How Much of a City Girl Are You Really?

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
How Much of a City Girl Are You Really?
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About This Quiz

The big city: a place that never sleeps.  A place where nobody knows your name, but Seamless knows your "usual" and Uber knows where you live.  From the anonymity of the crowd to the hustle and bustle to the opportunity to excel in just about any field, the city has it all.  You can change careers, take night courses in just about any skill or language you would possibly wish, and reinvent yourself whenever you like.  It means not having to live your life by the weather, possibly not having to own a car, and enjoying a broad and deep dating pool featuring people who might meet any need at all, often on very short notice and without even leaving your house.

There are downsides to city living, of course: the pace can start to wear on you eventually, achieving a dark and quiet place to sleep is a challenge, and the rent is usually ridiculous.   Crime rates are higher, it's a tough place to own a large dog, and everywhere you look, there are people, loads of them, many of them utterly nuts.  However, if you are a speedy soul who would like to sleep when you're dead, and you consider it worth paying the fee (bearing in mind every apartment in your dream city comes with a free city just outside it), then you're a city girl.  You're happy to beat up muggers and creeps, you don't want a pet just now (or only a small one, at the least), and you are happy to look past the crazies for the opportunity to meet so many fellow ambitious go-getters. Let's take this quiz and see just how extreme a city girl you are!

How late do you like to stay up?
All night.
3 a.m.
Midnight.
10 p.m.

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Does noise bother you?
Nope.
Sometimes.
Not since I got my white noise machine and noise-canceling headphones.
Yes.

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How ambitious are you?
I will be a CEO one day, you watch!
I'm fairly ambitious.
I want to do well enough to put my kids through school debt-free.
I don't care about that sort of thing.

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Do you like knowing your neighbors?
Ugh, no.
I like the option to choose not to.
I like having a couple reliable favorites and ignoring the majority.
I love it.

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Do you ever plan to change career?
A couple times maybe.
Possibly once.
Probably not.
Nope.

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What is your idea of a minimum viable dating pool?
250,000 singles.
100,000 singles.
50,000 singles.
I'm gonna marry my high school sweetheart, so one.

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Do you prefer to live without a car?
Of course, that is what Uber is for.
Of course, I can get Zip car if I want to drive.
I don't prefer it but I can deal.
No, I would feel trapped.

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How much green space do you need?
Honestly, a potted plant is all I need.
A small park.
A big park.
A forest so vast I can get lost in it.

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How small is too small an apartment to live in?
Four roommates in a one bedroom apartment is pushing it, even for me.
Anything where I have to share a room.
Anything where I have more than three roommates.
Anything under 1400 square feet.

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Are you comfortable spending more than 40% of your income on rent?
Yeah, I pay 50%, it's fine.
I pay that and it's just about okay.
That's too high.
That's completely nuts!

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Do you need a vibrant job market to feel economically safe?
Yeah, I need basically zero unemployment around me.
I prefer that.
I want to work remotely so it doesn't matter.
I don't mind what others do, my job is quite safe.

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Are you an adventurous eater?
Absolutely.
Often.
Once in a while.
Nope.

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Do you like knowing there will always be a cab?
I love it.
I like it.
I prefer it.
I don't care.

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Can you sleep well in a room that is not completely dark?
I can sleep anywhere.
I can sleep just fine.
Yes, if I wear my sleep mask.
No, that messes me up.

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What level of street harassment can you tolerate without going totally nuts?
Thrice daily.
Once daily.
Weekly.
Monthly.

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Do you feel like you might miss the best night of your life whenever you stay in?
Totally! Life is going on out there, people!
Yes but sometimes I'm tired.
Not really, that's a little silly.
No, I miss my home when I go out too often.

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How many theaters is enough?
Over 100.
50.
20.
3.

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Do you like to see live comedy?
Sure! Sometimes twice a night.
Once in a while.
Once a year.
Only if it is a major celebrity I've followed for years.

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Do you like your home having name recognition?
Yes, I want people to think of me as a global citizen for living there.
I guess it helps people stay in touch with what I'm doing.
I don't really care.
I prefer not, people judge you that way.

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How important is fashion to you?
It's essential.
It's fun sometimes.
It's kinda annoying but I try anyway.
It's for shallow people.

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Do you work out?
Yes, with my trainer, four times a week at the gym, at the crack of dawn!
Three times a week at the gym.
I go running twice a week.
I get a lot of exercise in the course of my ordinary day.

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What sort of pet would you like to have?
None, I don't have time.
Maybe a fish.
A cat.
Two dogs.

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Who do you hang out with?
Go-getters, movers, shakers, that sort of person.
Artists, thinkers, etc.
Educated professionals.
Whoever's there, I like everyone.

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Do you love always meeting people from radically different backgrounds to yours?
Totally, that's how you grow.
I love it sometimes but I also like my little tribe.
I like it if they are educated and interesting.
Sometimes I like it, but sometimes I prefer shorthands and shared experiences.

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Do you speak any other languages?
Yes, I speak Spanish and a little Mandarin.
I know some Spanish.
I know restaurant level Italian.
Nope.

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Do you like knowing that you're on the front lines of change?
That's how I thrive.
I like it but it also intimidates me.
It's okay but exhausting.
No, that's for other people.

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Do you like to go to protest marches?
Love it, I go twice a month.
I go monthly, to show willing.
I go annually because it is ethical.
No, I fear crowds and also cannot afford to be arrested.

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Are you currently in any sort of educational program?
I am taking a sushi course and a comedy class.
I am in night school for a new qualification.
I am taking an online social media class.
I learn as I go.

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Does walking on asphalt bother your knees?
No, they are like the best suspension you've ever driven on.
Not really.
Yes but I just take Ibuprofen.
I don't want to find out.

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Do you intend to always be near your family forever?
No, they suck.
No, I love them but a little goes a long way.
Not right now but long term I prefer it.
Yes, they are the best.

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