r/interesting • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • May 13 '26

NATURE Would you trade city life for this?

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u/thicc_llama May 13 '26

No. I am from a place kinda like this. Yeah it looks great around you but you're not automatically in a constant euphoria because the nature looks good, if you're from a place without good nature it looks incredible, but when you live there it isn't something you're constantly admiring. Many aspects of everyday life becomes inconvenient and doesn't fit my lifestyle.

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u/Wild_Nectarine8197 May 13 '26

Yeah, I much prefer being in a place where I can drive 25 minutes and get to the forest, but I can also drive 15 minutes and get to Costco. You know, a place where I can go to a nice restaurant that's only a couple minutes away, meet with friends, etc.

That would be a nice place to vacation, but even if I had all the money to survive there, it's actually not that enticing for every day living.

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u/deathinactthree May 13 '26

As someone living in Seattle, this is the way. Costco, nice restaurants, all my friends, and a vibrant community are just down the street. The Cascades however are close enough that I can be standing in areas very much like what's shown in the post (just a US version) within 30ish minutes' drive.

So to answer OP's question, no--because I don't need to!

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u/thicc_llama May 13 '26

Yeah I say that as someone who lives in the middle of Tokyo like I can grab my camping gear and take my wife and some friends on a roadtrip

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u/Wild_Nectarine8197 May 13 '26

I've got Lake Tahoe less then an hour away, and plenty of great trails between. But I also live in walking distance of my favorite Pizza place. Now of course that also means I could technically live 5 minutes from the forest and still enjoy that quick commute to the grocery store (assuming I had the money), but it would also mean that I'd be at a place with a well, septic tank, and without good internet options.

There are certainly places that would be a bit nicer, but often times getting closer to nature comes with some major caveats.

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u/spicolie22 May 15 '26

You lost me at "drive". Now I cross post this to r/fuckcars.

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u/IJustWantToBeRich11 May 13 '26

same. im from bermuda... absolutely GORG but literally the most expensive place to live in the world...

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u/GeneralLedger17 May 13 '26

I just asked my gf to marry me there about 3 months ago.  There’s still some desolate beaches there and my god are they amazing.

She said yes!

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u/Lauris024 May 13 '26

That's because ships keep sinking in that triangle

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u/Ok-Chest-7932 May 13 '26

We built entire civilisations largely to escape the inconveniences of the natural world. Now those of us who didn't grow up on the rural fringes dream of giving it all up and returning to monke.

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u/AyyNonnyMoose May 13 '26

Yeah, I could live there for a few weeks. Then I'd return to my modern conveniences with a huge variety of things to do within an hour of me, with everything I need being (relatively) affordable and less than 10 minutes away.

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u/W0nderlandz May 14 '26

I did a study abroad a long time ago and was placed in an area similiar to this. They had an exchange student leave from a tiny town, so someone had to go to there (me!). I was in the Italian Swiss Alps. Gorgeous, but there were many things that weren't convenient and I realized small town life isn't for me. Like I'd hang out with someone from school, and someone else would be like "I saw you with Julia yesterday. How was your coffee with her?" And while friendly, it creeped me out because I felt watched.

Also people were so bored that they'd talk about each other a lot about the most mundane things (someone farting loudly is one I distinctly remember).

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u/NoPseudo79 May 14 '26

I mean, there are factual health benefits to being surrounded by nature. They might not feel important if you've had them your whole life, but they are

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u/LongJohnSelenium May 15 '26

Where I'm from its quite literally flat as a pancake with almost no trees. Growing up the idea of not being able to see the horizon for any reason is fairly weird.

So I visited lauterbrunen once, the general area in the video, and I thought man wouldn't it be amazing to have grown up here.

Then I thought anyone who did grow up here probably can't even appreciate it because to them its just normal.

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u/AtollMaya0 May 17 '26

i am from beautiful place surrounded by carpathians and i really admire the nature every single day walking or drinking coffee outside besides my personal experience its been proven that nature has big impact on your health