Questions for non-Brits.

We don't change it Ron, we probably can't in all fairness. But this is only my opinion. I lived in Portsmouth for 38 years, a biggish city and loved every minute of it whilst I was there. Now I live in the country, in a relatively small town/village, I appreciate all the things I never missed in the city........because I was unaware of them. Fresh air!! Politeness!! People saying good morning!! A very, very low crime rate (the local bobby drives a police land rover!) Birdsong, even pheasants, ducks, rabbits, woodmice in my garden. No drunken yobs, no prats in cars with exhausts the size of drainpipes, no rudeness, no urinating in public etc. Beautiful scenery, no pollution (apart from Drax power station 15 miles away), a clean canal system or two, people I can trust and understand, the list goes on and on and on. Do you know, Debbie, my better half, leaves her pushbike outside every single night, in fact she has done for 20 years, and it's never been stolen. My house was broken into 4 times in 7 years in Portsmouth........I wonder why I prefer it where I am now?

I would absolutely love you to Sue.

We said that together Sue, that was spooky! I just mean there's plenty of good stuff going on in cities, along with the not so good.

I fully understand Sue!

  But how tall is Ron?? lol

Sue---When you visit Oxford, you aren't all that far from where I live to the south of it. Going by Andy's observations, we have bits of Portsmouth and bits of where he now lives; about half and half. A few minutes drive away, you'll also find all the things you described surrounding us which ever way you choose to go.