Stig
I've been lucky enough to live in a rural market town nearly my whole life, so I can't really comment on places I've not spent more than a day or so in.

But I'll reiterate that I firmly believe the vast majority of people in ANY town in the UK are hard-working, thoughtful, family-oriented and generally a nice bunch. The scum are, by far, the minority.

Edit: lusty, I'd like to think I'm not scum :) although I did spend a year signing-on once.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 8:36, Reply)