to hate living in the country?

[Hullygully]

IT'S SO BORING I HATE IT I HATE IT

I had no idea that Nelson Mandela house was in Bristol.

ooh, didn't know that about Acton, will remember to trot that out the next time someone says "Delboy-land" in a tone of voice

I find the racism displayed in the country shocking although that is not to say it does not exist in the city or indeed within us, nonetheless, hearing a new international/halal shop described as 'that IndianPakiMuslim shop' or the Roumanian busdriver as 'that Paki', or an Egyptian kid at the school being shunned, has shocked my kids as much as me, if not more, and we are bound to run back to the city sooner rather than later.
Blimey was that one sentence....I must be feeling a bit manic about it.

upsylazy

• which theatre? Am also in Nunhead, would love to take my son to the theatre more often.

And yes, it is absolutely lovely here. (Sorry Hully). Nowhere's perfect, the planes do start far too early & I'd like to be nearer family (NW) but I love it here. Really enjoyed this thread, reminded me my country fantasies are best kept as just that. (Sorry again H!)

Yanbu. I spent my teenage years in the country and was bored shitless most of the time. Except when we were smoking weed or having sex or both because that was all there was to do The whole village was a hotbed of debauchery

On the whole race/culture thing, I totally agree. My DC's primary school is a total melting pot and it's great - I was looking at DD's class photo yesterday and it's about 50% white and the rest include Iranian, Vietnamese, Jamaican, Brazilian and Nigerian. The great thing is that my DCs just think this is totally normal because it's all they've ever known. I'll always remember visiting my DPs and my 4 year old DS asking me why there were no brown people.
Yesterday, I was on the bus and I saw a woman in full niquab on rollerblades. My parents are at pains to tell me how multicultural their town is because a Polish plumber fixed their boiler and there's a Sikh family living 3 roads away!!!!!!

MavisG it's the Albany in Deptford - 15 mins on bus. They've got a new lot starting around now including the 3 little pigs, the gingerbread man and Handa's surprise. They're on a Sunday afternoon. It's great because all the kids can sit on cushions right at the front so they're practically on the stage. It's dirt cheap as well. They do some fab adult stuff too. I might see you down there! (will wear a red carnation).

YY kitten people who move from the city to the countryside 'for the kids' really dont get it

I lost my virginity at 15 and I was a very late starter!

Oh yes, immigrants. Up here you'd think they were the cause of every ill that ever befell this country.

Starting with my OOH doctor at the local hospital, who told my 14 yo DD2 that 'all these new diseases are because of the immigrants bringing them in, they spit on the pavements and spread disease'. Yes, a formal complaint has been made about him, his casual racism, and arrogant ignorance was breath-taking. Even worse, when I took her for her blood test, I mentioned it to the nurse, who looked puzzled and said 'but it's true'. It might be, I doubt it is, but you can't go round saying stuff like that.

Thank goodness DD was as horrified as me, if she'd grown up here, she'd have probably agreed with him. :(

They also take all the jobs, take all the houses, and take all the best stuff at boot fairs - oh yes, I've heard that gem too.

Better late than never: I moved from South London to the countryside last year. I have absolutely no regrets. Me and DH, although more me, had fallen out with London and were living in a cultural wasteland. Nearest station was 25 min walk, nearest park was 25 min walk. Supermarket? 25 min walk or 15 mins in car to Sainsburys. Our street was covered in dog shit. There was no pub within 25 mins. Nothing for kids to do. We couldn't afford to move to an area of London where our friends were. So I spent a very long time looking for the right village that had: pub, decent shop/ post office, a kind school rather than an Ofsted machine, railway station with direct and good line to London within 10 min drive, a good bus route that went somewhere with cinema/ cubs/ youth club etc for a bit of independence when DC are older, a decent secondary school in catchment, no further than 15 mins from a beach, direct access to walks without having to use the car etc etc. Also, a 'normal' village that wasn't too 'posh or pretty' and a supply of social housing. It was a long list and it took a few years but where we live ticks all those boxes. But. I do think we may have had a less happy experience in the wrong place so location is key and knowing what you want and how you want to live is important. One of my friends upped sticks from Deptford this year with his DW and DC. Moved to Wales, middle of nowhere. They all hate it. He followed a dream but didn't think about any of the practicalities of how they would live.
Well. That passed a pleasant 20 mins with me sitting in front of the wood burner waiting for my fairy cakes to cook.

Thanks Upsy, see you there.

Sarah that's appalling. Glad you complained.

That took you 20 mins?

See how slow the cuntry's made you?

I know but I don't have opposable thumbs. And I'm drinking gin.

Ah Hully I'll join you... I realised recently I hate living in the countryside
and I'm in kent
in the middle of bloody nowhere, with nothing other than stinking shit covered fields, a plethora of rodents, lazy arsed children who never go outside if they can help it and a taxi bill of £50 return if I want to go out for dinner!
In fact dh and I haven't been out together in the evening here since our last AP left 4 years ago!
I used to live in NYC FFS! What happened?

you died and went to hell

I fear you are right..

I took the dog in the woods yesterday and nearly got shot by a poacher. That added a frisson of excitement to my day.

Took the dog in the woods?

I say

Makes a nice change from a sheep

Yes, it made a nice change.

I killed the sheep.

did you bring it back and cook it?

Is it on a spit on the woodburner with it's skin curing nicely in front?

Well it would be if I ate animals. I stuffed it and put it in the front garden. It makes a nice feature. Along with the badgser.

You should have given it to the scouts for sex ed

Small seaside towns are also festering heaps of racial tension, at least the ones down ere are.

Yy to scouts for sex ed. I lost my virginity to a scout. He was very ed.

Come back Hully, the gun shop has gone. We've got a lovely new cafe at the end of our street too.