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Seen lots of people moving to big places , but im from a small town and id go back there in a heartbeat if i had WFH option (not possible with current job)

To clarify, im a European and its a question for everyone , not just americans!

  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    I live in a city of over 100,000 people and my grocery store is 25 minutes away. About an hour if I walk.

    I grew up in a small town and had two grocery stores within 8 minutes. Everything was a lot more expensive and there was less selection.

    Moved because of the lack of services (no hospital, volunteer FD and ambulance, no high school, no college nearby, no taxi service, no bus service, everything shut down at 6 PM).

    • andrewta@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      I feel you on that.

      I live in a town of about 71,000 The nearest grocery store which is a little bit more expensive is seven minutes by car. The other one that’s a little bit less expensive is about 15 to 20 minutes by car.

    • yoevli@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Out of curiosity, what region are you in? I live in a city of ~80,000 in the northeastish US and I’m not even sure it’s possible to be more than 5 or 10 minutes from a grocery store here.

      • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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        1 day ago

        West… there’s a lot more sprawl here AND rush hour traffic that lasts half the day, even on weekends.