Why I hate the Suburbs

[FreshmanBob]

I'm 18 and I live in a suburban town in jersey, and I hate it.

It's so damn boring here, that besides going to the movies, or starbucks kids have nothing to do. Absolutely nothing, unless there's a concert somewhere that has a band you like enough to pay money for, there's nothing to do. Kid's tend to hang out at places but when watching movies/tv gets boring and you run out of things to say they turn to drinking and smoking to fill in the time. Then the cops come around to bust up the "parties" and everyone does the same thing the next night. Then you hear about the "alchohol problem in America" or the "drug problem in america" but if they would spend half as much as they do in arresting kids and over analizing the problem as they did in giving us something to do there probably wouldn't be much of a problem.

Kids grow up seeing older kids drink and toke and want to do the same because those kids are older, but they wouldn't be doing that if there was something to do at night.

[MagMan5446]

People drinking and smoking in suburban areas are not the "alcohol and drug problems" in America.

[FreshmanBob]

I'm talking about problems with teenagers

also, most addicts start young

[xmetal2001]

I wish I still lived in the suburbs, its better than the psuedo-ghetto I live in now.

[darklord]

I hear you on the boring part. Not much to do here but drive around. There are no real activites to do or places to go when it's late, and I end up just driving and talking with my friends. Yeah, it sucks, but it's better than living in a bad neighborhood, where my major concern would be coming home alive each day...

[graycie]

the problem with suburbs is that the more affluent ones, teenagers have more disposable income to spend on things such as drugs and alcohol.

[HoppysMag]

not to be an *** but get friends. and hang. thats all you need for a good time... just think u could be in the country where cows out number people or you could be in the "hood"...

[1stdeadeye]

Hmm

Let's see:

Safe Neighborhoods, Plenty of greenery, good school systems, etc...

Except for cutting the grass and property taxes (EVIL IN NJ!!!!) I don't quite see your point.

[govnamac]

Everytime I go back to my old neighborhood, I'm so glad we moved out to the suburbs. Finding something to do on a Friday night may be difficult, but its much better than some of the alternatives. And my old neighborhood isnt even that bad.

[Jonneh]

Listen to linkin park man, their lyrics are sooo deeep!

[Python14]

Yea dude, if your complaints are that you are bored, then you are the least worthy to complain. Build a model, take up a hobby such as welding

[FreshmanBob]

Originally posted by HoppysMag
not to be an *** but get friends. and hang. thats all you need for a good time... just think u could be in the country where cows out number people or you could be in the "hood"...

I have plenty of friends, but most of them sit around drinking and smoking pot, they don't do anything. I'm not really into that so it gets pointless quick.

Looking back on it yeah I guess I have a lot to be thankful for, and this is kind of snobbish considering what ghettos are like and what not. I'm just tired of being bored I guess.

[BobTheCow]

argh, this post comin at you LIVE from a fellow suburbanite...
I can't really compare, because I have lived here my WHOLE FREAKING LIFE (16 years ), but it still seems boring (yes I have friends, etc). Basically we do end up goin to movies, hangin at friends' houses... and the list stops there. Yay for paintball, at least... now time for a steady income!! Of course, ya gotta drive 45 minutes to get there...
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[FalconGuy016]

I have the same exact problem bob, EXACT

(well, minus the toking :))

[xmetal2001]

I actually live in the historic part of the "ghetto" that I live in, so I'm kinda in a suburbish place within a more ghettoish place.

Actually I go to a nice private school that happens to be here, and all my friends live in suburbia(45 minutes away) and my ghetto isn't really much of a ghetto, so I'm not compaining.