Im becoming disillusioned with living in the USA. It’s depressing how much the USA is just suburban sprawl.

Im sorry if this isn’t the right place to post this so please feel free to correct me, but I need to vent.

When I go to literally any other country on earth the communities I visit feel like living breathing things. Everything from the architecture to the people walking the streets, to the lifestyle. It feels vibrant and alive and cohesive.

And most cities in the USA just feel like plastic. Like if a city or town in Mexico, Iraq, Thailand, or Greece is the authentic quisine experience, American towns and cities are the big box chain restaurants of the world. It depresses me. I’m super jealous.

The only places in the USA where I don’t get that plastic vibe is New York City but New York is too overwhelming and expensive to live in. Everywhere else is just a car dominated hellscape. I’ve been considering St Louis as a compromise but it just feels like a cope :/