wink Out Status: It's pretty obvious. Location: Alabama cue banjos Age: 26 Posts: 2,118 Join Date: Nov 2010	Re: What kind of place do you live in? I live in a metropolitan city with a population of roughly 417,600 people (if you include the outlying hamlets that surround the city proper). It's okay, but I'd prefer to live somewhere else. __________________ Shelter me oh genius words, just give me strength / to pen these things, and give me peace to well her wings / and oh, oh carry on, all you minstrels of the world, we will catch our lady's ear, we will win for us the girl.

26th Oct 2011, 01:05 AM	#20
midwestgirl89 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Interested in Women Out Status: Some people Age: 23 Posts: 559 Join Date: Jul 2011	Re: What kind of place do you live in? I live on a farm near a town with about 6000 people. I hardly ever see my neighbors even though I can walk to their house down the gravel road. We're not far from the neighbors but we tend to stay fairly isolated. You have to drive to get to the town. ---------- Post added 26th Oct 2011 at 04:07 AM ---------- The people in the town are mainly white, Christian, conservatives. People are nice for the most part but I'm not openly gay so I'm not sure what they would think if I wore a rainbow flag into the local grocery store or held a girl's hand. Younger people are more open minded there.