Village life ?

Dear God villages are life sucking. Would trade to live in a town or a city in a heartbeat, personally I hate it.

I've spent my entire life travelling around the world, from the biggest of skyscraper cities to the most rural of villages found smack dab in the middle of a jungle. I honestly feel happier out in a village rather than the hectic chaos of a city. That's not to say I hate metropolitan places, but my preferences in life lean more towards the tranquility (which you probably see as boredom) of 'village life'. I like quiet evenings in a tiny house with a book and a bundle of blankets. I like early morning walks out in a forest with no noise made but the crunch of leaves beneath my feet. And for lacking in amenities? I don't think they're lacking in anything that I need. I'm even fine with not having to go to a supermarket and having to grow my own vegetables and fruit - it keeps me busy and the end product is more satisfying. Again though, this is all personal preference.

No two people are the same, so it doesn't really matter what age you are - some will prefer living in the city because they love the busy, modern life where you can go out to a new, futuristic club every night, and some will prefer solitude out in the countryside where you can spend days roaming fields and not see a single soul. There's no right or wrong to where you want to live. You can't force somebody to like to live somewhere that makes them unhappy.

-- EDIT: You say go into a house or plug in an ipod for peace and quiet.. Quiet usually means silence. You can't get as much silence out in the city as you can in the countryside. You can go into a house, but you'll still hear ambulances and police cars all night long. You can plug in your ipod, but that completely defies the 'wanting silence' point.

It's just you not having enough stress in your life, not having a job or too many responsibilities, that's why you don't understand people who want to live a healthier, calmer, satisfying life.
Don't give me the financial argument, British people can make money in villages too.
From the legal point of view we are both within that range
From the mental point of view you are within that range, I'm not.



I'd make the trade, let me know when it's the case.

because smoking a doob in a field looking at the night sky is better then smoking a doob whilst listening to traffic drone on and have light pollution ruin your view at night.

It's just you not having enough stress in your life, not having a job or too many responsibilities, that's why you don't understand people who want to live a healthier, calmer, satisfying life.
Don't give me the financial argument, British people can make money in villages too.
From the legal point of view we are both within that range
From the mental point of view you are within that range, I'm not.



I'd make the trade, let me know when it's the case.

When I'm not at uni in the city I live in a tiny village with my parents. Being able to drive is essential, as it would take me over half an hour to walk to the nearest bus stop, where buses are irregular and slow. I really enjoy it though. I love the natural environment..the feeling of walking across grass and earth and beneath trees, knowing that it's not just artificially placed there by a human. I love the mini ecosystems, beneath the fallen leaves and in the rotting wood. It's so peaceful...you can lie in a field and hear absolutely nothing - that's something you could never have in a city. Your skin feels clearer and your pores and nose not clogged with pollution. I love seeing a horizon, and I love that when you turn the lights off at night it's pitch black.

So you would rather live somewhere quiet because its nicer to get illegally high ? sensible. But ok then lets go down this path, wouldn't it be easier to score drugs in a city ?

Villages aren't as wholesome as you think, there can be a lot of racism, homophobia and mistreatment of young people in some esp if the majority of the population are old and conservative.
Literally everyone in mine is either a farmer or a chav. I Guarantee you will be bored stiff within a month if you lived in one.
It can also be really expensive, having to pay a lot of money to get a train or bus to go anywhere.

But if you were in a small village, it would be easier to grow your own

I am not disagreeing its probably lovely up there but still, i could go visit, why would anyone live there permenantly, why not have a second home there and have like monthly breaks.

Have you not considered there may be a reason that people from a faster and more exciting pace of life don't visit ? We are not arrogant but its plain to see that there is so much more to do in a city and that a village boasts of nothing but nice quaint little walks in the countryside which like i have stated earlier is nice one in a blue moon. Busses to me should be coming every 10 minutes or less.

Why is knowing everybody a good thing ? Villages are notorious for being bitchy and have people who dont mind their own business and stick their oars in when its not needed.

Woah woah, nothing wrong with being conservative, just depends on whether its new conserv or old. I am a proud conservative that has lived in a labour stronghold for 16 years

I was under the illusion police still operate in villages, look at hot fuzz

Don’t get me started on second homes, there is nothing more irritating than seeing houses lie empty for most of the time yet driving up house prices and ensuring the young in the country (some of the poorest) will never be able to afford to buy locally.

They do visit, how do you think our coffee shops and caravan sites survive. Many of them are, especially when it comes to agriculture and country sports. Tell most people from the city you go shooting for fun and you get a tirade against you, same when you tell them the realities of farming like the heaps of dead lambs at lambing time you have had to clobber over the head for some reason or another.

You just rise above all that stuff but its outweighed by the benefits, like if your ill you get people phoning to see if your ok and that’s nice.