Signs your not close to a city?

badabing106

Rusting agricultural equipment in people's driveways and lawns

freshpopcorn

No red light district!

wexie

being able to see stars

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Not a discarded hypodermic needle in sight.

KevRossi

Lack of junkies and other zombie types.

Less athletic wear on the youth.

Wrecked cars are inhabited by chickens rather than kids.

TheValeyard

People say hello as you pass by in a friendly way.

wexie

KevRossi wrote: »

Wrecked cars are inhabited by chickens rather than kids.

It's not wrecked!!! I'ma restore it some day :mad:

KungPao

Nathan Carter type rubbish on every radio station.

freshpopcorn

KevRossi wrote: »

Less athletic wear on the youth.

I find the difference is you get more GAA/O'neills stuff down the country!

IrishZeus

KevRossi wrote: »

Less athletic wear on the youth.

Actual athletic wear on the youth.

RandomName2

Bungalows, tarmacadam driveways with kids toys on them.

WoollyRedHat

Daily trips to the well.

Harry Palmr

Verges that have eaten up half the road width by mid summer.

Signs for obscure wireless broadband companies.

saintsaltynuts

Lots of inbreeding going on.

Graces7

RandomName2 wrote: »

Bungalows, tarmacadam driveways with kids toys on them.

especially trampolines..

Boscoirl

city 100km ->

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Busses only every 15 mins.

verycool

Your not close to a city what?

Graces7

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Verges that have eaten up half the road width by mid summer.

and a stripe down the middle too..

Galwayguy35

saintsaltynuts wrote: »

Lots of inbreeding going on.

That's halting sites you're thinking of.

Conservatory

People getting out of their car after spending 4 hours and 40 euro on their commute they make to save a few quid on their mortgage.

hynesie08

Death notices on the radio.

corner of hells

Hint of smell of cow****e in the air.

Prominent_Dawg

You take the sound of silence for granted

TG1

When you forget to lock the car in the evening and it's still there in the morning.

Omackeral

People left their finger off the steering wheel in acknowledgment as you pass them by.

thebull85

Smell of sh*te and lack of fashion sense.

Omackeral

Girls call each other lads or leds. Fellas have their eyebrow pierced or blonde streaks in their hair.

Buford T. Justice XIX

freshpopcorn wrote: »

No red light district!

You're just not looking in the right places:D

Squatter

corner of hells wrote: »

Hint of smell of cow****e in the air.

Yep.

By some distance the worst part of country living is the vile smell of ripe slurry wafting over one's patio on a warm summer evening as one unscrews the third bottle of Lidl's Finest Venezuelan Sauv. Blanc.

Cantona's Collars

Meeting cars obviously driven by city people in the middle of the road as they are terrified by the narrowness and the ditches on either side.
Cyclists using the road and aren't scared out of their minds or constantly on edge with the fear of being wiped out by a bus,taxi or any other "gerr off da bleedin' road" types.

wexie

Squatter wrote: »

Yep.

By some distance the worst part of country living is the vile smell of ripe slurry wafting over one's patio on a warm summer evening as one unscrews the third bottle of Lidl's Finest Venezuelan Sauv. Blanc.

Really? I find that quite inoffensive compared to the smell of the neighbours burning evidence rubbish

_Brian

Don’t lock my car at night.
Leave car windows open overnight in this weather.
Often forget to take keys out of car overnight.

Harry Palmr

_Brian wrote: »

Don’t lock my car at night.
Leave car windows open overnight in this weather.
Often forget to take keys out of car overnight.

Did that when we lived in the sticks, one morning it wasn't there! Luckily the thieves left it in one piece. Looks like they'd just decided to drive it home rather than walk!

lawred2

Massive grey render houses with unfinished driveways and massive weed filled gardens

Malayalam

Omackeral wrote: »

People left their finger off the steering wheel in acknowledgment as you pass them by.

This. Or, if they are serious bucks, they give you what I call ''the bunch of bananas'' - a determined thrust of the upturned hand out onto the dashboard beside or in front of the steering wheel, with the fingers shaped as though they are taking the measure of a fine cow's udder. Accompanied by a glint of eye contact. No smiling involved.
Surprisingly common.

rafatoni

Lads in string vests looking to fight ya bcos your down from big schmoke.

LirW

Squatter wrote: »

Yep.

By some distance the worst part of country living is the vile smell of ripe slurry wafting over one's patio on a warm summer evening as one unscrews the third bottle of Lidl's Finest Venezuelan Sauv. Blanc.

It's slurry time here too, makes it hard to evaluate if it's actual slurry or the baby :pac:

No cars newer than 09.

If traffic is at a slow pace or standstill it's either a tractor or you're close to a school at pick up time.

People waving at each other when they pass in their cars.

You're scared to actually drive a D-reg and you can internally hear the others "ah it's the fooken dubs again"

You can't make out if the pub is permanently closed or just not open yet.

Actual quadbikes with muck on them.

You see local link busses around.

People do their shopping in tractors and wellies.

Supermacs.

You can immediately make out if there's a famous person from the area because their face and name is plastered EVERYWHERE.

LirW

rafatoni wrote: »

Lads in string vests looking to fight ya bcos your down from big schmoke.

Louth is a pretty bad representation for "not being in the city."

John_Rambo

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Meeting cars obviously driven by city people in the middle of the road as they are terrified by the narrowness and the ditches on either side.
Cyclists using the road and aren't scared out of their minds or constantly on edge with the fear of being wiped out by a bus,taxi or any other "gerr off da bleedin' road" types.

Most cycle deaths are in rural areas involving cocky rural drivers driving too fast or drink driving. Just so you know.

Super-Rush

Fresh air and no dickheads.

lawred2

Super-Rush wrote: »

Fresh air and no dickheads.

Grew up in the countryside, now living in the city

The above is patently untrue

Dickheads everywhere.

Dr. Bre

Healy Rae types

IamtheWalrus

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Busses only every 15 mins.

Little do you know

DublinHun72

When they read out all the local deaths and funeral service times on the radio

Uncharted

People smiling at you as you pass on the footpath without them trying to chug you ....

Have you got 2 minutes to discuss.........
No.... fùck off.

danm14

Walking a mile to the bus stop, and if you're late you've only seven days to wait for the next one.

Boscoirl

You are not close to a city when you are in Kilkenny :P

MAJJ

Navigating villages / main streets where cars, tractors are parked 3 abreast or anywhere

BnB

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Busses only every 15 mins.

I'm guessing you are being sarcastic here. There is close to Zero public transport in Rural Ireland. I live about 30 mins from Limerick City. A huge amount of people in the area are working or studying in Limerick. There is one bus a day to Limerick and one back.

You quite simply cannot survive in Rural Ireland without a car. And I am not talking about wilderness up a mountain here. Once you go outside any city suberb you are goosed.

Don't get me wrong though, it is a small sacrifice for the quality of life you get from living in Rural Ireland

bazz26

Your local pub is also the local funeral home and post office.