Countryside Etiquette
'Oh look, Joe! That farmer over there's waving at us!' 'So 'ee is, Petunia. Now 'ee's doin' a little dance!' 'His face is very red, Joe. I'm not sure he's very happy with us.'Older Researchers might have seen the old Public Information Films in which reckless holidaymakers Joe and Petunia left a trail of devastation across a field and enraged a farmer in the process. The message of the short films tended to be very simple the lifestyle of the countryside is a delicate one. It only takes one gate to be left open for sheep to escape and block the roads and cause a serious problem for rural emergency services, or one discarded glass bottle to result in a rampaging forest fire.
In an age where more people than ever before are city dwellers who rarely venture into the countryside,converse shoes, it's essential that when we do leave the city we don't leave our mark in a devastating way. The title of this entry is 'Countryside Etiquette' but it could just as well be called 'How Not to be an Idiot When Visiting the Countryside'.
Bonny Scotland!People visiting Scotland, especially the Highlands, should please keep in mind that there are actual people who live and work there too. These people normally appreciate tourists and exhibit the usual Highland hospitality. However, they have lives too and so may be late for work, or have an emergency they need to deal with,coach outlet, so after driving behind a tourist for 100 miles they tend to be a bit aggravated. To help both the locals and the tourists here are some driving tips for visitors.
Drive on the left.
The scenery is great, the wildlife fantastic. However the proper way to appreciate it is not to dawdle along at 20mph (especially on 'A' roads, or around Loch Ness), find a place to stop and enjoy it properly.
On single track roads the locals will be quite familiar with the roads and be relatively fast on them so please pull in and let them past,polo ralph.
Even normal roads are very windy and still quite narrow. The locals may be impatient behind you. They do not want you to speed up when you find a straight part of the road. This keeps them behind you and fuming when you, again,oakley sunglasses outlet, slam on the anchors at the next corner. Stay fairly slow and allow them to overtake. They will appreciate it.
On single track roads only pull into passing places on the left hand side of the road. If the passing place on the right then just stop beside it and let the other vehicle pull into it,oakley sunglasses.
Careful with full beam on your headlights, remember to dip when there is traffic ahead (going either way).
The wildlife is not static so careful,air max 1, they can jump out of the side of the road. Not too bad when you get a bird strike, but a red deer will turn your car into a write off. One Researcher has seen a such a wreck where the antlers had punched right through the passenger's seat, luckily no one was sitting in it at the time.
The locals will appreciate this, and you will not be lectured when you pull in, or 'walnutted' (this where,toms shoes, after 30 miles of the worst kind of tourist in front them, the local manages to overtake on a fairly fast piece of road and lobs a walnut out to smash on your windscreen lots of noise and no damage, but a nasty, nasty shock.)
With more knowledge on driving for tourists, means less stressed locals, which means they will be nicer.
Scottish LawWell, there's right to roam laws for a start. In Scotland, you do have the right to wander across open, unfarmed land such as moors,air max, unless it's either just before the shooting season,vans, or the shooting season itself. This right does not yet exist in Wales and England.
Other 'Countryside Code' ThingsDo slow down if overtaking a horse and rider (or passing them on the other side). Unlike the town police horse which is more like a brick wall than an animal, normal horses can be startled and, despite a hundred years of cars, they still regard the vehicles as 'spooky'. A spooked horse may bolt and/or throw its rider.
Just like railway stations, the countryside has very few litter bins. Unlike railway stations, it does not have cleaners so take litter home (or at least as far as the nearest railway station).
In the UK,coach handbags, OS maps are your friends. If planning to go off the beaten track, learn to read a map and remember to take it with you. Reading a map is easy, since they all have a key in the corner. Map folding however is an art that takes years to master.
If walking on the coast, check tide times so you don't get stranded. Much as country types enjoy watching news footage of emmets and grockles1 being air lifted from rocks while clutching their buckets and spades, it's not nearly as funny as a cow being air lifted from the rocks and rather dangerous.
Countryside NuisanceAlmost everyone who uses the countryside enjoys the breathtaking views, sounds and smells. Views of plastic rubbish, tissues and carrier bags, the lovely sounds of car radios,sac lancel, walkmans and constant inane chatter, the smells of barbecues, rotting food leftovers and tobacco smells.
Please treat the countryside in such a way that others can enjoy what you have experienced. Take your litter home, enjoy the sounds around you,oakley, and if you must graze while taking in the pleasures, do so in an environmentally friendly way. Remember sound also pollutes. Lastly remember that the environment supports life, whether wild or domesticated, animal or vegetable. Nature is destroyed quicker than it can be repaired!
Kids! Many farmers have problems with those darn pesky kids and so there are a few things that children are advised not to do. They shouldn't:
Annoy the cows/horses/anything There's nothing quite as worrying as an angry sheep.
Play in the hay bales As tempting as it is to make forts out of them, they're generally laid out in a way that makes it easier for the farmer to collect them. But climbing on top of them is okay.
Touch the electric fences Obvious, but they have those low voltage ones that just shock you a bit.
OuthousesThe scourge of the city slicker! The outhouse is one things that a city person might encounter in the countryside that will disgust them. But remember, outhouses are generally in areas without plumbing or the money for plumbing. Instead of complaining,kate spade handbags, try to empathise that this person doesn't have plumbing. But don't patronise them!
Appalachian EtiquetteHere's some advice about countryside etiquette in the Appalachian areas of the United State,ray ban. Most of it can be applied to anywhere but it has a certain Appalachian flavour to it.
Gates Leave them as you found them unless you know they are supposed to be open/closed and they aren't. A gate near a road probably isn't supposed to be open; however, some farms have fences that are arranged so certain areas can be closed off to livestock if necessary, such as a gate near a road. If in doubt, find the owner of the gate and ask them. Never do it yourself. And don't go into fields unless you know you're allowed to. That's just rude.
Trash If you see it by the side of the road,chanel handbags, pick it up. If it's inside a pasture, see the above thing on gates. And don't leave it behind.
Trails/hiking Be sure you have permission if it's not public land. Sometimes people are touchy about their land and rather attached to their rifles. Also, be sure you wear proper coloured clothing during hunting season so people don't mistake you for a deer or goose or duck or whatever.

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