Actually people who have driven Corolla and Civic will always bash City for its suspension.
When I owned Santro, I got the chance of keeping my brother-in-law's City for a few days and it felt like paradise to me too and I loved it. It felt like a big sedan to me. I thought I would love to drive to this car again and again. Infact before buying Corolla, I had even thought of buying the same City. Alhamdulillah I didn't go for it.
After that i got a new Altis, drove it for a couple of months and then again got the chance of driving the same City. The same City felt horrible this time. Suspension literally felt like a Phatta. I never desire of driving a City again.
In short, it is all relative and subjective. Coming from a smaller category car, you'd definitely like City and its suspension. However if you have kept or regularly driven a bigger or slightly better category car, then you'll hate City and its suspension for sure.