It depends what you mean by a better life.
Better life, to many people,seems to mean better shops,better restaurants etc. Whats so good about that?
The problem with many people today is that they have lost focus,are caught up in materialism and do not really appreciate what quality of life is.
To me quality of life is;
Good health
Some space in which to breathe and to appreciate the beauty of our planet
Good company i.e good conversation with like minded people and some kind of community spirit
Low crime rate
Clean environment
Now then, getting back to the debate, whilst there are many parts of the UK which have the above qualities in varying amounts, one often has to be rather wealthy to have it all and live in a really nice part of the UK.
For the majority of ordinary people in the UK,they are corralled in concrete jungles surrounded by commerce,crime filth and degradation.
In this respect, it matters not whether you are north, south ,east or west.
In the UK the minority prosper, in other parts of the world a greater proportion of the population has access to a better quality of life, and i dont mean Harvey Nicks.
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Originally Posted by alferret
I am originally from Essex a stones throw from lakeside and the QE2 bridge.
Living there was almost impossible due to the many senseless idiots that roamed the streets, shopped at lakeside or just those generally that continued to breathe.
Driving anywhere was a pain, doing anything was a pain so I headed north in 1998 (only got as far as Nottingham) and parked my butt there, the people are more friendly, the cost of living is cheaper and everything and everyone has a more relaxed attitude.
Ended up in Mansfield 2005 where I'm happy and I would never move back south, anywhere south. Long live the Midlands 
Still learning the lingo though  and after 10 years I still got my lovable Essex accent  |
Can you get duck n chips in Mansfield?