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On the assumption that most of you have heard the town mouse country mouse story, what do you most struggle to adapt to, when taken from your natural environment?
I had a friend from the big city visit once, who became almost terrified at how dark it got out in the wilds, and jumped at every lonely call from the oystercatcher on the estuary. He was also terrified of cows!
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I’m a townie, I love the annonimity of living in a densely populated area...
Currently I’m living the rural idyll and it’s driving me nuts ..
You know that old saying ‘in the city you are never more than 10ft away from a rat?’ Well here you are never more than 10 ft away from another fabber as there is f*ck all else to do  |
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" On the assumption that most of you have heard the town mouse country mouse story, what do you most struggle to adapt to, when taken from your natural environment?
I had a friend from the big city visit once, who became almost terrified at how dark it got out in the wilds, and jumped at every lonely call from the oystercatcher on the estuary. He was also terrified of cows!
What about you fabbers ?"
Country mouse. Have stayed in few big cities. Dirty, noisy, hot, stagnant places cities. Yeah great for social lives and Fab  and people watching. Much prefer the sounds of animals than traffic and people, prefer the clean air and ever changing environment of country living.
Your point about city people. I agree. I used to live in a place in Scotland. Nearest person 20+ miles away used to have friends come stay. People used to say "I'd be scared out here on own, you not get scared?"
Ive always found its the same camping. You get people say "oh my god what was that?" As a twig snaps near by while your in your tent....what could it be I wonder...a badger, the wind blowing a branch. It does make me laugh in UK. Its not like we have wolves or bears...what could possibly get someone in the countryside of UK
At my house (as above) I used to say who the hell should I be scared of here..think intruders have more to worry about me than would them, but in remote places you never see people, so its never been a thought.
Never honestly understood being scared in countryside, but then not everyone likes a hooting owl or a constant flow of water everyone different |
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I'm pretty adaptable, I moved around a lot through my formative years, and spent time in all sorts of places.
I feel pretty comfortable wherever I am.
However, I can't now imagine living too far from the sea. Love just popping out to walk on the beach. |
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Just reminded me of an example of something funny that happened to me and a climbing buddy camping.
We was camping near Ben Nevis. The plan was to climb all day next day on Ben.
So it was about 10pm we thought...we would walk 30 mins across some woodland to a big cliff lit by moon and do some night time absailing (back in my love of danger days )
When we emerged from woods was 6 guys sat drinking miller from bottles.
No tents rucksacks etc. City clothes.
After bit of chat. We get told they part of a group of 15 hospital patients and 6 staff away for weekend in mountains... the reason this place was chosen... because would not be people around... so we left them and went absailing... walked back tents...diff way so never seen them.
Anyway next morning when get up...is miller bottle tops all over the floor round our fire (which had burned out), was miller bottle tops all round my tent.
Me and my mate both imagined as we slept...this hospital patients gathered round our tents, sat by our fire...all bit weird we thought...we laughed on way back home in car about...we could have been in a head line of a paper "the miller murders"
I do wonder often what hospital it would have been? Mental? |
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We've been to 'Town' a few times now. We've all got rats but who'd have thought about putting trains down the tunnels!!!
Joking aside we enjoy the novelty of going into towns and cities, but it's definatley the country we fit into and like best. |
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" On the assumption that most of you have heard the town mouse country mouse story, what do you most struggle to adapt to, when taken from your natural environment?
I had a friend from the big city visit once, who became almost terrified at how dark it got out in the wilds, and jumped at every lonely call from the oystercatcher on the estuary. He was also terrified of cows!
What about you fabbers ?
Country mouse. Have stayed in few big cities. Dirty, noisy, hot, stagnant places cities. Yeah great for social lives and Fab and people watching. Much prefer the sounds of animals than traffic and people, prefer the clean air and ever changing environment of country living.
Your point about city people. I agree. I used to live in a place in Scotland. Nearest person 20+ miles away used to have friends come stay. People used to say "I'd be scared out here on own, you not get scared?"
Ive always found its the same camping. You get people say "oh my god what was that?" As a twig snaps near by while your in your tent....what could it be I wonder...a badger, the wind blowing a branch. It does make me laugh in UK. Its not like we have wolves or bears...what could possibly get someone in the countryside of UK
At my house (as above) I used to say who the hell should I be scared of here..think intruders have more to worry about me than would them, but in remote places you never see people, so its never been a thought.
Never honestly understood being scared in countryside, but then not everyone likes a hooting owl or a constant flow of water everyone different "
Camping in Britain is a doddle 
A night under canvas in Uganda was another story entirely 
Some gap year yoofs didn't put their food in the secure lockers and were raided by a troop of hyenas  |
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Brought up in a town (St Helens) spent lots of time in Manchester and Liverpool, but loved getting out into countryside/coast.
Now? Live on the edge of Worcester. Got the best of both worlds to sone extent....but a bit far from the coast. So heading for Cornwall at start of September..... taking a fab friend with me so extra bonus! |
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Born and bred in a country village surrounded by rolling fields and lakes. Heading to Uni in a big city at 18 was an eye opener for a simple country boy like me. I like the relaxation, pace and friendliness of where I grew up. Everything these days is 100mph and really I do wonder why people in cities tolerate such stressful lives. Coming to London after Uni was strange - as you passed someone growing up it was almost customary to smile and say 'hello'. In London they looked at you like you were some sort of loon when you did that. I soon had that zapped out of me. It's quite sad really!
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