County Mouse, or City Mouse? Take another exhilarating quiz!

Perhaps exhilarating is too strong of an adjective to describe my quirky quizzes. Yet, if you’ve like them so far (Spender/Saver? or Homebody or Wanderlust?) take a gander at this one.

My inspiration for this quiz has hinged on the possibility of my husband and I moving into another rental house. We’re in a quandary of sorts: we don’t want to purchase anything yet because we’re not so sure we want to stay in this bustling, run-down suburb. Yet, we’d like to move into a slightly nicer house in a better neighborhood.

On the other hand, I know we’re not ready to move to our dream town; a much smaller town filled with artists and massage therapists (and how would I know for sure it’s a dream anyway!?). The more we look, the more confused we become!

As my title suggests, Aesop’s fables are timeless. As the poignant moment replays itself in my head, “I’d rather live a humble and meager life in the country, than live a life of luxury in fear,” the country mouse states after being chased away in fear from humans in the city mouse’s living room, I was inspired to create a quiz. On a side note: I’m not extrapolating that country living is less expensive or that city living is more so; it obviously depends on the town’s economy. In my case, my “dream town” which has a much smaller population, is more expensive than the suburb I currently live in.

1.) You’re feeling toward the corner gas station is:
A. It should be open 24/7, rain or shine no matter what!
B. Doesn’t really matter to you when the station is open, as long as they post their hours and stick to them.
C. Understand that the owners sometimes need to take a vacation, close early to pick up the kids, or are a little late opening the shop. You just make sure you are never running on empty.

2.) You relate more to:
A. The song, “New York, New York”.
B. Desperate Housewives; Wisteria Lane is a close comparison to your neighborhood, minus the murders or the gorgeously landscaped exteriors.
C. When you see an ad for “The Great Outdoors” your pretty sure you’re already there.

3.) The majority of your local grocery shopping is done at:
A. A corner market. There are lots to choose from in your neighborhood; one at every corner.
B. A large chain grocer like Safeway, Kroger, or a super Walmart.
C. The Piggly Wiggly owned by your neighbor, Stan.

4.) When describing your night sky, you:
A. Would say it’s grayish, blueish, black with an occasional North Star sighting.
B. Can make out the big dipper and a handful of other stars in the midnight blue sky.
C. See the Milky Way Galaxy, plenty of constellations, and a few meteors streak across the black, star-filled sky.

5.) You would describe public transportation in your area as being:
A. Excellent and dependable (for the most part). You have a choice of bus, subway, taxi, trolley or rickshaw.
B. A network of ill-timed buses and trains that all head to one central location. Great if you work at that location; not so good if you travel the opposite direction.
C. A single train station or bus depot only used for cross-country treks.

Location, location, location! As they say out west. In my completely biased opinion, California cities and towns range from country to city living with sprawling suburbs along the way. Cost of living is dependent on various aspects such as how close you are to the Pacific Coast, if your town is renowned for a specific event or way of life (or tourism), or how close you live to a major metro. I would definitely place myself in the suburb/city mouse end of the scale. Find out where you fall:

A = 3, B = 2, C = 1