City Girl or Country Mouse.

I grew up in the Welsh valleys. Grey and grimey in the village, but wonderful up the mountain. Absolutely loved it. After 60 years we are moving back. I know it won't be the same but we will be away from the constant traffic around here.

I love where we live. Born and bred in London, a street urchin in a small detached cottage. Moved to a new town which out-grew us, and now on the coast with the downs at our back and the sea to visit. Suits me, but not sure what it makes me.

I grew up in a smallish town in the central belt of Scotland, moved to Glasgow where I stayed for about 6-7 years and did enjoy at the time. Loved the east access to the city centre and the shopping!!!
Since then I've lived in a medium sized town on the commuter belt, a new town where pedestrians seldom met road traffic, so great for kids safely.
Now we live on the west coast in the smallest town yet and love it. We still have easy access to the city, and Loch Lomond is only a short drive away.
I guess I'm a town mouse as I wouldn't want to be living deep in country with everything miles away, but definitely wouldn't like to be living in a city either.

Definitely a city girl. I live in York, and I can well understand why you choose to do your 'serious shopping' here Kupari. Spent 8 long, long years in a tiny village in mid-Wales. Hated it. In fact, it broke up my marriage (he's still there - he loved it!!).

Village for me! Lovely country walks and lots of community activities for anyone who wants them. We are lucky to have a post office/shop a church and a pub within walking distance. We are down a bumpy lane on the edge of the village but will soon be looking for a nice easy bungalow, but in the same village.

Greyduster I don't like driving out of Sheffield anymore ?. They let you in but make it hard to get out (easier with sat nav I know) . I usually drive to Meadowhall or Halfway and get on the tram.
In answer to OPs question, I suppose I'm neither a city girl or a country girl, somewhere in between.

Born and brought up on the Firth of Clyde, I hanker after the coast. However, having lived in suburbs and commuter villages while working in cities, I am now in a small town in Cheshire, a long way from the sea but with very easy access to beautiful countryside. I'm just grateful for what I have - not far from the Airport, motorways and with good rail links.

Andyf I agree it's no picnic now. My d-i-l brought one of her boys and his friend down for a concert recently, thinking the venue was the Motorpoint Arena (which she knows) and it turned out to be the O2 Arena in the city centre. She found it ok, but then couldn't find her way back to the ring road to get to us, where she was going to have dinner and kill some time till she had to pick them up again. She was driving round in circles for a while! We never drive into the city centre now, and certainly not to Meadowhall; the tram is much more convenient.

I agree, especially when we can take advantage of the bus pass. ?

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I think I would say that I could be either. I am currently a country mouse living on the edge of a small town. I know it is a town because it has a 'town hall'! I love my peaceful spot with views across fields, hills, farm and river. I have also been a town mouse and a city mouse in my time and enjoyed wherever I have lived.
You do adjust to where you are anyway because it is what it is and so you work out the best way to live in the way you would wish.
Nowadays I live within my bungalow and use the internet for my shopping with only a very occasional foray to a shop so it doesn't really matter where I am living although at the moment I feel truly blessed with my lovely garden, the beautiful views, peace and quiet and the fresh air.

Im a Londoner moved north. Im happy to drive anywhere in north London and parts of south London and all the M25. I now live in ilkley Yorkshire,
and find driving to and in Leeds horrendous. Poor signage. stupid one ways etc etc.

We babysit DGS2 in your area, mrneduc. We find driving in central Leeds difficult too, though DD1 says it's easy when you know how! I'm really envious of your rail link into town though - two an hour. We use it a lot. The other week we got the train in, hopped onto the water taxi just outside the new exit, and sailed to the Royal Armouries at Leeds Dock for a free day out. I think we enjoyed it as much as the little one! Unfortunately we haven't a station within walking distance - a rail link is such a boon.

I am a Country Mouse - I was brought up in a small village which had 3 shops (1 a Post Office & Store), a pub & 2 Chapels - now only has 1 Chapel rest have become house. We only had 2 buses a day & 3 on Market Day. Since then I have moved around a great deal ending up on the outskirts of London, Heathrow, M3 & Shepperton to London train as companions!! from there moved to Somerset to a very small village where you needed a car for everything. My last move was to a small Town (we've got a Town Hall) on the edge of Dartmoor National Park - Post Office & General Store 5 mins walk away. Frequent buses to Exeter for major shopping - town has some lovely shops including butchers, baker & greengrocers & Doctors Surgery + 2 Chemists - love my location, fairly quiet but loads going on if you want to join clubs etc - sheer bliss - I have no intention of moving again - best of both worlds forme

I live in a small town very close to all the local shops but we had some lovely countryside and some fantastic places to walk the dogs.

Brought up in semi rural Northumberland, love the coast and countryside and going back for holidays but very settled in London ways after 35+ years.

I have changed from city girl to country bumpkin.

I was born and brought up in Glasgow which is still my favourite city, then lived in two other cities, one in this country and one abroad, before settling in a very rural area where I have lived for most of my adult life.

I enjoy visiting cities but love the breathing space we are able to enjoy, It is to us a better quality of life but each to their own,

Not city and now in beautiful countryside , but brought up in a Welsh mining valley, not town, not country, just one mining village running into the next , coal tips and only river was the Taff which was very dirty, row after row of very long terraced houses - the most beautiful place on earth for me

Im a country mouse, where I live used to be near fields and trees but gradually the buildings spread I now have to drive to find peace and quiet. I just love to go into the country to eat my lunch or just dream.
If in the future I cannot drive/or don't have a car, I will just buy online. I live on a busy road and from 5.30am I have heavy lorries thundering just about 3 metres from my bedroom, sirens from about 7am till midnight. No wonder I hate town life, as for amenities I go swimming, visit the library and go out for coffee/drinks occasionally and could do all these in a country area. My friend lives in a rural part of Northumberland and there is nothing she cannot do, she just has to travel a bit further for it.

I'm a country mouse. I was born in the city but get really stressed out visiting now and I hate driving in Perth or Dundee (the two cities nearest to me). I much prefer driving rurally and if I go into town I like to do it early, just after the morning rush hour, so that it's quiet. Although, sometimes I wonder if I should push myself more - use my driving skills or lose them, you know?
Anyway, I love living in the peace and quiet, walking my dog and watching the changing seasons.

Still living in the small coastal town I was born in!
Apart from a major golf tournament every few years we have very little tourism, as we have no funfair or other seaside 'attractions'.
A drive inland for less than a mile takes us into glorious countryside, and we have two busy bustling cities within 40 minutes drive or 25 minutes train journey.
I have never, and will never want to live in a city, too noisy and far too many people!

To know the system in Leeds is to love it ! You have to drive around for about two years and then one day you suddenly realise the one way system is there to help you.

PMSL

I live North of Leeds. Close enough to get in there for shopping etc and far enough away to be in the middle of the countryside. Perfect combo.

Anniebach what a beautiful river the post industrial Taff is now, from its source in the Brecon Beacons all the way to Cardiff.