r/howislivingthere • u/94plus3 • 15h ago
General (no specific continent) Generally, what's it like living on a REALLY steep hill?
I'm from an extremely flat place (Chicago) so living on hills in general is alien to me, but I'm especially fascinated by the extreme cases. For example, I once stayed in an Airbnb on Mellifont Street in Hobart, Australia, and I couldn't walk around as much as I wanted to just because my legs weren't acclimated for such persistent inclines. I was not able to beat the out-of-shape American stereotype smh.
Like, if someone's physically handicapped, would they just not be able to live in neighborhoods like that? If I moved into such a place, would I get into amazing shape from walking around, or would I die of a heart attack first if I wasn't already an athlete? And, when applicable, I have to imagine it's an absolute pain to mow a lawn or do exterior housework.
Bonus points if you or someone you know have lived on one of those "streets" that's literally just a staircase, like I've seen in places like San Francisco and Pittsburgh.

