Hey Pandas, What's The Most Overrated 'Livable' City In The World And Why? (Closed)

This is my own very subjective opinion, and I know I may get some downvotes. But I think that all cities are overrated. Any place with a population over 20,000 people and you have awful air quality, constant traffic, unaffordable housing, high crime, being forced to live in places where you can hear your neighbors snore, noise, etc. I have lived in both types of scenarios: urban and small town. Living in a city was always full of stress. And it was so expensive that I rarely had the money to be able to enjoy the actual virtues of city life—museums, botanical gardens, plays, etc. Cultural activities were overpriced too. But I find that even in my current tiny town of only 4,000 we have an art center, live music, book groups, community theater. And I was able to buy my house for only 60,000. So, there’s that.

Toronto, Canada. It's one of the first cities people think about going to. It's expensive and like a Canadian version of New York City. There are a lot of small to mid-sized towns across Canada worth checking out. We have vast national parks and nature conservatories that have more to offer.

Dubai. Completely fake, and always an unnerving undercurrent of hostility towards westerners.

I think it's NYC. People come there for a break through in their life but it's full of crime, pollution and expenses. There's a few good places but the image of NYC revolves around the Times Squares, the shops from which NYC residents rarely buy their stuff. :/

I'm going to have to say Tokyo. Everyone always talks it up, but any time you need to go anywhere, you're either crammed into a train or stuck in traffic. You have to pay large amounts of money to live in a tiny apartment or pay tons of money to live in a larger place on the outskirts and then shell the money to commute to the office which can be around an hour one way. I get that people love Tokyo and all, but I'd rather live in my little middle of nowhere town where I can get around easily and not have to pay an arm and leg to be, as my drill instructer used to say "nut to butt" with random people daily.

Melbourne. The crime that is happening down there is beyond belief, and genuinely terrifying. I have a friend living in St Kilda, a beachside Melbourne suburb, and I worry about him all the time.

Seattle. The "Emerald City," has cut down so many trees, it's just a city now -- overpriced, crammed, touristy and boring. I live within driving distance, but I don't bother. I've seen enough cities, I don't need to see one more.

Maybe this isn't a USA specific question, but the city I live in the Midwest is not as expensive as other cities but housing prices are WAY too expensive for the majority of us in this city that have lived here longer than 10 years. It's mostly a car required city to get pretty much anywhere. If you do use the public transportation system, it's limited as far as outside of the immediate downtown area.