Everyone should move away from the cities

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Hey everyone. Posting here for more discussion. I want to start a conversation that needs to be had. I've read a number of posts regarding families escaping the big cities for elsewhere and it's been an interesting read. I've used it for my own research too because honestly whilst living in a city has its perks, there is a big trade off regarding one's health, stress levels and community, amongst other things.

I read where village/rural communities across the UK are hostile to Londoners moving in - but it's going to be more of a thing and should be encouraged!

Essentially, I myself, and many other of my friends I've talked to, believe that living in a more village/rural setting is ideal, but we fear the unknown. We fear the reception from others and if we'll fit in here in the UK, which is fair enough but hear me out! I believe more people need to live in rural settings, go back to our roots, the way our ancestors lived.

Grow your own food! I'm telling you they'll be a time soon when such a skill will be vital. Sustain yourself and do not rely on the government to feed you. Please!

Learn to work with your hands! Whether that's sewing (like our mothers and grandmothers did), cooking from scratch, embroidery, hair making, etc etc there is something wonderful about seeing the fruits of your labour. 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 "And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing."

Beneficial for you and your children If you have young children, I can't see anywhere better for them to grow up. To be surrounded by nature as God intended (God put Adam and Even in the garden of Eden). The learn life skills from young.

Please be kind in the comments, this is my view and I certainly welcome rebuttals and counter-arguments but do be respectful.

True, that's why I had to point out that I understand the benefits - I was born and raised in the city!

However I do think that this great converge to the big cities only causes more spread out/rural areas to be deprived. People within the villages should see it as an opportunity to provide what the people need - that's strengthens community! <3

I sympathise with you, there needs to be more incentives in the villages to be suitable for everyone. The fresh air and environment for one is just unbeatable.

What do i do for money? Sell the produce and textiles?

Among the other slightly amusing nonsense that OP posted, I especially liked this one:

Learn to work with your hands! Whether that's sewing (like our mothers and grandmothers did)

My mom did sew, fine that's true... but she'd be 85 if she was alive now. I'm 57 and NO ONE my age or younger sews. Except me. So most of OP's audience, their grandmothers were last generation with sewing skills.

Not everyone is a Londoner. I lived in a small town for 19 years and am now hugely enjoying anonymity of city life, opportunities here and proximity to my work place.

There is not enough space for everyone to live in rural areas and to have nature, grow food etc. The most efficient use of space is dense cities, sad though that may be.

If everyone moves to villages there will be no villages anymore

If everyone moved out of the cities to the villages there would not be any villlages

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You can do all this living in a city. I didn't lose the ability to sew when I moved to a city centre. However, I have a black thumb and can't even keep a spider plant alive.

Well just to rebuttal your claims, because I have researched this a lot.

Growing your own food doesn't have to be expensive at all. If you're purchasing all the fancy, unnecessary tools as well as using pesticides then perhaps it'll cost you a penny. Plus with the surplus you make you can sell it to your community! :D

It's been shown that we should actually be eating seasonal foods because of the peak nutritional value it holds. Plus it reduces carbon footprint and is better for the environment.

Am I AI? Haha no, nor was this post written by it. I'm not sure whether to be insulted or chuffed!

Yeah but please leave the town entirely to us townies. Don’t come driving into our space!

There seems 57 million people living in urban areas in the UK. The rural areas won't he very rural if they all move out. We can't go back to the way our ancestors lived without some sort of mass extinction event. Agriculture is intensive because its the only way we can feed 8.1 billion people.

I can sew/cook etc and and am very practical though. As you get older you're better living nearer hospitals and amenities as you never know when you might not be able to drive.

@Easyozy Regarding health, that's why I think it's so imperative for us to know more about how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, using natural remedies to prevent certain illnesses. But understandably it's different if you have certain disabilities. But that shouldn't stop anyone from living in a nearby village and having a local friend/family take you if you cannot drive. That's community!

No. The opposite is true - have you not read many articles talking about loneliness in the big cities i.e London?

And please be kind and thoughtful. Just because I see the great benefits of rural living does not mean I'm depressed - how rude! Actually if we hadn't forgotten the Christian morals and ways of our forefathers, society would be a lot better than it is today!

Not everyone likes rural life. I would be incredibly unhappy living like that. It's mind numbingly, soul destroyingly boring for me.

BTW, cities are the most sustainable way for humans to occupy the planet.

I grew up in a village and everyone commuted to a town. They worked in a town, shopped in a town, did sports in a town, etc etc.

It's worth mentioning that villages are wonderful if you have a good income and transport of your own as public transport is non existent and expensive when there is some. Public transport is also expensive to provide. They can be as lonely for people as towns can be and equally as bad for bullying if your face doesn't fit.

Towns are there as hubs to bring people together. Yours a very middle class utopia OP. A utopia which will be full of NIMBYs shouting about the new estates that will have to be built to accommodate all these city escapees... not in my village!

I think your view of village life is quite hilarious. All us olden day people doing our ancient crafts 🤣 you do realise it’s not much different children go to school, we go to work, it can be just as stressful it just means we’ve got more travel time to get anywhere. We’re not all just sat there doing our tapestry. And you wonder why Londoners get a bad reception.

I'm Christian and you're totally wrong. I am also retired wine maker , done the whole thing. It's back breaking , it's horrible, it's lonely and very often the men can abuse your labours....

Since coming to the UK, for my forced retirement, Albert Hall has been a life line

You simply are clueless how hard village life is if you need to do it the old fashioned way.

I do know a couple who moved from a city to a rural location. The location worked for them as they have horses and a lot of other animals so they are on their doorstep now. But they have no neighbours and despite living there for years now, have not made any new friends. They still travel to meet their old ones.

You can be lonely anywhere.

I see that @childofthe607080sbeat to both arguments :)

I understand, but the villagers need to understand that they have a great opportunity on their doorstep!

1. Set up a bus system (job creation for the locals)
2. Set up a clinic (every village should ideally have one, as health is key)

Ocado deliver to villages.

For comparison I'm now with the grandkids in Devon, staying on a farm. Looked around, compared notes. They are millionaires on paper but their land and cottages were built over 100s of years. They still work their own land.

Can you honestly tell me, have you done a whole day farms work, 6 am, 8 am on the field, lunch and back on the field until sunset ...that's 16 h working day

This was more feasible years ago, when a village had shops and services, a school, a post office, often a doctor. Nowadays many villages have nothing, not even a pub, so you have to travel for everything.

Yes because they disobeyed and sinned against God.

But do you see, before sin they were in the garden of Eden and God instructed them to work and care for it - they were with the animals and such beautiful fauna! Life was bliss - that was the original plan before things got messed up.

But there will be a new earth and new heaven when Jesus returns - so we have to ready our hearts!