Wow you must never have been to the suburbs.
We own plenty of land, more than you can own in a city. (visit there and you'll see and not the crappy inner ring suburbs that are basically the city now).
We people in the suburbs go out a lot and know many of our neighbors. Friendly atmosphere and not a lot of shootings.
Get your facts straight before you start critisizing. Geese!
There is a tremendous variety of suburbs in this country. Most any large metro area has a large variety of suburbs as well.
You can find old towns that have suburbanized, 1950-60's era communities that have aged, large estate communities, suburbs that have become ethnically diverse, and areas of largely new construction. I can find all of the above in the ten suburbs nearest to where I live. That's within about five to ten miles.
In that same radius I can find plenty of nightlife. There are restaurants (virtually all styles and prices), bars (at all price ranges), nightclubs, a jazz club, bowling, minor league sports, movies, video arcades, a comedy club, dinner theaters, ... am I missing something on your favorite list? Oh, and there are three strip clubs in that radius as well.
