City Vs Country living

Hi, thanks for replying.  Another vote for the countryside!  I love the idea of you attacking that mugger, they made a bad choice that day!  I do tend to like the dystopian future genre myself but I see how reality has kind of caught up with fiction in some areas.

Countryside. Definitely. Even just visiting cities for a day has been a fast track to a melt down. People are just generally less polite in a city and if you ask someone for help they look at you as if it's a trick and they expect you to mug them the second they let their guard down. This is why I don't bother watching dystopian future films, you can see it live in the making if you go to London. I've also been mugged there myself (albeit unsuccessfully because PDA and general irritation that was building up to a second meltdown activated with a vengence, grabbed my bag back and fought back literally kicking and screaming and Muggy Muggerson didn't want to deal with any of that and ran away.)

Thanks Caelus

I hadn't really thought about it like that.  I do like being around people but find any deep interaction very draining.  Being close to lots of people in a city might be something I enjoy because I get that sense of community without having to put in much effort!

prefer countryside and the peace, no sound but the sound of a river and the trees blowing in the wind and the sound of birds. better that way.

but a day visit to a city can be good for a change, probably to make the difference between the 2 sink in more and ofcourse to provide different type of scenery once in a while...if you feel lonely a walk in a busy town or city could probably help get rid of that lonely feeling, sit down and watch people go about their business, probably good to not feel lonely like that.

I'd like to be able to get to the countryside without driving, that sounds nice.  We have a lot of green spaces nearby but it's not the same.  I grew up on an island so the big city has always been attractive to me. I also love the mountains.  I like extremes I guess.

I like small towns, too. But the Countryside is better. 

I have to say neither- I like small towns with access to both green space and cities. I grew up in a rural area and there was very little tolerance for difference, and the poor public transport links meant I couldn't get away to 'find my people' anywhere else.

I currently live right on the edge of a small town that has good transport links to a city about 15 miles away, and that's perfect for me: I can easily get out into the countryside on foot, but I can also hop on the bus or the train and be in the city in half an hour. Admittedly I mostly go into the city for quiet spaces- libraries, museums, bookshops etc- but it's nice to go and experience those without the sensory overwhelm of living there all the time.

Thanks HP35, the city is definitely more convenient and I understand what you say about anonymity. Trudging through fields in wellies is my idea of a good day but if it’s EVERY day then maybe not!

I grew up in a village and disliked it. It always felt like there was a lot of attention on me. I was treated like an outsider/newcomer for being young (even though my dad's family had lived in the village for at least several hundred years) I like the anonymity of the city.

It's also easier to get around in the city. To get out of the village you either had to walk across the fields, using a path that was underwater for several months in winter, or along a winding, narrow, unlit road with a lot of blind corners. Or get the bus which came a couple of times a day on weekdays.

That sounds lovely. Scotland is a beautiful place. I don't think there's anywhere else like it, the views are breathtaking. It's cold in the winter though.

Thanks, this looks beautiful and very calming. We have just had a holiday in the Scottish highlands and Lake District and this reminds me of the view from our hotel room in the lakes (maybe the best Travelodge view in the country!). 

This is the view outside my house. 

I was in the city from when I was born to age 12. I'm 26 now and have been living in the country for years. I prefer it wouldn't ever want to live in the city again. Cities are built up, loud and there's not a lot of room to breathe, everyone's on top of one another. But in the country I'm surrounded by fields of green grass and sheep.