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And the home of Guilford College. Quaker roots. That's why my friends moved into a retirement complex in Greensboro. Great for study and stewardship.
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fear of cities?
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I wanted to go to Guildford college. Was too expensive. Would've cost me $50,000 at minimum. Would've had very little help fiancially and with aid mightve gotten that number down to $25000 a year out of pocket. UNCG is much cheaper
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UNCG is $7,491 after aid on average maybe $10,000 a year depending on how much aid and what you chose to do at the college. Still expensive but more manageable.
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Before I read your post, your thread title reminded me of this meme from a few years ago:
Spice
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Yeah, substantial difference between private and public/state schools. But no one can sneeze at UNC! Though Duke, State, and Wake Forest try. LOL
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A lot of people feel that way. While others are attracted to all the stuff happening in the cities.
I lived in Chicago for many years. I went there for grad school and loved the place, so I stayed. Funky art galleries, live blues joints, excellent cheap restaurants, reasonable rents, ... But I was young, and poor, and so was not in much danger from the ever-present criminals. So I didn't feel the fear, even though I certainly did have to learn how to be wary, ... of blind corners, and alleys, and certain neighborhoods, and getting around on the subways and busses at night.
But as I got older, I realized that the city is not a place to grow old in. Unless you're rich. And it was just making me tired.
So I moved to a much quieter place and have been here for a long time, now. I like it here. I suits me. I'm almost completely retired. And I don't have to constantly watch out for the street criminals. It's just the capitalist criminals that are killing the elderly around here. But they're everywhere. No escaping them in the 'Land of Unfettered Greed'. They will kill us all someday if we don't stop them. No matter where we live.
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It is hardly strange that people may (and do) find various aspects of modern large cities unconfortable or worse.
The mobility challenges; the lack of privacy; the exposure to noise and pollution; the onslaught of media and messages; the cost of living for even the basics such as residence and food.
There is no lack of good reasons to dislike them.
If anything, the movement towards online activities intensified that trend. Most of the upsides of living in a big city are greatly diminished by the Internet.
The mobility challenges; the lack of privacy; the exposure to noise and pollution; the onslaught of media and messages; the cost of living for even the basics such as residence and food.
There is no lack of good reasons to dislike them.
If anything, the movement towards online activities intensified that trend. Most of the upsides of living in a big city are greatly diminished by the Internet.
I used to live in London until my late teens when I moved out. Travelled to work (Tottenham Court Road, so fairly central) by tube and then bicycle for about a year each. Not sure which was the worst. But I did use the amenities of central London - as to large bookshops, record stores, music venues, concerts, and also theatrical performances, such that these no doubt made up for the unfriendly nature of large cities. Did a lot of reading whilst on the tube - which no doubt now would be listening to music to while away the time instead. Can't remember any particular encounter to make friends or enemies.
Fear? That sounds like an anxiety disorder. As for me, I've lived in major cities my whole life. I love cities but there's definitely problems, especially these days. But small towns are messed up, too.
That's a rather new thing, honestly, at least in the US. It was the suburbs that were more expensive, not the cities. The poor would live in cities and the more upper class would live in suburbs. Now the cities are getting too expensive and there's really nowhere for the poor to go.