Did you grow up in a nice or rough area?

[conny]

Born, raised, lived and worked in Liverpool for about 56 years. Even as a kid I dreamed of winning the football pools and living in the country.
Never won the pools, or the lottery, but eventually moved to the countryside and will never live in a city again. Although our address is the village we live on the outskirts of it. We are at the end of a short row of semi cottages with a field next to our back garden and rolling fields across the road. Lovely at all times of the year, from being snowed in during bad winters, seeing everything blooming during spring, growing and harvesting the crops through summer to the beautiful range of changing colours during autumn. The pace of life is also much slower than in a city.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Although are address is the village we live on the outskirts of it. We are at the end of a short row of semi cottages with a field next to our back garden and rolling fields across the road. Lovely at all times of the year, from being snowed in during bad winters, seeing everything blooming during spring, growing and harvesting the crops through summer to the beautiful range of changing colours during autumn. The pace of life is also much slower than in a city.

Best of both worlds here, or a fair compromise - I am just a short walk to be out in the fields, but equally a short walk to a couple of good supermarkets. The bus runs from stops just 100 yards away at my road end, with a service each way every 15 minutes, one way to a local town centre, the other way to to a shopping centre or a bit further to a city centre. Main line local station, 200 yards away and I'm on a very quiet through road, yet I can be on the motorway network which is just one mile away.

Homes here are much sought after, because it is perfect for commuters.

How much better does it get?

 

[JP_]

Where I grew up can only be described as nice, but painfully boring.