assalamu alaykum
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Originally Posted by Jamroll
Well, like you say, different strokes. I grew up in the suburbs of an industrial town, and during my life I've lived in a variety of different settings, including a couple of very rural ones. And in each place and setting, there was something I hated about it, and something I loved about it, e.g. The scenery and clean air in rural areas just cannot be matched, but some (like myself at times) found the slow pace very monotonous and boring.
And you know, I understand that people might not like city life, but me, personally, I gotta say, I love it. There's always a buzz going on in the city, and if it gets too much you take a break from it and head for the hills for a couple of days. That way you get the best of both worlds!  |
The ''rural'' area I'm assuming you're speaking of drove me crazy after a few days. A car driving past would be something to notice. The hills are nice, but really, a few strolls and a picnic later...it's just grass.
London is nice, but it's also impersonal and yes, there are tubes going everywhere, but everythign is so far from everything else...oh..and it goes DEAD after 6/7pm (maybe that just applies to euston etc area?) and the tubes stop at 12am? That's why I love Manchester, it's a city, busy, but it can also be home, it's not overbearing. Such a variety of people, a whole mile of halal take-aways and i'm pretty sure the shopping places are open later than london. That being said, I'm yet to walk through a park in Manchester without fearing for my life...and you have Hyde park and the surrouding parks
