958 — Selecting a Neighborhood to Live In

Downtown or the suburbs? Not everyone agrees about where the best place to live is. Learn more in this episode.
Slow dialog: 1:16
Explanations: 3:20
Fast dialog: 17:33
Leona: I want to live close to downtown. We can get everywhere on foot and walk to most amenities.
Jeremy: Downtown is always bustling and noisy, and the crime rate is really high. I’d rather have proximity to parks and open spaces.
Leona: If we lived downtown, we wouldn’t have to worry about commute time and traffic. I could walk to work and you could take public transportation.
Jeremy: That’s true, but there aren’t any good schools near downtown.
Leona: Hello, we don’t have any kids.
Jeremy: Not yet. I want to settle down somewhere for a while, not move every couple of years.
Leona: Is that why you want to live in the suburbs? The suburbs have no character. Everything is cookie-cutter.
Jeremy: That’s not true.
Leona: Downtown has character and it’s close to nightlife.
Jeremy: That’s less important to me than a place in a quiet neighborhood. Imagine lounging in the backyard or taking a walk in the park. We can raise our kids in a close-knit community.
Leona: I think you’re planning for a family that we don’t have.
Jeremy: Yet!

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse