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Human Nature - OT
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Not so much garden as outdoor related. My daughter is currently in London at UCL and her accommodation is in a less green area of the city. I was encouraging her to get on a bus to somewhere (not necessarily outside the city) where there was greenery around e. g. Regents Park. She was not totally averse to the idea. The question it posed is: Is it part of human nature to feel the need for greenery? Or have I been conditioned to value it by my parents/grandparents and passed this conditioning on to my daughter? Phil |
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On 2013-03-05 09:27:31 +0000, thescullster said:
Hi all Not so much garden as outdoor related. My daughter is currently in London at UCL and her accommodation is in a less green area of the city. I was encouraging her to get on a bus to somewhere (not necessarily outside the city) where there was greenery around e. g. Regents Park. She was not totally averse to the idea. The question it posed is: Is it part of human nature to feel the need for greenery? Or have I been conditioned to value it by my parents/grandparents and passed this conditioning on to my daughter? Phil Bit of both, I'd say. But I think it's an atavistic need. We all spring from ancestry that lived off land and sea and on both, so we probably do need both, still. It's a bit like most people preferring to go upstairs to sleep at night. Instinctively, it just feels safer and that probably goes back to when we climbed trees to get away from marauding enemies or animals! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 05/03/2013 10:51, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-03-05 09:27:31 +0000, thescullster said: Hi all Not so much garden as outdoor related. My daughter is currently in London at UCL and her accommodation is in a less green area of the city. I was encouraging her to get on a bus to somewhere (not necessarily outside the city) where there was greenery around e. g. Regents Park. She was not totally averse to the idea. The question it posed is: Is it part of human nature to feel the need for greenery? Or have I been conditioned to value it by my parents/grandparents and passed this conditioning on to my daughter? Phil Bit of both, I'd say. But I think it's an atavistic need. We all spring from ancestry that lived off land and sea and on both, so we probably do need both, still. It's a bit like most people preferring to go upstairs to sleep at night. Instinctively, it just feels safer and that probably goes back to when we climbed trees to get away from marauding enemies or animals! Thanks Sacha I like the "going upstairs" parallel - that makes a lot of sense. Phil |
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Unless you live in a bungalow.............
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On 05/03/2013 09:27, thescullster wrote:
Hi all Not so much garden as outdoor related. My daughter is currently in London at UCL and her accommodation is in a less green area of the city. I was encouraging her to get on a bus to somewhere (not necessarily outside the city) where there was greenery around e. g. Regents Park. She was not totally averse to the idea. UCL has greenery on it's doorstep, you don't need a bus from the college. Gordon, Tavistock Bedford and Russell Squares are within two to ten minutes walk. Regent's park perhaps 15 minutes away. -- Phil Cook |
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On 05/03/2013 15:05, Phil Cook wrote:
UCL has greenery on it's doorstep *** its facepalm -- Phil Cook |
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Phil Cook wrote:
UCL has greenery on it's doorstep, you don't need a bus from the college. Gordon, Tavistock Bedford and Russell Squares are within two to ten minutes walk. Regent's park perhaps 15 minutes away. Lincoln's Inn Fields? |
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Phil Cook wrote:
UCL has greenery on its doorstep, you don't need a bus from the college. Gordon, Tavistock Bedford and Russell Squares are within two to ten minutes walk. Regent's park perhaps 15 minutes away. Lincoln's Inn Fields? A smidgin further away than regent's Park. In that case, UCL isn't where I thought it was. :-) |
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