Am I the only one who notices this is "The Burbs" section, the threads title is called "What is the Burb for us" yet people are coming in, and attacking people for recommending the burbs?! I mean, seriously that is no different from snobby 'Main Liners' going into the Center City or Fairmount thread and saying that the Main Line is much better than City Living!
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Originally Posted by billy ross
I kept thinking to myself as I fought traffic and treacherous roads 'These people need to have their heads examined for living out here.'
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One reason might be you wouldn't have to drive 30 minutes getting lost and stuck in traffic just for your daughter to go on a 'play date'. She'll have plenty of friends and schoolmates all within walking distance, or a 5 minute drive. Apparently at the private school, although a good school in itself, that is not the case. But a bigger reason is job location. Public transportation isn't very convenient in the suburbs so if someone works in say Willow Grove, Montgomeryville, or West Chester, it could be a few miles or so from any nearby train station. Therefore, you'd have to drive and get stuck in traffic anyway. Why not move closer to work.