Any Americans been to England? did you find it depressing?

Question

My dad says it's so depressing and boring there, do you agree?

Answer 1

The grass is always greener..............

Answer 2

I'm from just over the border in Wales, but I lived in England for three years, and I didn't find it boring or depressing. It depends very much where you go: just as there's a massive difference between New York and a village in Alaska, there's a hell of a difference between Manchester and Slough.

That's actually a bad comparison, as I imagine most Alaskan villages to be worth a visit. Slough is not, however.

Answer 3

I guess it depends on the individual - the thing about England is you are never really far from the countryside theres some brilliant national parks like the Peak district which I happen to live near however I do suffer from depression so maybe your Dad has something :-)

Answer 4

it must be a effect of the particular region you're residing in. Your talk of melancholy is interesting - in 2006 I had to relocate for 6 months to a diverse area of the rustic for a artwork contract. i does not have taken on the contract and prepared a letting contract if I had frequently used the folk in the section might carry such an concepts-set, be boring and uninspiring. i actually handed in my certain Shorthold Tenancy at 3 months which ability i replaced into at risk of proceed paying the lease till a sparkling tenant replaced into stumbled on and that i rented someplace else 25 miles away in a extensive city for the duration of a county border to then trip to the artwork region, because of the fact staying in that section lots longer may be insupportable. So sure, some factors of england have a greater "perplexing" inhabitants to stay among than others. My wager is which you're unlucky with the locality. maximum folk of england does characterize the form of light-hearted lifestyle which you're lacking. greater desirable London is my abode section and that i will determine that right here the lifestyle of community populations varies from the very worst to the very maximum suitable between localities that are as few as 5 miles aside. it must be a effect of our obdurate carry close-up on social class and a severe inhabitants density, which generate psychological limitations and social divisions

Answer 5

Not at all. We had been in Spain, Portugal and France for 6 months so found it refreshing to be in an English speaking country where we didn't see soldiers with guns.

We enjoyed London and the other cities, but also found the countryside and all the beautiful walking paths charming.

Answer 6

Your dad must have gone to the depressing and boring bits then. Really, I've lived here all my life, and visited America once, and I honestly prefer the UK.

Answer 7

Not at all, I love Scotland! On 1 of my 4 trips there I stayed for a month and had a blast!

Yeah I know Scotland isn't England ...thank God!

Answer 8

I went all over the UK many years ago, but had a great time. I guess it depends on where you go and what you expect to see there.

Answer 9

different strokes for different folks I suppose..

for the most part I find 90% of the USA to be boring and depressing : a vapid shallow shrine to crass consumerism - were it not for the contributions of the ancestors of slaves the entire culture would be a cultural wasteland.

Answer 10

Maybe he visited during WW2.

Answer 11

No, great place.