Here's a nice old folk song about life in the country, circa 1982:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyf4yZc2EM0

Lyrics Here

The villagers
Are surrounding the house
The locals have come for their due
It's hard to live in the country

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Actually folks, I think even The re-Imagined Village is getting too much for me; I hereby commission WAV to start another thread about The re-Imagined Small Seaside Town. But once in The Village, how does one get out?

Actually, there's another Quintessential Piece of Genuine Englishness Essentially to any Successful Repatriation. Let's add it to the list shall we?

Dandelion and Burdock
The Ghost Stories of M R James
The Fall
Power Stations
Windfarms
John Shuttleworth
Vic Reeves
Jim Eldon
English Apples & Cheeses
The Prisoner