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Good question. I think it's the difference between " Don't do it" and "DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING IT, YOU TWAT!!!"
If you could live anywhere in Europe?
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That's what I think. But the consequences are exactly the same so what's the point?
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Red lines regulate stopping whilst yellow lines regulate parking/waiting.
Double reds you can never stop on and are enforced 24hrs/day all year round. Stopping is restricted on single reds during certain hours only and they may also have bays that you can park in at certain times for limited periods.
Double yellows you can never park or wait on but usually may stop (to load, pick up or set down people) unless there's other signage to the contrary.
Single yellows you can park on during certain hours, and stop or wait on at any time.
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Ta
I've only seen them in London and Birmingham. Nowhere else.
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Plastic Paddy
I'm ok with the weather here for the most part. Part of being a Londoner is moaning about it!
By "quality of life" people just mean that it's expensive to live in. We were fortunate enough to buy our home nearly 20 years ago but I wouldn't want to rent here now or be a first time buyer. I've lived in Barcelona and New York and certainly didn't do anything there that I can't here. We have friends all over Europe and love staying with them but wouldn't move permanently to any of their towns/cities/villages. Most of them have also lived here, miss London like crazy and often say they'd like to come back. Some have.
We're also in striking distance of so much else. An hours drive into some of the most beautiful countryside in the world, imo; under a couple of hours on a plane to pretty much anywhere in Europe; easy trains to almost anywhere in the country, and a public transport system that rocks (most of the time).
People are also probably basing their opinions on these other places because they've had a few nice holidays there. Living there is a different proposition altogether. That delightful little French or Spanish village that was so charming in the summer may have 40% unemployment for the rest of the year and won't be so appealing when 80% of the bars and restaurants close out of season. One of our favourite trips is to friends in Gothenburg which is a gorgeous city in the sunshine but pretty miserable in the winter.
I also wouldn't live somewhere where they don't play cricket!
We'll likely move out of London eventually, but not for a while.
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Orang Utan
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Only a few of us have a choice
We all have the choice. What you mean is that the other choices for you are poor. Which is exactly why you live where you live.
To put it another way: I object to the context-free nature of the question. The place I choose to live is the one that provides me with my network of friends and family, job and cultural security. I can't just divorce all of that from the geography of it.
Ta.
I've seen them in Birmingham and Solihull. When I first saw them in London I asked what they were to a native and they said it meant 'don't even think about stopping here'. It was a residential street in Southfields.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
For many of us there is no choice. We are trapped if we are not content with where we live. I'm pretty much trapped, but I am lucky to be content.
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Plastic Paddy
These are the red routes in Wandsworth which includes Southfields Red routes | Red routes | Wandsworth Council. I'd be surprised if any are actually mainly residential streets. I'm not saying you're wrong but the idea is to keep major routes moving so it would seem strange.
Ta. The last time I was there was over ten years ago, but at least I finally have an answer.Ta
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Plastic Paddy
I've no idea where that is so can't really comment but there's usually a reason for doing that. Is there a school nearby perhaps?
On the other hand I suppose it could be the council being arseholes.
It's a main road into Solihull centre. No schools near by. I think your latter suggestion is correct.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Looks reasonable. On a tight curve on a busy road.
But there are plenty of places like that that would have yellow lines. Why red?
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I lived there for a few years. I loved it. The first time we visited was for Mrs D's birthday. We both said we could live there, six months later we were.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I only know France - I spent time in Champagne country and the Gironde , but I have chosen Brittany for my retirement.
The South is lovely, but Brittany seems much more familiar to one raised in the West Country ...
And the culture seems more accessible too - though I fear I'll never pick up much Breton ... and I will have the benefit as a "northener" of finding the climate positively sub-tropical. It didn't drop below 5 degrees last winter in Audierne.
Though it means I will never grow the best sprouts
The South is lovely, but Brittany seems much more familiar to one raised in the West Country ...
And the culture seems more accessible too - though I fear I'll never pick up much Breton ... and I will have the benefit as a "northener" of finding the climate positively sub-tropical. It didn't drop below 5 degrees last winter in Audierne.
Though it means I will never grow the best sprouts
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Plastic Paddy
From looking at google maps, the entire B4102/B4025 is a red route from the A41 roundabout to Lode Lane and is the main road from the A41 to Solihull with a major school and hospital to the north. It also looks as though a lot of the double reds are actually overpainted double yellows, so probably an experiment by council people with pens and calculators in their shirt pockets.
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weltweit
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I can relate to this. I spent 6 months in Germany, enough to be able to hold a conversation fluently and discuss various specialist subjects, but not long enough to grasp the nuances of the words used by German comedians which meant I didn't get German humour and probably needed another year and a half there before I would have.
And I know Spanish people who have lived in the UK for many years and still don't really 100% get the subtleties of English humour, probably for the same reasons, which is a great shame.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
For the aforementioned reasons. This is a silly discussion. Red lines make London not British.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
Barga, Italy.
I loved it there. The weather is good, the scenery magnificent, the town historic and full of culture - top notch musicians rehearsing within its ancient walls, sending their music down into the streets, artists working, and food. Wow, so much great food.
I loved it there. The weather is good, the scenery magnificent, the town historic and full of culture - top notch musicians rehearsing within its ancient walls, sending their music down into the streets, artists working, and food. Wow, so much great food.
Chick Webb
Countryfile and a can
Sounds good! I've never been to Italy.
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