I used to live in Seattle, where I had a 45-minute bus commute, and now live in SF, where I have a 20-minute BART commute.
Strangely, I much preferred the Seattle commute -- in fact, I actually enjoyed it, whereas I hate my current commute. I think it has something to do with the fact that in Seattle, the buses are pretty clean/new/comfortable and you get to look outside (my particular route was very nature-y), but I hate being stuck underground in SF's crowded subway trains.
Is NY really that dirty? I visited for the first time in a couple years last month, and given all I've heard, I found it surprisingly clean (about the same level of cleanliness as SF, where I live).
Strangely, I much preferred the Seattle commute -- in fact, I actually enjoyed it, whereas I hate my current commute. I think it has something to do with the fact that in Seattle, the buses are pretty clean/new/comfortable and you get to look outside (my particular route was very nature-y), but I hate being stuck underground in SF's crowded subway trains.