Growing up in the city

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As I grew up way out in the sticks I wouldn't know. So does growing up around so many people just become a natural thing, do you give two thoughts about stepping out your front door into crowds of potentially thousands of people. Do you ever think, 'wth am I doing around so many strangers', or, again, does growing up from day one just naturalise everything?

How about people who have moved from a big city to a village town, or even more remote, do you have trouble adjusting?

I still find cities a bit daunting, confusing, grim, depressing and stoney attitudes everywhere.
 
Myself I was born in a small city, grew up in a medium town and have lived everywhere from way out in the sticks to a highrise in a large city.

The only real difference I could say i have noticed is that things are closer to hand in a city than out on the sticks but other than that I can't say my life was different in any of them.
 
Speaking as an amateur serial killer, I find living in a highly populated area quite productive. I do the 9-5 thing Mon-Fri, and then on the weekend I'm free to go out and kill. Best thing is, people in cities just ignore you, so you're free to run around and indulge without fear of being identified. The same cannot be said for small villages out in the sticks where everyone knows each other.
 
I grew up in a small village. I had a great childhood but I am staying in Manchester now so if I have children they will be living in the city. I think as a kid you don't know any different but I think the city is better.
 
Depends which city, really.

I grew up in a small west country town, which is pretty horrible. Then moved to Bristol for a few years, which was great - the people were so much friendlier there.

Back out in the sticks now. I like the space, but miss the amenities and the people.
 
I'm a raging misanthrope, so the secluded country life suits me just fine. Though I do need to be within easy driving distance of a supermarket or city for impromptu shopping trips or days out.
 
I grew up in a average sized village but have lived out in the sticks and in the middle of a big town.

It all falls down to personal preference. I prefer the quiet life and therefore gravitate towards living outside of cities/big towns. As an example, I occasionally have to work in London, and I enjoy going there for work/pleasure but I wouldn't ever live in London, just not my choice.

I would probably happily live in the middle of York though..
 
Sliver said:
Speaking as an amateur serial killer, I find living in a highly populated area quite productive. I do the 9-5 thing Mon-Fri, and then on the weekend I'm free to go out and kill. Best thing is, people in cities just ignore you, so you're free to run around and indulge without fear of being identified. The same cannot be said for small villages out in the sticks where everyone knows each other.
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Go and seek help NOW.
 
Eurofighter said:
I grew up in a small village. I had a great childhood but I am staying in Manchester now so if I have children they will be living in the city. I think as a kid you don't know any different but I think the city is better.
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because growing up as a kid in a city full of addicts, criminals and skanks would be great for them?
 
Grew up in a town but we also have a place in the country side. Personally no too keen on living in the country side (slow internet, lack of shops and services near by) prefer living in a town or a city.

I quite like London.
 
I grew up in a London commuter town. It always felt like the dullest place on Earth. I couldn't wait to move to London and I don't regret that decision.

People talk about crime in cities but I feel safer than I ever did back where I grew up. There was nothing to do for young people where I grew up apart from drink. You couldn't walk through the town centre on a Friday or Saturday night without seeing people fighting for no reason.
 
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I grew up in London I have no idea what you are taking about op

You know the only busy parts of cities are tourist traps and commuter bits

I'm now living in a town of 18k people in Sweden

Only weird thing is you see the same faces all the time
 
I think OP thinks living in a city is like opening your front door into a London tube station at rush hour.

Tunney said:
I grew up in a London commuter town. It always felt like the dullest place on Earth. I couldn't wait to move to London and I don't regret that decision.

People talk about crime in cities but I feel safer than I ever did back where I grew up. There was nothing to do for young people where I grew up apart from drink. You couldn't walk through the town centre on a Friday or Saturday night without seeing people fighting for no reason.
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You can't do that in most cities tbh. Any city I've been to on a weekend night out has involved watching the police cart some idiots off in the van. Bristol city-centre always has a few dedicated vans and police parked up by the kebab shops specifically for that purpose.
 
Devrij said:
You can't do that in most cities tbh. Any city I've been to on a weekend night out has involved watching the police cart some idiots off in the van. Bristol city-centre always has a few dedicated vans and police parked up by the kebab shops specifically for that purpose.
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Yeah, probably but I never see it in London and I've lived in some pretty rough areas. Maybe people think twice about randomly punching strangers when the stranger might be able to get a MAC-10 in three minutes?
 
Tunney said:
Yeah, probably but I never see it in London and I've lived in some pretty rough areas. Maybe people think twice about randomly punching strangers when the stranger might be able to get a MAC-10 in three minutes?
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Maybe, or else they can only afford to get so drunk on £5 pints and are less likely to start a fight as a result? :p

ttaskmaster said:
I lived in various parts of London. Never realised what an aggressive person I was until I moved elsewhere...!!
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Yes, Reading: the sleepy backwater village
 
Cities are fine for working in or shopping, but countryside is the best place to live for me. Peace and quiet, no crowds or traffic, no grimness or pollution. Loads of space and nice surroundings for outdoor activities. Love going back home to the Shropshire countryside after working all day in Birmingham.

Got broadband and big TV, so don't need to be close to shops or cinemas.
 
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