Monday, April 21, 2008

 U is for Urban

I have no idea if I live in an urban area or not. How weird is that? If I were to describe my neighborhood to anyone, they would think suburban. However, my zip code means that I live in a city. So by definition that means it is urban, right?

I don't know if my impression of what urban is is skewed because of where I grew up. In my mind, NYC is urban. And so by comparison, Raleigh is nothing comparatively. Even downtown still seems like nothing compared to "The City".

So I guess what I'm wondering is whether I'm a city snob, or if there really is nothing that compares to New York.

And do I live in an urban area or a suburban?

Posted by Acinom @ 9:08 PM