Hi everyone. I'm at uni in Oxford and I really can't adapt to being in a city!! It's ok most of the time but i just feel like cities suck the life out of people.. do you know what I mean?? It's just so hard, trying to stay happy surrounded by trendy city types, corporations, buildings etc. Cities turn people into cogs in a huge, destructive machine I never thought i'd find it this hard to get on with life in a city, being vegan, trying not to *consume*, supporting small/ethical businesses etc. But things really get me down. Cities are awful!! Does anyone else feel similarly squished in a city?? xxx (Sorry for being negative, I just needed to get this off my chest!)
i love cities... but i havent lived in one since i was three... so i cant really say i have much experience. i like cities for that kind of feeling that everyone knows where they are going and theres always movement going on and everythings fast. my uni course is moving into cardiff after next year so i might move into cardiff... so we'll see if i end up feeling the same. i do know that i wouldnt be able to live in london.
yeah i know what you mean, i have the opposite situation now though, i lived in a city most of my life, and last september started university in a small town, and i absolutely love it, and i really do not like going home (apart from seeing friends and family), but when i look around at all the tall modern crappy building and the amount of unhappy people, i want to get back to my small town life, where we just hang out at the beach and enjoy nature, i hope you feel better soon and adapt, just try and find the right group of friends, and there usually are ethical groups of people and areas of a city that need exploring good luck and peacex
one of my best online friends used to write great poetry about her hatred of being out in the sticks and how she needed to be in a big city . how she needed concrete and people , I dont think any of her poetry is still online but you never know what you have till its gone ....
