City or countryside? Where would you like to live?

This varies entirely depending on a person’s tastes and what they are looking for in life. Personally, I like the city—I prefer living in a city—but I’d also like the option of having a house a bit further out; I wouldn’t want to be right in the city center, but not too far away either. I couldn’t live in the countryside—it’s just too much nature and solitude for my taste. Where do you prefer to live—the city or the countryside—and why?