City Life/Country Life - Which do you prefer?

Jim Bob Scratcher · 12-05-2018 05:29AM #1

I like the peacefulness of living in small town, which you don't have in a city or a big town, but i hate the local gossip shiote you have to put up with in small towns where everyone seems to know your business, something which you rarely come across living a city.

So which one do you prefer folks?

Beanntraigheach · 12-05-2018 05:55AM

Urban areas are infested with Humans.
So countryside for me.

12-05-2018 06:23AM

Depends on the country.

tigerboon · 12-05-2018 08:03AM

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

I like the peacefulness of living in small town, which you don't have in a city or a big town, but i hate the local gossip shiote you have to put up with in small towns where everyone seems to know your business, something which you rarely come across living a city.

So which one do you prefer folks?

2 types of people are going to reply

Dubs for whom Dublin is the Centre of Everything
Some of the other 7 odd billion humans

hairyslug · 12-05-2018 08:11AM

I much prefer living in a small village, I'm an unsociable bollix so I don't have to worry about gossip.

Graces7 · 12-05-2018 08:12AM

Neither. Small island life for me every time. Folk few and scattered and life is challenging enough that there is never the boredom that leads to nosiness etc

Utterly lovely too, surrounded by ocean. Wild flowers and birds and seals etc and the peace when we are cut off in bad weather..

Gorgeousgeorge · 12-05-2018 08:28AM

Country. I love being isolated. But i grew up in a house thats was down a 2 mile lane with nobody for 2 miles in any direction.

Jackeens and townies will say the urban life and each to their own i think its a lot to do where you were brought up

Graces7 · 12-05-2018 08:31AM

Gorgeousgeorge wrote: »

Country. I love being isolated. But i grew up in a house thats was down a 2 mile lane with nobody for 2 miles in any direction.

Jackeens and townies will say the urban life and each to their own i think its a lot to do where you were brought up

I was raised in towns;but always gravitated to deep rural so it is a character trait,maybe genetic. May even go back to my Irish ancestry...

cournioni · 12-05-2018 08:36AM

Countryside. 100%.

Nothing enjoyable about living in an area with a load of people crammed in on top of you, which is pretty much what you get in major towns and cities, and then have to pay for the so called “convenience” of it.

McMurphy · 12-05-2018 08:40AM

Under the sea!

There are no accusations,

Just friendly crustaceans

Under the sea.

12-05-2018 08:46AM

I love Cites. Dublin? God no. Tokyo, Taipei, Xi'an, St. Petersburg, Munich... God, yes. New York, not so much.

But then I also love living in the middle of Connemara, where my nearest neighbour is 6 km away, and the shop is 13 km away. Need a somewhat useful internet connection though.

cantdecide · 12-05-2018 08:55AM

I want countryside at my back door, a city at my front door, a shopping centre just up the road and an airport just a little bit further down the road.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFDcoX7s6rE

erica74 · 12-05-2018 08:58AM

I'm originally from Dublin and am now living in a fairly rural area with no public transport, no footpaths, no street lighting, that sort of thing. I miss being able to do anything I want. Where I live now is about 10km or so from the nearest town and there's not much to do there. However, I have 3 dogs, no neighbours and a huge garden, something that would be virtually impossible in Dublin. There's good sides and bad sides to both places but I really miss the social aspect of Dublin.

listermint · 12-05-2018 08:59AM

You can't beat walking out to your front garden this morning and hearing absolutely nothing but birds singing. Wont get that in the city. Love it

Alf Veedersane · 12-05-2018 09:08AM

I'm from down the country but have lived in Dublin about 18 years or so.

I prefer being here than at home (down the country) primarily because there's a lot of variety for our little one (3 yo) in terms of places to play and things to do.

That and the countryside bores me.

Diff'rent strokes and all that

ArtyC · 12-05-2018 09:16AM

Country life for me now. All through my 20s it had to be city living but it does wear you eventually.
This morning in the city id have to endure street sweepings, bin collections ( the glass from the pubs being emptied has to be the worse), seagulls eating all the rubbish and vomit from last nights revellers. Drugs are becoming more rife, cost of rent is growing rapid - yes there's loads of amenities but I had no money left after rent to take part in any.

Decided to stop working to pay large rent and move to the country 2 years ago. The thought of it terrified me at the time but I loved it from day one... it's easier on the mind... I am definitely an old wan now 😂😂😂😂

TheAnalyst_ · 12-05-2018 09:19AM

If people could afford it they'd go with the city every time. You'll hear all sorts of other reasons but the real one is that they don't have they money.

Peatys · 12-05-2018 09:23AM

To each their own.

I've lived in small country towns, large country towns, galway city, Dublin city, Dublin suburbs, and most recently bought a house in Swords.

All have their pros and cons.

_Brian · 12-05-2018 09:30AM

Country for me.
Did live in city for a time at college and worked in large MN in Dublin for more than a decade.

We live in the sticks, down la lane.
Can’t see the road although you might hear the odd vehicle on a calm evening. We run a small hobby farm, usually about 20 cattle.

I’m sitting here eating breakfast watching cattle graze in the field next to the house, can see the orchard starting to bloom, Chickens poking about, I’ll go out and potter about in the polytunnel for a while before doing anything taxing. We have neighbors close by but never really see or hear from them.

Has it’s drawbacks in bad weather and broadband is sketchy, but it’s an easy life and kids aren’t mixed up on loads of townie ****e.

I have a day job but I packed in the shift work for a job on half the pay but completely flexible.

Graces7 · 12-05-2018 09:35AM

TheAnalyst_ wrote: »

If people could afford it they'd go with the city every time. You'll hear all sorts of other reasons but the real one is that they don't have they money.

No way. You could not pay me to live in the city or even a town. Not now not ever.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 12-05-2018 09:36AM

TheAnalyst_ wrote: »

If people could afford it they'd go with the city every time. You'll hear all sorts of other reasons but the real one is that they don't have they money.

That doesn't hold true at all. I could afford to live anywhere I wished. I chose the countryside. I want the peace and quiet, being able to sit in my garden with no noise but that of the nature around me. I enjoy the fresh air and space of the countryside. Of course some people will prefer not to drive 15 minutes to a shop, having bars and clubs aplenty near by and all the other benefits of city life but to each their own. We all look for something different but to say it's forced on us by financial constraints is short sighted.

Graces7 · 12-05-2018 09:37AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I love Cites. Dublin? God no. Tokyo, Taipei, Xi'an, St. Petersburg, Munich... God, yes. New York, not so much.

But then I also love living in the middle of Connemara, where my nearest neighbour is 6 km away, and the shop is 13 km away. Need a somewhat useful internet connection though.

I was there like that and digiweb was my friend.. Give my love to Connemara..

Graces7 · 12-05-2018 09:39AM

_Brian wrote: »

Country for me.
Did live in city for a time at college and worked in large MN in Dublin for more than a decade.

We live in the sticks, down la lane.
Can’t see the road although you might hear the odd vehicle on a calm evening. We run a small hobby farm, usually about 20 cattle.

I’m sitting here eating breakfast watching cattle graze in the field next to the house, can see the orchard starting to bloom, Chickens poking about, I’ll go out and potter about in the polytunnel for a while before doing anything taxing. We have neighbors close by but never really see or hear from them.

Has it’s drawbacks in bad weather and broadband is sketchy, but it’s an easy life and kids aren’t mixed up on loads of townie ****e.

I have a day job but I packed in the shift work for a job on half the pay but completely flexible.

Lovely life... I lived much like that on a small north sea island; no tunnel or orchard, but a goat and a host of birds and critters... Down to cats and dog now with age but still gardening..

And yes, a wonderful life for the kids, and you..

listermint · 12-05-2018 09:42AM

TheAnalyst_ wrote: »

If people could afford it they'd go with the city every time. You'll hear all sorts of other reasons but the real one is that they don't have they money.

Afraid not horse , could have bought in Dublin with zero hastle. Wanted something more , got it.

Couldn't be happier

Grandeeod · 12-05-2018 09:48AM

listermint wrote: »

You can't beat walking out to your front garden this morning and hearing absolutely nothing but birds singing. Wont get that in the city. Love it

Im in bed and the window is open. All I can hear are birds singing and a few cows mooing. Blissful.

Graces7 · 12-05-2018 12:30PM

Grandeeod wrote: »

Im in bed and the window is open. All I can hear are birds singing and a few cows mooing. Blissful.

Leave out the cows and I am happy! After my experiences in Connemara the sound of cows is traumatic....

I get some farming traffic, including one whose exhaust is shot, and they harvest seaweed, but that is little enough and the early mornings are bliss ...

Gorgeousgeorge · 12-05-2018 05:31PM

Graces7 wrote: »

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I was raised in towns;but always gravitated to deep rural so it is a character trait,maybe genetic. May even go back to my Irish ancestry...

Maybe

Stigura · 12-05-2018 05:36PM

I think this thread could use a Poll. Or, at least, a little Show of Hands

freshpopcorn · 12-05-2018 05:52PM

erica74 wrote: »

I'm originally from Dublin and am now living in a fairly rural area with no public transport, no footpaths, no street lighting, that sort of thing. I miss being able to do anything I want. Where I live now is about 10km or so from the nearest town and there's not much to do there. However, I have 3 dogs, no neighbours and a huge garden, something that would be virtually impossible in Dublin. There's good sides and bad sides to both places but I really miss the social aspect of Dublin.

Grow your own fruit and vegetables.

Galwayguy35 · 12-05-2018 05:59PM

I live in a small village which suits me fine, I'm walking distance from the local pub/restaurant so can have a nice dinner and a quiet pint afterwards most Saturday evenings.

Country living can be awkward if a person can't drive but most people have a car these days so it's not really a problem.

DoozerT6 · 12-05-2018 06:18PM

Grew up in the countryside, but within easy distance of the nearest typical small Irish village. However, once I got older there was absolutely nothing there to interest me. Once you get too old to just 'go out and play', and start to become more of your own person, looking past your own nose so to speak, I have to say I found country living quite isolating. As a child and young teen living rurally, you are completely dependent on your parents to bring you places. I certainly spent a lot of my teens back in the late 80's/early 90's (outside of school hours) doing pretty much nothing, aimlessly walking the dog twice a day and trying to keep out of my mothers way so she wouldn't give me all the housework to do

I've mentioned in other threads that this has made me....not anti-social, that's not the right word, but more - accustomed to not socialising. Even now, in my 40's, I have difficulty motivating myself to socialise, especially lately. I think this was down to a lot of inadvertant isolation in my formative years. I was just used to not meeting my friends consistently (of course I did get to see them sometimes, sleepovers etc but not routinely) so it was never a way of life for me. Even when I went to college and started working etc, I just went straight home afterwards because that's what I'd always done. It's mad, looking back on it. What a waste.

Now that I'm older, I'm still living in a city (used to it I guess) but I would be hoping to move to a smaller town soonish. I would be hesitant to live rurally again, both because of the social isolation aspect (that's my own view) and the personal security aspect of a single person with no neighbours nearby. Had I ever married and had a family, I would be hesitant to bring my children up in the countryside due to my own experience, which of course was not ALL negative, but it certainly affected me in the ways I mentioned above.

City Life/Country Life - Which do you prefer?

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