#84

Grew up in a town in a rural area (Yeovil). Seemed alright when I was growing up, don’t think I’ll ever go back there now though.

Lived in cities during my 20s (Plymouth, Bristol, Nottingham). Enjoyed it. Close to the ‘action’ as my mum says.

Currently live in a town in a rural area (Bangor, ME), but I put suburbs beacause that’s what it feels like. Not a huge fan of it. If I stay in this area I want to live in the country. I can commute into town easy enough (ambundant free parking) and can come in for events that sound interesting, but not enough goes on to justify living here. I also want a small holding with chickens, goats, vegetables etc.

I live 2 hours from the nearest decent sized city (Portland) and 4 hours from a city (Boston) for reference.

#85

state of that pizza. doesn’t even look cooked.

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#86

Depends.

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#87

al fucking dente, mate.

#88

Long time ago that. We’ve come a long way since then.

We’ve got a Pizza Express now.

Actually looks similar to the shite we get served in the pub after footy, though.

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#90

Yeah, i like it.

50 minutes to Victoria or London Bridge by train.
3 minutes to the M25.
We’ve got a really nice theatre.
Oxted which is a 10 minute drive, has a really nice cinema.
And I’m close to the countryside without being in it.
The only thing it lacks is a decent pub on my doorstep, but there are some really nice ones within reasonable walking distance.

#91

Good things about living in the country: Lots of parks/fields if you like that kind of thing, squirrels/foxes/badgers/hedgehogs, walking around the town centre at 10pm to find it totally silent and deserted, being able to see the stars properly when you’re in a park because there’s not so much light pollution, cleaner air

Bad things about living in the country: so much low-key racism, the smell of hops (absolutely rank), the smell of manure, awful phone/data signal, living 15 minutes away from the nearest Pokestop on Pokemon Go, terrible and rapidly decreasing public transport options, having to leave everything you attend outside of your town early so you can actually get back home, no facilities, everyone’s a Tory/religious/both, everyone is innately suspicious of everyone else, cultural/social isolation/resentment

I’m not an outdoorsy person and am desperate to move to a city, but they won’t have me :slight_smile:

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#93

Yeah this is another thing for me - I’ve realised space is unimportant to me. Storage space, sure. But bigger rooms, garden etc. I just see them all as hassle and not opportunity.

This will probably change as I get older mind.

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#94

I must admit, I did not realise that it wasn’t part of a London borough :hushed: Every day is a school day.

I like Caterham, but find the train maddeningly slow (even with going straight to home for me - New Cross Gate) - if they ran some fast trains I imagine it would be a super desirable commuter spot to live in as it really does have the best of both worlds.

#96

think I’m very lucky really

I grew up in a market town - was fine I guess but no desire to go back to that parochial way of life

Lived in London for a few years - just found it far too much hassle to get anywhere

Lived in Brighton for about 20 years. All the benefits of (small) city life - but I can be out in proper countryside on my bike in a few minutes. Feel like it’s a good place to bring up kids too

I did live in the Brighton suburbs for a few years - and although it really wasn’t that far from where I live now, the increased need to use cars/ buses etc was a pain. And i Just didn’t feel at home there

I sometimes fantasise about moving to the part of rural wales I go to every year on holiday (always do that thing of looking in estate agents windows and going "I could buy that cottage and be mortgage free with money in the bank) - but I know it would drive me nuts really, especially in the winter

#97

When I was younger, I knew a few lefty people in the country. Tended to be artists mainly…moved out for inspiration I guess. My parents were left too so I reckon they spent years building up these friendships. They would’ve been screwed if they didn’t like them.

#98

If you’re not filling every inch of dead space in your house with economic migrants then, yes, I’m afraid you’re a Tory.

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#99

Yes the train is very slow, but then I don’t work in London, so that’s fine. But they do have morning rush hour trains that go fast from Purley. If I’m coming back from a gig we tend to get a train back to East Croydon (about 15 minutes) and then drive from there.

Another reason is that recently they’ve started turning the street lights off at midnight to save money, so making your way back from the station can be interesting.

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#100

Cities will surely end up full Tory eventually leaving us a beautiful socialist countryside.

#102

transport, location of friends and location of work

no point in having anything if you spend loads of money and time doing shit travelling.

i’d love to live in the middle of nowhere… if i could see loads my friends easily, and get into a city without it costing the earth

i’d love to live in the centre of a smaller city than london… but only if lots of my friends lived there too

i’m happy living in central london… but i’m sure that’s partly cos i can easily go spend a weekend with my parents (who live in the middle of nowhere), less than two hours door to door

if my parents lived somewhere super far away i’d defo hate the lack of greenspace in my life

never driven at all, so always been a big fan of public transport… but also i hate bad public transport (expensive, crowded)

#103

I think that’s what I’ve found with my pals Everyone wants to leave London and nobody can afford a house and everyone loves getting away to the country to do countryside things but nobody takes the first LEAP. I live the more countryside life that people prefer cause I don’t live in London but I’m all lonely. Boohoo

#104

if all my mates lived in the same village or within a 30 minute walk (as almost all of them did when i was 17) or i had a bus pass that got me to almost everywhere and could get me home late from any village

that would be ace

but blatently if everyone i’m mates with now left london, we’d end up spread across the entire country, which would be shit

#105

hassotunity!

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#106

i grew up in the countryside but near some cities
would recommend that

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#107

I grew up in a small village and was still almost an hour’s walk away from most of mates. It was shit. City living ftw :fist:

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