Britain; the most depressing country in Western Europe?

O.K. The weather in the UK is such that we don't have any insects or anything else in this country that can kill you, it also means we have a lovely looking countryside, not barren lands as in other countries. The people you meet depends on where you live. I was brought up in the countryside, the sort of place where everyone knew everyone and if did happen to walk by someone you didn't know then you still exchanged pleasantries, even if it was just something like good morning, you also never needed to lock you doors and often either popped in to see your neighbours or had your neighbours pop round to see you. It's not the same in the city as people seem so wary of one another. I stayed at a person house in London with a few of his friends. He had lived in the same house for 10yrs and didn't even know his neighbour, that seemed very odd to me. The benefits of living in London are that there is always something going on, plenty of theatres, eating places, shows, etc., so it depends on whether you're willing to trade that off for a life in the countryside where people are far more friendly and talkative, but where long walks across a beautiful countryside with woods, birds and wildlife along with one local pub are your leisure activities.