to hate living in the country?

[Hullygully]

IT'S SO BORING I HATE IT I HATE IT

Flatbread. Your mention of Germany prompted me to write in as I lived in a beautiful wooded country side village for many years and loved it, but had always loved the countryside in England - " Peace and Quiet and open Air". The villagers took any excuse to celebrate and birthday parties were all day and evening affairs held at home, or for big wedding anniversaries in a hall with such a feast you never see here. New year ended with Neujahrwuenschen to the outlying small famers and neighbours at 4am driven by a cart sitting on bails of hay - soooo romantic, except when it was snowing. Ahhhh memories of the 70s in my 30s with the new madly in love DP

ps, spelling? Bales of hay? Ahhhhhh sigh !!

To be fair NowThen, he probably got most of his sexual experiences from sheep...

this was what i wanted to buy in the country

tell me how rubbish it is

the open house is next week and the agent expect it to go sold (when i can't buy it until we have flogged ours, which isn't going to happen in a week)

tell me that i am actually escaping a life of purgatory in a period house with half an acre....not that i am missing out on an opportunity of a life time.

If it's that wonderful, why are they selling, I wonder? Like the greenery view from windows, but can't see the view from bedroom window?

I lived in SE4 for YEARS and SE6 - but they were vile then and we had a gun shop

they are moving to a different, more expensive village down the road.

the interior decor is a bit shock but nothing a can of paint or two wouldn't cure....

apparently the extension needs demolishing, and to meet most peoples expectations of such a house, replacing with a two-storey extension.

I wouldn't be doing that - i'd just live with as it is if possible, or without even the extension. my kids are only little, after all...

the garden is extremely overgrown. gngngn potential...

Love your sense of humour, you make me laugh, keep it up

I am sitting now in our village pub - what a place - the gentle slurping of food and the occaisonal muted giggle when a stranger walks in...I only came here for the wifi....I long for a pub with a cup final on the Walworth Road..

Wondering exactly where all you SE Londoners live

Grow pumpkins! You do nothing to them, they run rampant, the kids love making Halloween faces and then you live off curried pumpkin soup 'til Xmas

well I will give you a clue, half of them are speaking a different language....but you don't need a passport to get here.

Grew up near GetOrf (NCer). It was shit. Moved to London. Love. Love. Love it. Lived in Soho FFS.

Due to personal situation had to move back to Devon. Though not the 'doom obv. Now in tiny village with outstanding primary. It's boring. No culture. Rascist. Children love it. I can't stand it. Am trying to embrace it.

I can see four Land Rover Defenders from my window. The garage only stocks Diesel, not petrol. The bank opens two mornings a week.

I go back to London to work. I feel almost hysterical with happiness when I get back to the city. I love the way everyone ignores each other and isn't into your business.

YANBU - I spent a week on holiday in the arse end of the countryside this summer. It was very pretty but it drove me mental. I swear I was actually suffering from claustrophobia within about 48 hours of arriving.

Marking my place, so I can savour the bile....

I hate the 'burbs. Bloody loosely-constellated expanse, with no decent meeting places because everyone is soooo spread out (all having playdates in their own gardens, with their own trampolines - poor DS )...

oh pluto the inbetween place!

people move to the suburbs and declare its 'the best of both worlds'

it always struck me as having the benefits of neither country living or city living

MrDobalina, what a shame we probably live in different suburbs!

Hullygully, there used to be a gun shop near me in SE8!

Ahhhhh, Zone 3 living....

Hey Edgar that's just up the road from me. Can I say that at that price it will be pants you know. Everything in Steep or Sheet is £100,000 more than it needs to be.
It's not proper "countryside" either... most of the population can be found on the 6.35 am to London during the week and doing 50 mile charity bile rides at the weekend.

"bike" sorry "bile" is all me

Oh yes, the racism up here is outstanding. And not even remotely hidden. The only people who aren't white caucasian here run the Chinese and the Indian. That's it. You won't see any Black people here at all.

Please tell me if 'Black' is wrong now. I have absolutely no bloody idea living here, and I would hate to offend.

Loving this thread, makes me feel very smug, bringing up two DC's in London, not planning on ever leaving, been here since university over 20 yrs now and never once been bored.

I'm with ya sista - except I'm a born and bred Londoner and would never leave Laaahndan Taaaaaahn.

Surely I get the Smuggest Bastard Alive award on this thread? My posts have been by far the most irritating. I never get awards for anything

smug cunt

I am crying with envy at you bastard Londoners!

The worst thing is that even if I were able to move back I'd be too old for it now. Couldn't move fast enough, for a start! My ducking and weaving abilities to get through crowds very fast are now completely gone; I've become slow, and chat to the people at the tills while finding my loyalty card and my money and everyone would tut at me and get cross and, worst of all, I'd feel bad about it. I've completely lost my edge.