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Originally Posted by Handro
Anyway, to get the thread back on track. Went to a party this weekend and talked a few people about this in a roundabout way. Lots of them (all aged 30-35) said they were spending much more time in the suburbs for errands, movies, etc. Seems to follow that as they get more established in careers and make more money, they could conceivably want a second weekend home there.
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I've noticed this as well with city slickers spending more time in the suburbs as the scope of "metropolitan activity" gets more diffuse. Not just for stuff that can't really be located in the city like skiing and water/amusement parks, but also shopping, dining and other outings.
And when I say I've noticed it's not just in my own metro area (which is relatively smallish at 1.5 million) but in much larger cities like Montreal and Toronto which are assumed to be almost totally self-contained within their city limits.
Though in my observation it hasn't reached the point where I've observed city dwellers having secondary homes in the suburbs, or vice-versa (suburbanites having a condo in the city).