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Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Posted:
Has anyone ever noticed that people who have grown up in or around cities and towns crave to visit or move or emmigrate to the "countryside" and vice versa
or is that just me
???
Has anyone ever noticed that people who have grown up in or around cities and towns crave to visit or move or emmigrate to the "countryside" and vice versa
or is that just me
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overlord and maggot king
171 posts
Location: heathmont, victoria, australia
171 posts
Location: heathmont, victoria, australia
Posted:
some people, im quite happy to stay right here in the city, but i still enjoy trips to my beach house and the midnight beach twirls we have.
some people, im quite happy to stay right here in the city, but i still enjoy trips to my beach house and the midnight beach twirls we have.
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big and good and broken
7,330 posts
Location: lunn dunn, yoo kay, United Kingdom
big and good and broken
7,330 posts
Location: lunn dunn, yoo kay, United Kingdom
Posted:
i was born in a city, went to school in a village and grew up in a town.
in a perfect world where i don't have to work, i'd like to live on a beach or up a mountain.
i
london.
i was born in a city, went to school in a village and grew up in a town.
in a perfect world where i don't have to work, i'd like to live on a beach or up a mountain.
i
london. "i see you at 'dis cafe.
i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
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enthusiast
231 posts
Location: Byron Bay Australia
231 posts
Location: Byron Bay Australia
Posted:
I know what your saying. But I've grown up in the country and couldn't imagine wanting to live in the city. Though I have friends who I grew up with who took their first chance to go to the city.
I don't think I'd like it much. I'd miss the water, the air, the friendly atmosphere and especially the stars. The stars are so bright here. Give me a tree and a rocky creek any day.
I know what your saying. But I've grown up in the country and couldn't imagine wanting to live in the city. Though I have friends who I grew up with who took their first chance to go to the city.
I don't think I'd like it much. I'd miss the water, the air, the friendly atmosphere and especially the stars. The stars are so bright here. Give me a tree and a rocky creek any day.
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Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Posted:
on my visit to cornwall last week i was introduced to a girl who grew up in cornwall went to uni in liverpool did egyptology, and went back and she works in a gallery in falmouth, i just died when i saw the place, shes got a sea view, at WORK !
I think living on the south coust for nearly a year i have not liked the journey back to london, dont get me wrong, i really miss the london meets but its so god damn natural and pretty and laid back, yet there are jobs!
Dont get me wrong though london people are sweet as
on my visit to cornwall last week i was introduced to a girl who grew up in cornwall went to uni in liverpool did egyptology, and went back and she works in a gallery in falmouth, i just died when i saw the place, shes got a sea view, at WORK !
I think living on the south coust for nearly a year i have not liked the journey back to london, dont get me wrong, i really miss the london meets but its so god damn natural and pretty and laid back, yet there are jobs!
Dont get me wrong though london people are sweet as
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Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Posted:
Ahh yes majik the stars and natural sites sounds and feelings no gentle hum of the m11 but the gentle shhh of the ocean !
oops i'm starting to sound like a hippy now
hehe
EDITED_BY: jemima (jem) (1092226342)
Ahh yes majik the stars and natural sites sounds and feelings no gentle hum of the m11 but the gentle shhh of the ocean !
oops i'm starting to sound like a hippy now
heheEDITED_BY: jemima (jem) (1092226342)
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overlord and maggot king
171 posts
Location: heathmont, victoria, australia
171 posts
Location: heathmont, victoria, australia
Posted:
the stars, i love the stars from the beach, or when im away with venturers, ill stay up all night with a girl in my arms watching the sky and twirling
the stars, i love the stars from the beach, or when im away with venturers, ill stay up all night with a girl in my arms watching the sky and twirling
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enthusiast
231 posts
Location: Byron Bay Australia
231 posts
Location: Byron Bay Australia
Posted:
Awww....
this is all very nice to think about indeed
Awww....
this is all very nice to think about indeed
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Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Posted:
i hate cities. Even a day trip to london is enough to do my head in. Its all busy busy and rush rush everywhere. The smell though, its horrible! Here air is fresh, cos were slap bang next to the sea, but in london, it smells of fumes and of stale yukiness. Give me the countryside anyday
i hate cities. Even a day trip to london is enough to do my head in. Its all busy busy and rush rush everywhere. The smell though, its horrible! Here air is fresh, cos were slap bang next to the sea, but in london, it smells of fumes and of stale yukiness. Give me the countryside anyday
overlord and maggot king
171 posts
Location: heathmont, victoria, australia
171 posts
Location: heathmont, victoria, australia
Posted:
im such a softy when it comes to twirling and fire, my one weakness, that and im scared of the dark, so i love the flame, it brings light and warmth
im such a softy when it comes to twirling and fire, my one weakness, that and im scared of the dark, so i love the flame, it brings light and warmth
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Classically British
5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Classically British
5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Posted:
I have to say - the stars at Falmouth were just beautiful. You hear so much about light pollution near London taking away 80% of the stars but driving from one to the other within 24 hours the difference was amasing. So pretty.
I don't think I'm really a Country or City person - I live in "Rural Suburbia" I think (never been quite sure what that means) so can get to open countryside in 5 minutes or a large town in 15
Quite a happy comprimise
I have to say - the stars at Falmouth were just beautiful. You hear so much about light pollution near London taking away 80% of the stars but driving from one to the other within 24 hours the difference was amasing. So pretty.
I don't think I'm really a Country or City person - I live in "Rural Suburbia" I think (never been quite sure what that means) so can get to open countryside in 5 minutes or a large town in 15
Quite a happy comprimise
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A perth girl gone walkabout...
396 posts
Location: Back home in Perth WA, Australia
A perth girl gone walkabout...
396 posts
Location: Back home in Perth WA, Australia
Posted:
I think i like being a small city person - I like the fact that it can take half an hour to get out to the bush, or half an hour to get to the ocean, or half an hour in the other direction to get into the heart of Perth.
We might not have a big city here, but we have a city enough with clubs and pubs and resturants, and the countryside close by for bushwalking, cycling, and lovely river for kayaking, and a beautiful coastline for fishing and swimming, and everything we need on our doorstep without the pollution of other cities, and the press of people and i love the fact that you are always bumping into new people, who already know people you know.
Perth is small like that, everyone tends to know someone who knows someone that you know. I think i'll miss that.
I think i like being a small city person - I like the fact that it can take half an hour to get out to the bush, or half an hour to get to the ocean, or half an hour in the other direction to get into the heart of Perth.
We might not have a big city here, but we have a city enough with clubs and pubs and resturants, and the countryside close by for bushwalking, cycling, and lovely river for kayaking, and a beautiful coastline for fishing and swimming, and everything we need on our doorstep without the pollution of other cities, and the press of people and i love the fact that you are always bumping into new people, who already know people you know.
Perth is small like that, everyone tends to know someone who knows someone that you know. I think i'll miss that.
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Member
114 posts
Location: Plymouth, UK
Member
114 posts
Location: Plymouth, UK
Posted:
Bizzarre about the egyptologist Jem!
My sis grew up in devon and went to study Egyptology in Liverpool (where our mum comes from), but she stayed there.
I'm pretty sure she wasn't at falmouth though.
And I'm pretty sure she doesn't spin.
Grew up in a large village myself and hated it with a
passion!
Not the place though, the people. Bunch of scummy thugs! (I am solely refering to my village! NOT country people in general!)
Now live + work in Plymouth but want to move back into the country asap, especially since I now have a kid (2 soon)
So much cleaner, healthier, calmer.
And I find:- more chilled out people (generally)
Bizzarre about the egyptologist Jem!
My sis grew up in devon and went to study Egyptology in Liverpool (where our mum comes from), but she stayed there.
I'm pretty sure she wasn't at falmouth though.
And I'm pretty sure she doesn't spin.
Grew up in a large village myself and hated it with a
passion!Not the place though, the people. Bunch of scummy thugs! (I am solely refering to my village! NOT country people in general!)
Now live + work in Plymouth but want to move back into the country asap, especially since I now have a kid (2 soon)
So much cleaner, healthier, calmer.
And I find:- more chilled out people (generally)
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Flying high!
245 posts
Location: At the beach.
245 posts
Location: At the beach.
Posted:
I've lived in and around London all my life and can't wait for the day I move away from the place.
As Amiee said it's rush, rush, rush, cars and people everywhere. I'm for the country .
As soon as I'm back at work, my place is up for sale and I'm off to the coast.
I've lived in and around London all my life and can't wait for the day I move away from the place.
As Amiee said it's rush, rush, rush, cars and people everywhere. I'm for the country .
As soon as I'm back at work, my place is up for sale and I'm off to the coast.
If everything seems under control, your not going fast enough!
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Satisfying HOPs Lust For Fire
308 posts
Location: Salem, Oregon, USA
Satisfying HOPs Lust For Fire
308 posts
Location: Salem, Oregon, USA
Posted:
Personally, I think that some people can't relax enough to slow their lifes down to enjoy country life & there are some people who can't handle the speed of city life. For those people I think they'd love to visit but not too stay. Just like people with curly hair want straight hair & vice versa, but few are happy with the change and will often times go back to what they know & are used to.
Personally, I think that some people can't relax enough to slow their lifes down to enjoy country life & there are some people who can't handle the speed of city life. For those people I think they'd love to visit but not too stay. Just like people with curly hair want straight hair & vice versa, but few are happy with the change and will often times go back to what they know & are used to.
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Pooh-Bah
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol
Posted:
i moved to london 2 yers ago after living in somerset for my whole life.
i think london is possibly the smelliest place in the world. when i get of the train home in the holidays i nearly pass ut from REAL air!
cities suck, and having the cinema nearby is no compensation either.
i moved to london 2 yers ago after living in somerset for my whole life.
i think london is possibly the smelliest place in the world. when i get of the train home in the holidays i nearly pass ut from REAL air!
cities suck, and having the cinema nearby is no compensation either.
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Official HoP hobbity potato monster!
434 posts
Location: Cardiff, The Diffshire
434 posts
Location: Cardiff, The Diffshire
Posted:
ive lived in a city all my life.
Its nice to get away to the country at the weekends but i always seem to have to go without things because the shop closes at about 3 and they dont sell silver rizla! 
ive lived in a city all my life.
Its nice to get away to the country at the weekends but i always seem to have to go without things because the shop closes at about 3 and they dont sell silver rizla!
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Keeper of the Spitfire
2,317 posts
Location: Calgary Canada
Keeper of the Spitfire
2,317 posts
Location: Calgary Canada
Posted:
I was brought up in the country, and hate cities with a passion.
I loath the smell, the pollution, the dirtiness, the graffiti, the crime, the grime, the rush, and the fact that everyone... just..... won't....... slow.......... down.
I thrive in the countryside and the wilderness.
I love the emptiness of it all, and the fact that nature can make you feel so small.
I love taking deep breaths, and knowing how much cleaner the air is.
I love the fact that there's none of the people I hate from the cities...the gangs, the guys with attitude, the homophobes, the religious folk. It's just you, your beliefs, and your way of life- whatever they may be.
I love the ease of access to rivers for canoeing/ kayaking, having all the mountain biking you want on your doorstep, crags to climb nearby.
And more than anything... I love thinking of the people squashed into buildings in the cities for 5 days a week.
I love the fact that (when I'm not in Houston), I can look at all this beautiful countryside around me and know that THIS is my office!
I was brought up in the country, and hate cities with a passion.
I loath the smell, the pollution, the dirtiness, the graffiti, the crime, the grime, the rush, and the fact that everyone... just..... won't....... slow.......... down.
I thrive in the countryside and the wilderness.
I love the emptiness of it all, and the fact that nature can make you feel so small.
I love taking deep breaths, and knowing how much cleaner the air is.
I love the fact that there's none of the people I hate from the cities...the gangs, the guys with attitude, the homophobes, the religious folk. It's just you, your beliefs, and your way of life- whatever they may be.
I love the ease of access to rivers for canoeing/ kayaking, having all the mountain biking you want on your doorstep, crags to climb nearby.
And more than anything... I love thinking of the people squashed into buildings in the cities for 5 days a week.
I love the fact that (when I'm not in Houston), I can look at all this beautiful countryside around me and know that THIS is my office!
Lets steal a spaceship and head for the sun, and shoot the stars with a lemonade ray gun.
feminine tiddly pom
505 posts
Location: cambs england
505 posts
Location: cambs england
Posted:
its kinda handy that my parents split up, cos i get both worlds regularly.
cambridge isnt a bustling city; theres lots of green around for a city. but i has born in london, lived in the french countryside for the first 3 years of my life, then the next 3 back in london. since then its been a town, or this small city. but when dad moved away, he moved into a derelict methodist chapel, which he built up, but was sadly incompleted. he also bought another chapel in the throws of dorset country. now he lives on the isle of wight with his fiancee and 3 horses, and is aspiring to move to the outer hebrides, or southern france, so ive always had a balance of country and city, altho not My choice... i love both, but there are pros and cons for both. being a teenager without a car, cities are handy, but you cant horse ride for miles here...
love everywhere!
its kinda handy that my parents split up, cos i get both worlds regularly.
cambridge isnt a bustling city; theres lots of green around for a city. but i has born in london, lived in the french countryside for the first 3 years of my life, then the next 3 back in london. since then its been a town, or this small city. but when dad moved away, he moved into a derelict methodist chapel, which he built up, but was sadly incompleted. he also bought another chapel in the throws of dorset country. now he lives on the isle of wight with his fiancee and 3 horses, and is aspiring to move to the outer hebrides, or southern france, so ive always had a balance of country and city, altho not My choice... i love both, but there are pros and cons for both. being a teenager without a car, cities are handy, but you cant horse ride for miles here...
love everywhere!
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6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
Posted:
I have lived in Cornwall (where theres more countryside than you can shake a stick at) for 23 years of my 25, and I can honestly say, I love it here, I can't imagine living in the city with nowhere to escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life!
Here, I can be at the seaside within a 5 minute walk and be on moorland within about a 15 minute drive!
I have lived in Cornwall (where theres more countryside than you can shake a stick at) for 23 years of my 25, and I can honestly say, I love it here, I can't imagine living in the city with nowhere to escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life!
Here, I can be at the seaside within a 5 minute walk and be on moorland within about a 15 minute drive!
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Sponge
883 posts
Location: Stevenage
883 posts
Location: Stevenage
Posted:
I've lived in the country all my life, I like bits of it, like the stars and the air and the laziness but I love the bustle of the city and the difference
I think I love different environments and the difference in people's behaviour in differnet environments and situations... that stuffs always amazed me.... I love it
I've lived in the country all my life, I like bits of it, like the stars and the air and the laziness but I love the bustle of the city and the difference
I think I love different environments and the difference in people's behaviour in differnet environments and situations... that stuffs always amazed me.... I love it
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.:*distracted by shiny things*:.
3,777 posts
Location: brizvegas, Australia
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3,777 posts
Location: brizvegas, Australia
Posted:
hmm...well i lived on a farm 50kms from a small country town till i was 6, then we moved to the sunshine coast (regional centre i guess you'd call it...well, it was when we moved there, it's bigger now!), and then i lived there amongst the beaches, open spaces and only half an hour away was hinterland until 3 years ago when i moved to brisbane!!
i first moved to the northside...ah suburbia! then i moved to new farm - where i could see buildings in the city from every room on the roadside of the apartment. and now i live in auchenflower, leafy, quiet, nice - and only 2 train stations from the city! i love it!!
i can't imagine moving back to the coast! i love being so close to everything the city (& the valley with all it's awesome music venues!) has to offer, and knowing that if i do want to get away from the busy city it's only an hour drive to be out of it and on a beach somewhere!!
*sigh*
hmm...well i lived on a farm 50kms from a small country town till i was 6, then we moved to the sunshine coast (regional centre i guess you'd call it...well, it was when we moved there, it's bigger now!), and then i lived there amongst the beaches, open spaces and only half an hour away was hinterland until 3 years ago when i moved to brisbane!!
i first moved to the northside...ah suburbia! then i moved to new farm - where i could see buildings in the city from every room on the roadside of the apartment. and now i live in auchenflower, leafy, quiet, nice - and only 2 train stations from the city! i love it!!
i can't imagine moving back to the coast! i love being so close to everything the city (& the valley with all it's awesome music venues!) has to offer, and knowing that if i do want to get away from the busy city it's only an hour drive to be out of it and on a beach somewhere!!
*sigh*
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Hot Schtuff
1,032 posts
Location: Stillwater,OK/Wichita Falls,TX
1,032 posts
Location: Stillwater,OK/Wichita Falls,TX
Posted:
I tend to like the small towns or small cities. Any bigger and you tend to run into so many people in a hurry to get to where they are going that they don't care to run you over. Plus more rude people live in big cities. I can't stand rude people.
My life is the agri cities and towns that when you pick up the paper you get to read about country events such as rodeos and high school sports...Especially football!
I tend to like the small towns or small cities. Any bigger and you tend to run into so many people in a hurry to get to where they are going that they don't care to run you over. Plus more rude people live in big cities. I can't stand rude people.
My life is the agri cities and towns that when you pick up the paper you get to read about country events such as rodeos and high school sports...Especially football!
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Sweet talented nutter
2,615 posts
Location: Brisbane Oz, Australia
Sweet talented nutter
2,615 posts
Location: Brisbane Oz, Australia
Posted:
So true mistress auroa
country lifesytle is something else . A great place to live if you want to just chill out and can handel remotness.
Im luckly enough to be able experence both lifestyles
So true mistress auroa
country lifesytle is something else . A great place to live if you want to just chill out and can handel remotness.
Im luckly enough to be able experence both lifestyles
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Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Posted:
I know i am a country person at heart, but i dont realise what privalages i have being near a city, such as mobile phone reception...........
I know i am a country person at heart, but i dont realise what privalages i have being near a city, such as mobile phone reception...........
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6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
Posted:
There is plenty of mobile phone reception in the country, its just not where you are when you need it!
There is plenty of mobile phone reception in the country, its just not where you are when you need it!
My state of mind is not yours to define!
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Posted:
Ahh its fun looking like a wierdo wandering about a field randomly .............hello lo he heloo can you hallo mum?
Ahh its fun looking like a wierdo wandering about a field randomly .............hello lo he heloo can you hallo mum?
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HOP OM
225 posts
Location: HOP Central, New Zealand
HOP OM
225 posts
Location: HOP Central, New Zealand
Posted:
Yep, Ive lived in the city all my life up until the last year or so. I now live in the country surrounded by nature, nature and more nature. However I work in the city, but thats part of the bonus of making the most of both worlds. Being able to adapt to both or all environments rather than just one or the other, country living or city living both have advantages, for now I choose cruizy country living
Yep, Ive lived in the city all my life up until the last year or so. I now live in the country surrounded by nature, nature and more nature. However I work in the city, but thats part of the bonus of making the most of both worlds. Being able to adapt to both or all environments rather than just one or the other, country living or city living both have advantages, for now I choose cruizy country living
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