FabSwingers.com forum: City versus countryside

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

living.

I'm increasingly beginning to think I might be happier living somewhere more peaceful.

Wide open spaces and fresh air.

Starry skies.

Yet I'm afraid I'll miss the buzz of London at the same time.

I think lots of green fields and a dog would be good for me and my son though.

Where is better in your opinion?

City or countryside?

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I like to live in the countryside and visit the city.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

"I like to live in the countryside and visit the city. "

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

I like where I live. I find going to London very exciting but also tiring and very dirty. The air pollution there is appalling.

I prefer the countryside.

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

half and half is much better

close enough to a town but far enough into the country side for the fields and fresh air

living in country side only where needs of transport is a must adds to the extra cost as well as higher prices at a local store

if you have no transport you also have to consider local transport as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Countryside for me all the way. City is fine to visit but I feel out of place after a day or two.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I cannot operate in a town or city on a daily basis. I've always lived in the countryside in my civilian life and that will (hopefully) never change.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Could never live In a city I get stressed going to chorley town center haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"living.

I'm increasingly beginning to think I might be happier living somewhere more peaceful.

Wide open spaces and fresh air.

Starry skies.

Yet I'm afraid I'll miss the buzz of London at the same time.

I think lots of green fields and a dog would be good for me and my son though.

Where is better in your opinion?

City or countryside? "

You need to find a smaller city perhaps and then live just outside it. Best of both worlds - still get the city buzz but 20 minutes out of town you could be dipping your toes in a crystal clear mountain stream...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Countryside every time. I'm very lucky to live on the coast as well so lovely sea air too.

The downside of living here is being quite remote and a fair distance from big towns and shops but you learn to adjust. Oh and not so many sexy younger men but I cope

I luv visiting big cities and went on a few trips last year but it's always nice to come home

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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago

harrow

"living.

I'm increasingly beginning to think I might be happier living somewhere more peaceful.

Wide open spaces and fresh air.

Starry skies.

Yet I'm afraid I'll miss the buzz of London at the same time.

I think lots of green fields and a dog would be good for me and my son though.

Where is better in your opinion?

City or countryside? "

I live in London...well the suburbs there are plenty of places to walk the dog feilds and paths to get out and see countryside within 30 mins travel

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I live in a town which is about 2 miles from the coast in one direction and 2 miles from the countryside in the other.

Would love to live in a wee smallholding

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What about a city that's near the countryside? I love Newcastle because I'm right in the city centre, but it's small enough that in ten minutes I'm on the beach and in half an hour I can be up in the wilds of Northumberland where it looks like no one has been there for hundreds of years.

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By *oby BestMan
over a year ago

the shires

I work in London mon- Friday but do love my place in Lancashire at the weekends xxx

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I don't drive so it would have to be a fairly big town I suppose, with rail links to London.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never lived in a city, visited London a few times and the sheer amount of people stressed me out, I love the piece and quiet of the countryside

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like the countryside for visits and holidays, but I would hate to live there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Coast gets my,,,,,,

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Wouldn't live in a city, love where I live

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I work in London mon- Friday but do love my place in Lancashire at the weekends xxx"

Ooh sounds great but a long commute?

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By *p4funCouple
over a year ago

Plymouth

Ten minutes from the sea , moors and town centre love it here xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I grew up in a quiet village in Yorkshire. I was then dragged to a shifty area of Middlesbrough. I went from a huge garden, with cows at the bottom, to a back yard. Hated it, it actually scared me. So I thought the country. I've lived in lots of places.Always thought the country until I settled in Liverpool. There's pro's and cons to both I think. Hand on heart though... I think if I had the means and a choice I wouldn't hesitate to bring my little one up in the countryside.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Move to Malvern......it's brill!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Move to Malvern......it's brill!"

Okay!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was born and grew up in London. I now live in a small seaside town in Devon.

I wouldnt move back to a city!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nowhere to keep our horses in the city.

Love the buzz of a big city but like going back to the quiet space of the countryside.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't drive so it would have to be a fairly big town I suppose, with rail links to London."

I have friends who moved to Brighton, they love it....beach, good shopping, fun place to be with rail links into Victoria(I believe)

Or come out my way to rural berkshire, easy access to London & airports, just over an hour to the coast and CrossRail direct into the City of London in 45 minutes in 2018....!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Move to Malvern......it's brill!"

All of us?

it may get a little overpopulated

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't drive so it would have to be a fairly big town I suppose, with rail links to London.

I have friends who moved to Brighton, they love it....beach, good shopping, fun place to be with rail links into Victoria(I believe)

Or come out my way to rural berkshire, easy access to London & airports, just over an hour to the coast and CrossRail direct into the City of London in 45 minutes in 2018....!!"

Brighton is one of my favourite places in the country, however the prices are not!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't drive so it would have to be a fairly big town I suppose, with rail links to London.

I have friends who moved to Brighton, they love it....beach, good shopping, fun place to be with rail links into Victoria(I believe)

Or come out my way to rural berkshire, easy access to London & airports, just over an hour to the coast and CrossRail direct into the City of London in 45 minutes in 2018....!!"

Concepts of distances just seem so much bigger in the south, for me up here something being an hour away feels like soooo far away!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Was thinking Hertfordshire.

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By *ominantDogMan
over a year ago

Docklands, Exmoor, Manchester

"I don't drive so it would have to be a fairly big town I suppose, with rail links to London.

I have friends who moved to Brighton, they love it....beach, good shopping, fun place to be with rail links into Victoria(I believe)

Or come out my way to rural berkshire, easy access to London & airports, just over an hour to the coast and CrossRail direct into the City of London in 45 minutes in 2018....!!

Concepts of distances just seem so much bigger in the south, for me up here something being an hour away feels like soooo far away!"

an hour away in London can mean as little as 4 miles unfortunately.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I don't drive so it would have to be a fairly big town I suppose, with rail links to London.

I have friends who moved to Brighton, they love it....beach, good shopping, fun place to be with rail links into Victoria(I believe)

Or come out my way to rural berkshire, easy access to London & airports, just over an hour to the coast and CrossRail direct into the City of London in 45 minutes in 2018....!!

Concepts of distances just seem so much bigger in the south, for me up here something being an hour away feels like soooo far away!"

True.

An hour on train or tube in London is so different.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like cities. I have family and a few friends in the countryside but they've all settled down with partners and kids. I'm not ready for a slower pace of life, I'd feel so lonely if I were isolated.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I like cities. I have family and a few friends in the countryside but they've all settled down with partners and kids. I'm not ready for a slower pace of life, I'd feel so lonely if I were isolated. "

That's what I'm scared of.

I'll end up knitting in front of the television every night.

Not that knitting is bad.

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By *iss_Samantha_LovecockTV/TS
over a year ago

bmth /poole sometimes blandford

i moved from bournemouth to a village in Dorset a year ago ..im bored and isolated ..getting cock is so hard but theres no traffic..wdnt be so bad if i had some friends up here or a partner .guess it depends what u want from life

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I like cities. I have family and a few friends in the countryside but they've all settled down with partners and kids. I'm not ready for a slower pace of life, I'd feel so lonely if I were isolated.

That's what I'm scared of.

I'll end up knitting in front of the television every night.

Not that knitting is bad. "

You could always join the WI

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I like cities. I have family and a few friends in the countryside but they've all settled down with partners and kids. I'm not ready for a slower pace of life, I'd feel so lonely if I were isolated.

That's what I'm scared of.

I'll end up knitting in front of the television every night.

Not that knitting is bad.

You could always join the WI

I could!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I left London just over 3 years ago and as much as I loved London the balance I have now is superb. I am 20 minutes away on a fast train and we still socialise primarily there. Door to door we can be in Central London quicker than friends who live in East London can be. But our rent is half what it was, I now do most of my running in fields and we are surrounded by countryside. We have far better rail and road links tgan we did in London

More and more of my friends are doing similar

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I like cities. I have family and a few friends in the countryside but they've all settled down with partners and kids. I'm not ready for a slower pace of life, I'd feel so lonely if I were isolated.

That's what I'm scared of.

I'll end up knitting in front of the television every night.

Not that knitting is bad.

You could always join the WI

I could! "

Seriously, I think it may be nice to raise children in the countryside. I grew up in Berkshire and it was a good childhood, though I did move to London the first chance I got.

Plus from your recent posts, maybe a change of pace would be good for you - as long as you're near transport links so you can still get your dose of the city.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I left London just over 3 years ago and as much as I loved London the balance I have now is superb. I am 20 minutes away on a fast train and we still socialise primarily there. Door to door we can be in Central London quicker than friends who live in East London can be. But our rent is half what it was, I now do most of my running in fields and we are surrounded by countryside. We have far better rail and road links tgan we did in London

More and more of my friends are doing similar"

That's what I'm hoping for.

Sounds perfect!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love the country side

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I like cities. I have family and a few friends in the countryside but they've all settled down with partners and kids. I'm not ready for a slower pace of life, I'd feel so lonely if I were isolated.

That's what I'm scared of.

I'll end up knitting in front of the television every night.

Not that knitting is bad.

You could always join the WI

I could!

Seriously, I think it may be nice to raise children in the countryside. I grew up in Berkshire and it was a good childhood, though I did move to London the first chance I got.

Plus from your recent posts, maybe a change of pace would be good for you - as long as you're near transport links so you can still get your dose of the city. "

Yup.

I'm craving peace and quiet.

Not the whir of police helicopters in the middle of the night and fumes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

More and more of my friends are doing similar

That's what I'm hoping for.

Sounds perfect! "

There are compromises though. I eat out far less than I'd like because the only local options are pretty much indian, chinese and Italian. We went out for a drink locally on Sunday and that was tge first time this year. I don't go to pub gigs anymore and I miss that too.

I loved how busy London was and had lived in Brum before that and I'm very much a city boy at heart. There is a definite small town mentality too amongst the locals

To me though those compromises are worth it though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Coast gets my,,,,,,

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Absolutely. Never understand people who say they get bored in the countryside! Everything is free and you just need to make an effort to enjoy it and not simply sit back expecting to be entertained by paying for it. Also surprises me how many folk are terrified of darkness and proper wilderness...there's true beauty there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"living.

I'm increasingly beginning to think I might be happier living somewhere more peaceful.

Wide open spaces and fresh air.

Starry skies.

Yet I'm afraid I'll miss the buzz of London at the same time.

I think lots of green fields and a dog would be good for me and my son though.

Where is better in your opinion?

City or countryside? "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What about a city that's near the countryside? I love Newcastle because I'm right in the city centre, but it's small enough that in ten minutes I'm on the beach and in half an hour I can be up in the wilds of Northumberland where it looks like no one has been there for hundreds of years. "

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By *onbons_xxMan
over a year ago

Bolton

I'd like the best of both worlds ideally, greedy I know

I like the buzz, and general liveliness you get in cities and practicality at times. Not that I go out every night on the town but knowing that things are happening is nice for me.

Everytime I go on holiday I seek the more peaceful/rural state with a bit of city ness thrown in but it makes me realise cities are kind of identikit.

I'm sure countryside living isn't all bee keeping and tea parties, and cities aren't all debauched epicentres somewhere in between would be ideal

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

I am such a country _umpkin. I hate the noise and crowds associated with city living.

I like visiting cities but i am.always so glad to get back to my quiet little village.

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By *coutin4girlzMan
over a year ago

Moo-Moo land :-)

I love my trips to London but after a few days I'm soo glad to come home...I live like about 20mins from centre of Kayaardiff n yet im on the edge of a beautiful Common n can only see the odd farmhouse amongst the rolling hills n woods which seem to stretch for ever...Yep I'm very content with my lot...

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By *awty MaxWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"I like to live in the countryside and visit the city. "

Same here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Suburbs for me grew up in a big city and love the convenience though don't miss the hustle and bustle but countryside can be too isolated especially when don't drive.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

countryside better in lots of ways.

except everyone knows all your business.

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By *awty MaxWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"countryside better in lots of ways.

except everyone knows all your business.

True... And make up their own stories about your business too sometimes lol

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Country girl here, on top of a wild hill in the Cotswolds is where my heart abides.

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By *andy_tomMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Countryside for me all day long , you cant beet the grait out doors , along with a little fun in the woods and fields,

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By *adybee77Woman
over a year ago

MAMOBA, miles and miles of bugger all (Aberdeenshire)

Definitely a wee scottish country mouse here.

I live in a small village (population under 2500) and can see the hills from my window.

An hours drive can take me to the stunning coast, the amazing Cairngorm mountain range, or equally into Aberdeen for the city. I'd never move back into a city again (I've lived in Aberdeen, Dundee, Manchester and London briefly - and hated them)

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By *coutin4girlzMan
over a year ago

Moo-Moo land :-)

"Country girl here, on top of a wild hill in the Cotswolds is where my heart abides.

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Cotswolds is beautiful apart from when all the gypsies turn up for their fayre..I used to work around Burford way n it's like stepping back in time....I'm on a hill-top too with the old castle n Ancient Church, gets a bit windy tho lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lived in city all my life but I am starting to get a bit bored with it all the hustle and bustle now though and would move away from it all now, don't think I could move to the countryside though, be to much of a drastic change, somewhere within easy reach would be nice.

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"Country girl here, on top of a wild hill in the Cotswolds is where my heart abides.

Cotswolds is beautiful apart from when all the gypsies turn up for their fayre..I used to work around Burford way n it's like stepping back in time....I'm on a hill-top too with the old castle n Ancient Church, gets a bit windy tho lol

It's the wind I love!! I love to let it blow right through me almost, it's a very elemental thing with me. I used to live on the top of a hill overlooking Bourton Vale - bliss, but I loved Stow best.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love it herein wales fresh air walks in the country and all that

When I go to the city I feel everyone is in a rush and hasn't got time for anybody else

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lived in city all my life but I am starting to get a bit bored with it all the hustle and bustle now though and would move away from it all now, don't think I could move to the countryside though, be to much of a drastic change, somewhere within easy reach would be nice.

same I could easily move somewhere quiet with fields and lakes,rivers so I can do me fishing close to hom . I'd love it

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By *coutin4girlzMan
over a year ago

Moo-Moo land :-)

"Love it herein wales fresh air walks in the country and all that

When I go to the city I feel everyone is in a rush and hasn't got time for anybody else "
Too right mate n I can almost see Pandy from yuh...Well if it wasn't for the flats up Banog on the horizon lol...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We consider ourselves very lucky. We live in the Pennine Hills of Saddleworth - absolutely beautiful but with the mad nightlife of Oldham and Manchester just 20 mins and half an hour away respectively. It's a brilliant combination.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Wanna move to the cottage in that cheesy fillum with Jack Black and What's her face?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Last time I visited London I thought I needed the toilet. I found a public convenience and paid 50p for a fart!!

Give me green fields every time....

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Last time I visited London I thought I needed the toilet. I found a public convenience and paid 50p for a fart!!

Give me green fields every time...."

Oh the green fields and the mischief you can get up to...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Last time I visited London I thought I needed the toilet. I found a public convenience and paid 50p for a fart!!

Give me green fields every time....

Oh the green fields and the mischief you can get up to...

And you can trump for free!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm in between,which means I live a fairly peaceful life. I can train into London in 20 minutes or see fields of animals within a 20 minute drive. I'm also only a short train ride to the seaside. Although my borough is becoming more built up with the London Riverside project we have plenty of green spaces and the properties aren't as squashed together as in other Greater London Boroughs I've seen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We live on the outskirts of a big city and close to the countryside.

We get the best of both worlds

Can't stand being in any city for too long these days, noisy, polluted, crowded and no sense of community

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"We live on the outskirts of a big city and close to the countryside.

We get the best of both worlds

Can't stand being in any city for too long these days, noisy, polluted, crowded and no sense of community"

Ha..There is a sense of community where I live.

I've got really great neighbours.

Helpful and friendly.

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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago

harrow

"We live on the outskirts of a big city and close to the countryside.

We get the best of both worlds

Can't stand being in any city for too long these days, noisy, polluted, crowded and no sense of community

Ha..There is a sense of community where I live.

I've got really great neighbours.

Helpful and friendly. "

Mine don't speak English and 2 years ago were raided by imigration.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"We live on the outskirts of a big city and close to the countryside.

We get the best of both worlds

Can't stand being in any city for too long these days, noisy, polluted, crowded and no sense of community

Ha..There is a sense of community where I live.

I've got really great neighbours.

Helpful and friendly.

Mine don't speak English and 2 years ago were raided by imigration.

Poor feckers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I prefer the outskirts, live just on the London/kent border lol.

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By *gents 3 and 4Couple
over a year ago

truro

Country for living but it's bloody awful for fab, so limited for meets etc and shopping

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By *onbons_xxMan
over a year ago

Bolton

"We live on the outskirts of a big city and close to the countryside.

We get the best of both worlds

Can't stand being in any city for too long these days, noisy, polluted, crowded and no sense of community

Ha..There is a sense of community where I live.

I've got really great neighbours.

Helpful and friendly. "

Mine speak English and don't answer the buzzer if they're in or take the shared bins out! Arseholes!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"We live on the outskirts of a big city and close to the countryside.

We get the best of both worlds

Can't stand being in any city for too long these days, noisy, polluted, crowded and no sense of community

Ha..There is a sense of community where I live.

I've got really great neighbours.

Helpful and friendly.

Mine speak English and don't answer the buzzer if they're in or take the shared bins out! Arseholes!

Grr.

That'd make me mad.

I would have to do something!

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

I couldn't ever see myself living in a big city, I don't even visit the town I live on the edge of, give me county lanes and open vista' any day of the week

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By *at69driveMan
over a year ago

Hertford

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love living in the countryside. Wide open space and relative peace. Sonetimes i think I'd prefer the anonymity of city living as opposed to everyone knowing everyone where I live. However I love visiting cities, but I'm always glad to get back to a rural setting again.

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By *at69driveMan
over a year ago

Hertford

"living.

I'm increasingly beginning to think I might be happier living somewhere more peaceful.

Wide open spaces and fresh air.

Starry skies.

Yet I'm afraid I'll miss the buzz of London at the same time.

I think lots of green fields and a dog would be good for me and my son though.

Where is better in your opinion? Much prefer the countryside . I love the scenery , fresh air , and all the activities in the farming community . However it does have its drawbacks , people are quite nosey and salaries are less. Luckily have the best of both worlds . I work in London

City or countryside? "
. Much prefer the countryside . I love the scenery fresh air and all the activities associated with the farming community . Whilst there is an excellent community spirit , people can be quite nosey and salaries are lower .Luckily I have thr best of both worlds . I work in London during the week and spend part of the weekend in a Hertfordshire market town where I have excellent views of the countryside from the kitchen and can walk to the shops . Other parts of the weekend are spent in a Fenland market town and every third weekend in Belfast . One disadvantage of the countryside is that it can be difficult for children to mix with other children if you are in a very remote area .

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By *appyguy17Man
over a year ago

walthamstow

I was brought up in rural west of Ireland......and i've lived in London a long time......so i've experienced both rural and urban.....

But i love London.....i live near Epping forest......so London for me....

The best and greenest city in the world

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

City

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have always lived in cities, but I would give my eye teeth to live in the country.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

With Newcastle you don't have to choose: ten minutes in any direction and you have open space; with the North East coastline, Northumberland, Cumbria, North Yorkshire and the Pennines within half an hour.

Couldnt be more perfect.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I have always lived in cities, but I would give my eye teeth to live in the country."

Eye teeth aren't that vital are they?

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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago

near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack!

Still living in the house I was born in and hopefully I will finally leave for the last time dressed in a wooden overcoat!

I`m two miles from the nearest town, 10 miles away from Bournemouth, so time it right and you can be in London in a little over 2 1/2 hours! I`m right on the very edge of an AONB and all the surrounding ground is green belt owned by the Nazi Trust. This has pushed up the house prices of those houses that (rarely) become available so my humble ex-local authority three bed semi has shot up in value and outside of the reach of the rest of the people raised in the village

The Nazi Trust houses rent for a bloody fortune too and are poorly maintained unless you speak money!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

City for me.

Although I live on the edge of Epping forest so I have the best of both worlds.

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