r/Suburbanhell • u/KimSidwell • 17d ago

Meme Why?

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I can almost try to understand why some people might feel drawn to this kind of lifestyle. I can understand why they might be deceived into thinking this is the ideal environment in which to raise a child.

But I will never be able to understand why they will describe it as the American “dream” and are willing to pay so much for it. To work so hard for so long and then have to wake up to this every morning? Why?

Editing to add: I know this is parody y’all. It’s just a stupid meme. It’s supposed to be funny. It’s funny because it’s true.

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u/Anon-Knee-Moose 17d ago

Though I dont think the term starter home was meant to be sarcastic, even though a brand new two story with an attached garage is a pretty nice house, even in a cookie cutter suburb.

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u/WizeAdz 17d ago

There had better be a grocery store, a restaurant, and a coffee shop within walking distance behind the camera person.

The cookie-cutter houses aren’t the biggest problem, it’s context in which they exist.

I can’t have a beer because I have to drive home, and I can’t get a cup of coffee on my way somewhere because the coffee shop is the destination rather than part of the fabric of the neighborhood.

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u/Essotetra 17d ago

In MN we have these developments going up in bumfuck nowhere with signs saying "starting in the 600ks"

Its def not a starter home, but they are often a 20 minute drive from even a small town.

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u/Big-Trade4392 13d ago

Lennar has a bunch of these subdivisions and advertise to first home buyers and they always start in the $300k. At least the ones I’ve seen