I’m not weird, am I?

Some people can’t understand certain aspects of me. Which is fine, I don’t have a problem with that, because if everybody was the same and thought the same, the world would be a very boring place. And everybody is entitled to their own opinion at the end of the day..

The thing is that I’ve found myself somehow involved in a private conversation among some German Spaniards (that’s Spanish people living in Germany) where they are talking about buying a property (opposed to keep renting).

So far so good (I can’t talk here, I’m on my second owned house now, like a good “British” person )

The problem lies when everybody in this conversation agree with the principle that living in the city is a hundred times better than living in the countryside. Living in the countryside, apparently, is suicide. One of this German Spaniards has even come up with the term “mierdapueblo“, which in English means something like “shittyvillage” to refer to the place she lives in.

Now, I do understand that living in a city can give you more in some aspects, like choices of entertainment, better shops with better offers, everything seems to be “closer”, etc. However, understanding this does not make me want to have it for myself.

Hence my original question: I am not weird for preferring the country to the city, am I?

There are still people out there who go to live to the country out of personal choice, right?

Because the first thing I want to do when I win the lottery (it will happen one day, I’m sure) is to buy a house in the country, have land and hire a farmer who will work that land, have animals and look after them and breathe the gorgeous fresh air every morning.

Oh yes, that sounds like a plan.

One day…

My idea of heaven