Do you live where you grew up?
Poll: Do you live where you grew up?
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I've almost gone full circle and now live 23 miles from where I was born.
My parents moved away when I was two and then again when I was 16, to the east coast - 150 miles away. Where I stayed for 45 years. Then I retired and decided I didn't like the coast anymore and moved back home. Loving it so far.
My parents moved away when I was two and then again when I was 16, to the east coast - 150 miles away. Where I stayed for 45 years. Then I retired and decided I didn't like the coast anymore and moved back home. Loving it so far.
Slow.Patrol said:
I've almost gone full circle and now live 23 miles from where I was born.
My parents moved away when I was two and then again when I was 16, to the east coast - 150 miles away. Where I stayed for 45 years. Then I retired and decided I didn't like the coast anymore and moved back home. Loving it so far.
Funny, I miss the coast, I love the freezing cold water the sights and the smells. I've people trying to convince me that a land locked county is full of scenery and I just think they're daft but I'm wise enough not to say it out loud My parents moved away when I was two and then again when I was 16, to the east coast - 150 miles away. Where I stayed for 45 years. Then I retired and decided I didn't like the coast anymore and moved back home. Loving it so far.
GetCarter said:
Where I grew up, population density 5,598/km2
Where I now live: 1.6/km2
For me a no brainer (though I understand that others like crowds).
I absolutely loved living and working in London and had that great city been located on the coast like Southampton or Portsmouth i would never have moved away. I was born by the sea and it's in my blood so nearly every weekend would be spent on the coast somewhere. Now retired I cannot imagine living away from the sea and can walk to the beach and harbour in just a few minutes. Where I now live: 1.6/km2
For me a no brainer (though I understand that others like crowds).
London is less than 90 mins away by train and a reasonable size city a few km away so IMO i now have the best of all worlds.
cheesejunkie said:
Funny, I miss the coast, I love the freezing cold water the sights and the smells. I've people trying to convince me that a land locked county is full of scenery and I just think they're daft but I'm wise enough not to say it out loud
Actually, we do have a holiday house which is on the coast. We tend to spend most of January there. I hate the coast during school holidays.ajap1979 said:
No, went to Uni and met future wife, settled not far from where we studied. The vast majority of my friends went to Uni then returned “home”.
Going back a bit but I used to hate that many of my uni friends went home every weekend. My mother disliked that I didn’t. I ended up in a clique of foreigners as they couldn’t go home and I think it has stood me well.But I am living where my wife’s from
, they always win and it’s not a bad thing.selym said:
I was born and brought up in Plymouth then moved away when I joined the RAF; 22 years later and I've moved back to Plymouth, five minutes from a nature reserve and river walks and fifteen minutes from the moors.
I was born and bred a Janner but moved away for my career. I’ll never return to live there as it’s just too far from London and it rains too much there as well. I do remember Union Street before it was emasculated which may give you an indication of my age.
Grew up in Sarth London, but moved out first to Gloucester and then to Swindon.
Temporarily back in London while a house purchase goes through and then I will be back in Swindon.
London feels far too busy to me and I feel a sense of calm on my brief trips back to Swindon. As with many similar towns and cities the centre of Swindon is a dump but most of the suburbs are nice. Very easy access to countryside as well.
Temporarily back in London while a house purchase goes through and then I will be back in Swindon.
London feels far too busy to me and I feel a sense of calm on my brief trips back to Swindon. As with many similar towns and cities the centre of Swindon is a dump but most of the suburbs are nice. Very easy access to countryside as well.
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