Has anyone ever moved to an area they just didn't like?

[FullofSurprises]

Just that really...
Have you ever moved to an area where you disliked? And why?

I moved to an area in the Midlands and I put my DD in the local school here. Ever since moving here it's been horrible. I've been shouted at by another parent on the playground. Had stroppy neighbours that won't let me cut my own apple tree in my garden. And basically the entire village is cliquey and horrible and I wished I'd never moved here.
Anyone else? Please tell me I'm not on my own.

[Alienin]

West Midlands. I didn’t choose to move here, but can’t leave. I have gone out a lot to discover reasons to like being here. The referendum gave me a delightful chance to discover just how racist people are here.

[madcatladyforever]

Yes Bedford, what a dump. I'm so glad I'm out of there.

[MrBennsshop]

I’d lived in a rural area all my life. I’m used to fields & clean air. In the midlands the traffic/plane noise was endless, there was nowhere to walk, no open countryside, no escape. I asked a neighbour where there was woodland and he told me to drive 15 miles to the nearest wood.confused

That is honestly one of the most bizarre posts I've ever read on MN. Nowhere to walk and no countryside in the Midlands

[felineflutter]

[OrlandoInTheWilderness]

To be fair I live in Lincolnshire and it is lovely. We have gorgeous beaches an hour away, beautiful walks on the wolds and you can be in London in an hour from Grantham station. I have lived in Lincs most of my life and I love the quiet of it.

[basset86]

hi all,

Need some assistance. We just moved to the UK, as hubby got a job. We are looking to by a house. We can basically live anywhere in the uk but looking more in the middle for his traveling purposes. Can you suggest a nice safe, friendly, village or town. Been looking at Banbury,lichfield. But as we are not from here not sure what are good areas and what areas to avoid. If you all can please assist with recommendations. I will appreciate it.

[earsup]

@Deathraystare

When I moved to London we lived in a horrible area called Layton

Just when I thought people were leaving London alone!!!!

Do you mean Leyton in Essex (Essex/London). It sounds like it!

Leyton in London is now like Stoke Newington !! Full of vegans and cycling and cafes etc and a house will cost you 800 k !!
I moved to Barcelona for a year in 1992, I spoke Spanish but not Catalan..struggled to last the year out as was studying..locals very unfriendly and often spoke Catalan to me and ignored any Spanish spoken...went to Bilbao for a year and it was lovely with friendly people...made friends quickly...didn't make any friends in Barcelona !

[Bloodybridget]

@basset86 you'd do better to start your own thread, this one is very old, and isn't really anything to do with your question.

[StoneColdBitch]

Sorry to bump a thread from July, but I was thinking fondly the other day about chatting to people on this thread about how much I hate my xenophobic little corner of the Midlands Well, I'm moving! Since I last posted on this thread, it's become obvious that both my career and my husband's are stagnating here, mine in large part because I have children - I've been fairly openly discriminated against at work for having kids, and the local norm is very much that mums don't take on senior roles (or indeed don't work at all) until their children start school. We've been here 3 years and haven't been able to make any real friends at all. So we decided enough was enough! We've had an offer accepted on our house, and are moving to the much more cosmopolitan city I was living in when I first met DH. So incredibly happy and relieved to be getting out of here! Sorry if posting on an old thread is annoying, but I wanted to share my happy ending!

[Giggorata]

We moved to the midlands years ago, because we couldn't afford the house and rural setting we wanted in which to bring up the children.
I honestly felt as though my life had ended for about a year, then everything started to fall into place. Friends, career, etc.
Then the DC grew up and went back down south!
DH is a countryman through and through, and I think he would curl up and die if someone made him live in a town. So we stayed.
So I sort of put up with it.
It's not my choice, but I don't desperately yearn to be anywhere else, either.
Have also acquired some good friends and neighbours over the years and the village we are in is pretty good, lots of activities, contacts and some cultural stuff. (pre Covid, anyway)
So I guess it worked out.

[Chipsahoy]

@StoneColdBitch wonderful news!
We are moving from the midlands too. Can’t wait!

[Maireas]

Tufnell Park. (North London) Dog mess everywhere, nightmare to park, a lot of break ins, unfriendly neighbours, street filthy.