# If you live in the suburbs of a major city, how often do you go to The City (except for work) **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-live-in-the-suburbs-of-a-major-city-how-often-do-you-go-to-the-city-except-for-work/1030078 **Category:** In My Humble Opinion **Created:** [May 14, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-live-in-the-suburbs-of-a-major-city-how-often-do-you-go-to-the-city-except-for-work/1030078 "2026-05-14T20:17:13Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 57
### Author: ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule) #### Post date: [May 16, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-live-in-the-suburbs-of-a-major-city-how-often-do-you-go-to-the-city-except-for-work/1030078/57 "2026-05-16T07:49:47Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > You adult Dopers who live in the 'burbs: not counting work, how often do you go into The City? Do you regard it as a huge pain in the ass I have lived in the inner 'burbs of Sydney for 40 years. I have never worked in the CBD itself. For a couple of years was working on the southern edge. But for most of the period worked in the Inner West region. I go into the city for services, entertainment etc probably every month or so. Would drive through, under or around the CBD more frequently. Parking can be an expensive pain so usually I would take a bus. The 'burg I reside is on a major arterial road (not a freeway) and it’s reliably 15-20 mins into the city at any time of the day. It’s not a pain to do the commute. Just most of the services I regularly consume are closer or more convenient. -------------------------------------------------- … and just while you are there, a heads up that it’s the last week to join in an expression of international goodwill, both fun and harmless. > [@The 2026 edition of the SDMB Postcard exchange - new management, old rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779): > > G’day! The venerable SDMB tradition of periodically exchanging postcards seems to have been in hiatus for a while. Methinks that amongst the prevailing angst and brouhaha we could with some expression of goodwill. And if better candidates were not available, I guess a non-merkin doper can co-ordinate the venture. Here’s how it works, by the numbers, and extensively plagiarised from past editions: Disclaimer: This exchange is a private thing among Dopers and is not an official function of the… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-live-in-the-suburbs-of-a-major-city-how-often-do-you-go-to-the-city-except-for-work/1030078)._