What's the best thing about where you live?

So, I'm am out of Ireland for a while, there's lots of differences, cultural societal blah blah blah etc

But, the very best thing about here, for me, is, coffee is 50cent, bottle of beer is 1 Euro & they let of fireworks ALL THE TIME! !!!
They love fireworks here, can buy them & they do, all the time, & they let them off all the time!
Maybe its the novelty factor for me but I love sitting on the balcony, looking over the city watching fireworks, every night ðŸ˜

So, after hours, what's the very best thing about where you live?

holystungun9

After Hours

Bredabe

Milder weather, as its a mature estate I live in most, reliable broadband/esb/phone.
Ability to line dry everything potentially and what was designed at kids bedrooms that I can now hang damp laundry in.

I miss home tho.

Heres Johnny

I'm in Ireland and I get to associate with people with best sense of humour in the world, don't get it anywhere else.
Let's just call it the craic.

I'm in part of Dublin where city becomes countryside so I have loads of parks close by and the city close by too.

Sure we have our problems but so does everywhere else.

Beanntraigheach

After electro-shock treatment, the nurses let us have ice-cream.
I like ice-cream.

EPAndlee

No neighbours and miles of countrysife, getting up to all sorts of things with no one to complain

corner of hells

I suppose it's the white vans going round abducting kids.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

A great community yet rural with room to breath. Easy trip to town and easy motorway access. Good infrastructure. Fresh air and glorious countryside teeming with nature.

Duckworth_Luas

There's no soccer

mojesius

The off licence/ice cream shop is two minutes walk away.

Spanish Eyes

I live within the canals in Dublin.

Ordinary house in a mature (very) area. No noise no parties no kids, it is my paradise. My back garden looks over playing fields toward the Dublin Mountains it is picture postcard.

Now having said all that, I will be doomed I am sure!

TG1

The lack of noise and artificial lights at night. It's amazing. Nearly makes up for the fact that I play "Dodge the sheep wandering round the road" every morning before I've had coffee..... :pac:

McMurphy

The woman across the street has a great set of norks. That's about it.

Kitty6277

The road out of it :pac:

Try_harder

Virgin Broadband

Gwynplaine

No noise, fresh air, nice scenery.

It's where my couch is.

Franz Von Peppercorn

I’ll take a GDPR opt out on that one, op.

GoneHome

I'm in a very rural area of Co Limerick, no noise, no neighbours within half a mile, rolling hills and fields to be seen from every window in the house, bird-song in the morning is the only noise to be heard, yes it's three miles to a village on either direction but having grown up here I know to have bought the pint of milk or loaf of bread on the way home in the evening!

Sycamore Tree

It's very quiet at night and there is no street lighting. Great sleeps.

Graces7

Solitude .. silence.. privacy.. protected from intrusion by a chancy ocean..and sheer beauty..

jester77

First class public transport, nice weather, BBQ every evening and cheap quality beer.

corks finest

Being quite honest,the road out,my part of lovely carrigaline is not nice, nearly said sinkhole,hassle,gardai,drink parties ,etc,etc,oh nearly forgot the 4/5 nearby dogs who are left Joel and bark to their hearts content,,,,,

corks finest

Sycamore Tree wrote: »

It's very quiet at night and there is no street lighting. Great sleeps.

Lucky duck

Chopper83

Parks close by, I live beside a lake with ducks and they are ones that don't quack. Respectful ducks.

AlphaOmega1

Bray Seafront

Snowseer

Great public transport. Friendly, non-nosy neighbours. No all-day car alarms wailing, and no dogs barking all night long. Hot weather, broken up by frequent thunderstorms. Actual seasons! Distinct lack of junkies in the city centre.

Kintarō Hattori

I'm in North County Dublin. Less than 5 minutes from my door I can be in the Louth or Meath countryside or I can pick from any number of lovely beaches. Access to Dublin city is brilliant with the motorway, old Dublin road, bus and rail. If I want to do some decent shopping I can pick between Swords or Drogheda with its numerous retail parks.

I'm close to wonderful countryside yet 35 minutes from Dublin on a good run into town.

seamus

Neighbours are all friendly, everyone kicks the kids out in the afternoon and they all play together on the green outside till dinnertime. School is a five minute walk away around the corner. Everything I need is a stone's throw away. The place is very safe, aside from the odd opportunistic burglary there's no real crime. Public transport is decent, town is 25 minute by bike.

Trigger Happy

Apart from my own presence the best things about my area are the location, infrastructure, amenities and the community.

RobbingBandit

I gonna die soon so I don't have to endure the horrors of finglas for much longer. Every cloud

jobs

Cina

It's not Cork.

Rubberlegs

The schools and shops are within walking distance, I rarely have to go into the city for anything. There are some beautiful walks with stunning views of the sea, and I love being able to hear the sea at night. There is a lot going on for kids over the summer which is great when you have a little one whose siblings are considerably older. If I could move from the estate I am on to a house on it's own grounds with no neighbours it would be perfect.

LirW

The view, for some reason I have some superb view out the front. Kids can play outside on the big green without anyone giving a toss. It's quiet. You still have people around but you're not on top of each other.

stormthecastle

They made an outdoor natural swimming area for local people to swim and it has lifeguards in the summer...really cool.

Witchie

I get to look at the glistening beauty of the Petronas towers from my bed, while brushing my teeth and basically any time I want to see their sparkliness.

I get to swim in an infinity pool, work out in a private gym, grab a cuppa and a sandwich from O'Briens and have a wee shop that sells pretty much everything you could need, all without leaving my building

When I do leave my building I can walk 2 minutes in one direction and I am in the midst of the colours and flavours of little India. Another few minutes and am at the central train station and a great shopping mall.

Go the other direction and 10 mins walking has me in Chinatown to bargain Hunt and get amazing massages.

Another few minutes walking has me at a world famous food street and a pulsating, vibrant Asian capital city full of top class shopping, delicious food and a thriving nightlife.

All in usually good weather amongst friendly people who get my Irish sense of humour.

Kuala Lumpur is amazing.

D3V!L

The best thing about living in Drimnagh is the abundance of air that I like breathing. Also how the locals leave small parts of the path free of dog dirt so you can walk on them. Also the fact that its not Beirut is also a bonus.

yourdeadwright

Best thing about my where I live is that my daughter lives there,
Nothing like waking up and seeing her little face every day ,
I suppose the missus isn't to bad either

The J Stands for Jay

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

The woman across the street has a great set of norks. That's about it.

Pics or gtfo.

chopperbyrne

There is genuinely nothing good about where I live.

LirW

chopperbyrne wrote: »

There is genuinely nothing good about where I live.

You have Mr. Price down there :pac:

Bracken81

The long beaches on my doorstep
Perfect for dogging............walking, i meant walking
Bleeding autocorrect!!

Sycamore Tree

Witchie wrote: »

I get to look at the glistening beauty of the Petronas towers from my bed, while brushing my teeth and basically any time I want to see their sparkliness.

I get to swim in an infinity pool, work out in a private gym, grab a cuppa and a sandwich from O'Briens and have a wee shop that sells pretty much everything you could need, all without leaving my building

When I do leave my building I can walk 2 minutes in one direction and I am in the midst of the colours and flavours of little India. Another few minutes and am at the central train station and a great shopping mall.

Go the other direction and 10 mins walking has me in Chinatown to bargain Hunt and get amazing massages.

Another few minutes walking has me at a world famous food street and a pulsating, vibrant Asian capital city full of top class shopping, delicious food and a thriving nightlife.

All in usually good weather amongst friendly people who get my Irish sense of humour.

Kuala Lumpur is amazing.

And you can eat durian yeah?

Witchie

Sycamore Tree wrote: »

And you can eat durian yeah?

Haven't been brave enough to try it coz the smell is horrendous

Sycamore Tree

Witchie wrote: »

Haven't been brave enough to try it coz the smell is horrendous

Don't bother, it tastes nearly as bad.

Sugar Free

- Low tax
- No CGT in many circumstances
- Wealth/asset accumulation not heavily punished through taxation
- Sustainable rental market
- Fantastic and cheap public transport
- Low crime
- Great place to bring up kids (if I have them)
- Great career opportunities in the industry I’m in
- I’m 25 minutes from the city center by public transport but only a 15 minute walk to be in the countryside
- Lovely view of the nearby hills, I can just about see two other countries from my balcony
- Great weather 5 months of the year
- Very international despite being a small city

Some downsides too obviously but overall I don’t see myself returning to Dublin anytime soon, despite how much I enjoyed living there.

Try_harder

Why when people were asked the best thing, do they list off more than 1?

Sugar Free

Try_harder wrote: »

Why when people were asked the best thing, do they list off more than 1?

For me, I found it hard to pick just one!

Neames

A modest but nice house coupled with good neighbours. Nice local pub within walking distance. Quiet place generally. I used to live beside neighbours where domestic violence was rife so peaceful nights in our house are definitely not taken for granted.