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I recently moved to a country side (North Yorkshire) and this is my take on what life looks like here. As an immigrant and a person of colour who has lived only in London, it was a daunting feeling for me before moving; and my worries are "what if I am not liked ?" what if I feel isolated?" These were the questions on my mind while I searched on google for the number of coloured people living in North Yorkshire, guess what? The result increased my worries. But can I burst your bubbles? It was a relief that my worries never materialised. I can sincerely tell you that people in North Yorkshire are the most friendly and kindest people I have ever met. The first day I moved in, I had two neighbours who came to meet with me and introduced themselves, telling me to come around if I do need anything at all. I felt so at ease talking to these women, before I could say Jack Robinson, a wonderful aged man walked towards me with a wheelie bin, and he said " are you the new ten...