3.4 – Living in Cities and Towns

→ highly value a rural paradise

→ prefer to live in the countryside.

→ try to move out of large cities

+ National state of mind

+ Love of the countryside

+ A decline in the quality of life in Britain’s large cities

3.5 – Village life

- Many people bought cottages in countryside

+ change nature of village life

→ Commuter-based village society

→ a decline of essential facilities and services in villages

+  transform the occupancy of the villages → cottages sold at higher prices, etc.

NOTE: 

+ Commuter-based villages: villages having a large proportion of  inhabitants who are commuters.

+ Commuter:  person who lives in the village but earns their living elsewhere.

+ Home county: adjacent counties surrounding Great London ( >=100km from the heart of London )

* British people’s character:  cold, reserved, not open, less cheerful than other people.

* Climate affects British people:  cold weather & cloudy, foggy condition

→ keep people indoor most of the time → not used to outdoor social life → not open

* Commuter-based village society leads to a decline of essential facilities & service :

            + Most of time they do not live in villages → not need essential facilities

            + Local villagers are squeezed to leave for the edge of the village.