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Star said:
I didn't chose to live here, I was born and bought up here, there's a bit of a difference! It's difficult to leave when your whole life is here
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I personally disagree. My brothers were brought up on the Isle of Wight, same as I was. And they've both moved. I know loads of people born and bred here, but loads have moved.

Obviously your situation could be different and I don't know it. But your life is your husband and your children and the life you choose it to be.
 
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I don't understand people who stay in London when not held down by a career/family or particularly people who don't take advantage of the huge cultural benefits of living in London.
 
Rachey said:
I personally disagree. My brothers were brought up on the Isle of Wight, same as I was. And they've both moved. I know loads of people born and bred here, but loads have moved.
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Why did they move?
 
lolly said:
I don't understand people who stay in London when not held down by a career/family or particularly people who don't take advantage of the huge cultural benefits of living in London.
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That’s my flat mate. Has no major job prospects, grew up in Southampton, parents live in Wales, sister in Australia and only 2 major friends in the city, both of whom are non-Londoners that don’t seem to be too settled either. She has absolutely no reason to be here and it’s making her miserable.

Before 2020 I would go to the theatre on average once every 2-3 weeks or more, a lot of the time on last minute free seat-filler deals. There’s nowhere else I could do that.
 
lolly said:
Why did they move?
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My older one move for work, he works in central London but lives in Shoreham. And now his kids go to school locally, although he plans on moving back to the island soon.

My younger one moved because he met his now wife who lived up north, they settled on London as it was central for both.

But both left their families, their jobs, their friends, their lives to move.

I do absolutely understand that it's hard to move if you've been brought up somewhere. It's one of the reasons I haven't left the island...but then I absolutely love it here and have a great life here.
 
I have no family in London but I’ve been here for 10 years and this is where all my friends are and I’m not sure why I’d leave that. I didn’t spend my twenties being BROKE and MISERABLE to give it all up now!
 
Rachey said:
My older one move for work, he works in central London but lives in Shoreham. And now his kids go to school locally, although he plans on moving back to the island soon.

My younger one moved because he met his now wife who lived up north, they settled on London as it was central for both.

But both left their families, their jobs, their friends, their lives to move.

I do absolutely understand that it's hard to move if you've been brought up somewhere. It's one of the reasons I haven't left the island...but then I absolutely love it here and have a great life here.
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I do think it's different if you're young and leaving a place like the IoW, or any rural area really. The reasons people have to leave those areas often don't exist if you're living in a city (particularly a city like London). Everything is there. Those reasons to move elsewhere can be a reason to stay in London.

I think it's probably different when you're older though. Hence me wanting to move to the seaside and yank old ladies out of the sea occasionally of an evening.
 
If house prices were more affordable in London I'd probably understand it better. But personally, I don't get why people choose to live so close to London in small accommodation for high prices, when they could move out a bit and get more for their money in a nicer area. But I'm very much a country girl, I like the beaches, fields, trees, scenery. So London would never appeal. But everyone is different, that's just my opinion :)
 
I moved TO London from a PLEASANT but FUCKING DULL commuter town. I may have had a three bed semi there for half the price of my one bed flat here, but NEVER AGAIN.
 
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I don’t live in London, but I’d rather keep renting in the city than buy in the suburbs or country
 
Kate said:
I moved TO London from a PLEASANT but FUCKING DULL commuter town. I may have had a three bed semi there for half the price of my one bed flat here, but NEVER AGAIN.
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Obviously EACH TO THEIR OWN, but that's exactly what I'd struggle with. I love living in a city. Bristol is great for me now. Not moving to London in my 20s when I had the chance isn't a REGRET exactly, but I do wonder 'what if'. The moment well and truly passed a couple of decades ago though.

I can see the appeal of living in the country and obviously by the sea. But I'd want it to be at least relatively distant. I struggle to see commuter towns as anything except the worst of both worlds.
 
Kate said:
I moved TO London from a PLEASANT but FUCKING DULL commuter town. I may have had a three bed semi there for half the price of my one bed flat here, but NEVER AGAIN.
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I'm from an ex-mining turned commuter town and they're just the worst. I obviously love city living, and whilst not for me I get the appeal of rural living, but why anyone would want the worst of all worlds is beyond me.
 
I noticed from FB pics at the weekend that my ex has moved house with his new wife, but still in the same shitty commuter town. Whyyyyyy

(to be fair she comes from there and he works there but STILL)
 
Ellie said:
That’s my flat mate. Has no major job prospects, grew up in Southampton, parents live in Wales, sister in Australia and only 2 major friends in the city, both of whom are non-Londoners that don’t seem to be too settled either. She has absolutely no reason to be here and it’s making her miserable.

Before 2020 I would go to the theatre on average once every 2-3 weeks or more, a lot of the time on last minute free seat-filler deals. There’s nowhere else I could do that.
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You could definitely go to the theatre regularly in any bigger than normal city I think. Belfast has a bunch of theatre venues and you could go to multiple good shows a week if you wanted - you just need to be open minded about what you're seeing.

I get that London has a lot more going on though.
 
Barnacle said:
You could definitely go to the theatre regularly in any bigger than normal city I think. Belfast has a bunch of theatre venues and you could go to multiple good shows a week if you wanted - you just need to be open minded about what you're seeing.

I get that London has a lot more going on though.
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Yeah, don't think I could see Hamilton in the front row for £35 at the last minute though, or some other major musicals for free :side-eye:

I've only been to Belfast once though. Had planned to go in 2019 to see a friend but it got postponed :(
 
Ellie said:
Yeah, don't think I could see Hamilton in the front row for £35 at the last minute though, or some other major musicals for free :side-eye:

I've only been to Belfast once though. Had planned to go in 2019 to see a friend but it got postponed :(
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That's true, but often smaller scale theatre is much better anyway.

Depends on what you're looking for/interested in obviously.
 
I do think perhaps bigger city people underestimate the level of the arts and culture scene in other areas. A lot.

You'll find culture anywhere. If anything it's great when it's more concentrated, and I say this as someone who has pined for a big city on and off if only for the What If of it all.
 
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London is a VERY specific case as it’s theatre scene shits on ANY OTHER CITY in the world.
 
We've got a couple of bigger venues and a lot of smaller venues and pub theatres, but yes, you're comparing anywhere to the GLITTERING WEST END.

Theatre would be top of my list of reasons to want to live in London.
 
There are tonnes of smaller intimate theatres in London too. In fact they were the majority of the free ones offered. Unfortunately they’re a bit hit and miss and I’ve seen some absolute trash in the past.
 
I was gonna say, what sort of FREE THEATRE were you seeing that you couldn’t possibly part with :D
 
I would love to pop to the West End every weekend and it was my main reason for wanting to live there (the gays aside).

It was more the statement that nowhere else in the world could you ever dream of going to the theatre once every three weeks!

(And yes I understand now)
 
Rachey said:
I personally disagree. My brothers were brought up on the Isle of Wight, same as I was. And they've both moved. I know loads of people born and bred here, but loads have moved.

Obviously your situation could be different and I don't know it. But your life is your husband and your children and the life you choose it to be.
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My life is much more than my husband and children though. Family and friends play a massive part, and bringing up young children with no support is very difficult! And we're not unhappy in London either, it's just expensive but we accept that for now because of the advantages it offers us. I feel like you always assume everyone living in London is unhappy. I'm sure I read somewhere where you said growing up somewhere more rural can be a bit dull at times.
So for now this works for us. Our long term plan is definitely to move somewhere a bit further out when the children are much older. But by that point we'll have the 'London money' to take with us :o
 
jivafox said:
I was gonna say, what sort of FREE THEATRE were you seeing that you couldn’t possibly part with :D
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Seen all of the following for FREE through seat filling clubs:

Kinky Boots
Wicked
Man of La Mancha
Groundhog Day (final dress rehearsal)
Ruthless
It Happened In Key West
Caroline or Change
Queen of the Mist
Amour
The Toxic Avenger
Summer and Smoke
Rosmersholm
All In a Row
A Monster Calls
 
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