Quote Originally Posted by PaceFever79 View Post
I grew up out in rural Beaver County and went to Blackhawk high. I only went to Pittsburgh (the big city) a few times a year for Steeler games or concerts. Most of the time I hung out with friends, built hot rods, went to dive bars, hoe downs, tractor pulls, drag racing, four wheeling, and all my friend's had farms and hunting camps. I always drank hard and carried a rifle around (not at the same time) but I never killed anything. I just love being in nature. The country is in my bones. When I turned 21, I realized there was a big world out there I had never experienced and I was just a hick from the sticks. So I moved to Denver, then Chicago, Atlanta, New York City, New Jersey, Philadelphia and back to Pittsburgh a few times in between. This place is like gravity. I move back to Pittsburgh every 5 years or so. It must be the water? I still have a place to get away though, right now it's back in old Beaver County. When I get away on weekends, I still get stir crazy after a while and can't wait to get back to civilization. I just thrive on the "interaction" of the city. So I like both. People who hate city life tend to be people that don't like people. Especially those that are not like them. I can understand that feeling. No insult, but I think that is a conservative mindset. Home is like a fortress designed to keep the world out. Gated suburban communities. The country estate. Being open minded isn't easy. Liberal people in general tend to like other people, civilization, variation, nature, adventure, the spice of life. That usually means city life.

All that said, Pittsburgh isn't my #1 place to move to.

But it is a unique and interesting place. Dare I say, it's my home.
lol, I was just laughing about this on my way to grab my lunch out of the fridge.... The country fortress with rifles below every window just seems to be the stereotype of a typical SCS member in my mind at least.

I am more conservative then I am liberal but I love living in the city.