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Is it? Neither of them are remotely fussed about outdoor activities, drive cars everywhere and seemed quite surprised that their townie cousin was into mountain biking.
Seems to suit a depressing number of families. A sure ticket to obesity and poor health. My idea of hell.
Yes jobs are scarce down here - you need to run your own show or get a senior public sector post (preferably as a doctor) to make decent money but then that's true for most "pretty" counties.
Jobs situation there isn't as bad as where I am now........
Matt - is there a McDonald's near the college/Homebase in Truro?
MF - there is. Is that where he's working? 😉
No - it is where his wife works at the local one at the moment and we have been joking that there must be one near to their new gaff - she will have insisted so...
He works for NCR repairing hole-in-the-walls and till machines etc.
I agree with surf-mat completely that growing up in the country is the best childhood you can get. I have just moved back to Devon at the age of 30 after a stint in Manchester expereiencing life where their are shops and buses more than once per day. It was great for a year, then I just sat inside watching telly and getting fatter for a few years, it then took another 3 years to sort out houses and job's to enable the move.
Kids only really know about what they have expereinced if they have grown up in the country then in the main they love it, their is a great party seen in the country its much cheaper than pubs and clubs and I think much safer for the 14 - 18 year age.
I don't think anyone can say one option is 'betterer' than the other. They are simply different and give a child different life experiences.
But some have experience both sides so can make an informed opinion of which they feel is better.
But some have experience both sides so can make an informed opinion of which they feel is better.
Better for them. Not better for everyone.
I meant to add that... 😉
We all make the most of our situations/possessions/whatever unless we genuinely hate them.
I suspect some people genuinely like living in Croydon or Doncaster...
I am sure they do - never seen Croydon but Doncaster isn't all that bad really. Fairly typical of many Yorkshire working towns and nicer than some (Cleckhuddersfax for example).
Both Doncaster and Derby repelled me big time. As did some towns in Essex.
Croydon is just horrible.
just move then! why do you need the affirmation of this lot?. just do it! You won't die. Make up your own mind. you have your reasons, right?