If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that about NYC from a visitor, I could afford to buy a place here :)

Seriously though, why do people only seem to say this about NYC? Does anyone say they enjoyed visiting Dallas but couldn’t see themselves living there?

The same thing I like about the city, is the same thing I hate about the city, if that makes sense. Every time you step out the door, it's like an all day adventure. I'm not a very fit person, I don't like working out. So by the end of the day seeing the sights you are EXHAUSTED. Obviously if I lived there, you would not be in tourist mode seeing things daily and traveling to all the boroughs, but being active is very much a way of life there. I don't recall seeing too many fat New Yorkers. Perhaps because they are walking everywhere.

I want to have my cake and eat it too. Here I have the choice of getting in a car, the feeling of alot of space around me, but wish some areas were served better by public transport for those times that I may need it.

Haven't done that in years. There are like 8 places that deliver groceries. I use Amazon Fresh.

So by the end of the day seeing the sights you are EXHAUSTED. As you said, irrelevant.

I don't recall seeing too many fat New Yorkers. Perhaps because they are walking everywhere.

Well...you're not wrong about this, but it's not a burden in daily life. It doesn't feel like you're working out all the time or something. It just feels like you're effortlessly about 20% lighter than the rest of America.