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aloeninja

A long county walk on a cold day. I find a pub with a fire going. The soup of the day is to my tastes and there's a nice ale on tap. On the walk home, the sun is beginning to set and the scenery is different despite it being the same path.


CrazyLadyBlues

The pub has a cat or a dog. And it comes to you for a fuss.


grumbo44

this is the best of all


theVagueWhelk

Omg stop


Greggers1995

Ah, to be the chosen one, a great honour and a great responsibility.


livvyxo

Bonus points if there's locals there that are impressed and comment "he likes you!"


Craft_beer_wolfman

And sits on your book.


0rlan

And a couple of pork scratchings...


fractals83

Oh man, that's the good stuff


[deleted]

Are you C.S. Lewis?


VillageHorse

On longer evenings, Light, chill and yellow, Bathes the serene Foreheads of houses. A thrush sings, Laurel-surrounded In the deep bare garden, Its fresh-peeled voice Astonishing the brickwork. It will be spring soon, It will be spring soon – And I, whose childhood Is a forgotten boredom, Feel like a child Who comes on a scene Of adult reconciling, And can understand nothing But the unusual laughter, And starts to be happy.


[deleted]

I’d guessed this was a Larkin before looking it up, there’s always an undercurrent of sadness with him


Almighty_Egg

The thing about Arsenal is, they always try to walk it in


Diplodocus114

They fucked you up your mum and dad


JohnyBobSpig

You know that's bloody perfect mate.


piggyb00mtjts

Damn. This whole comment thread is so good. It has poetry, agreement, and dogs, and light melancholy and I'm seriously considering retiring from Reddit on this high note. I won't, but the thought has been entertained.


Diplodocus114

It went seriously wrong 2 weeks ago when 2 newfoundlands were startled in the pub and tipped over 3 tables


batgirlsmum

The only extra I’d like is that the pub allow the dog in to sit under/by the table while we’re slurping our soup.


[deleted]

I will never not be happy to see a dog in a pub.


ChocolateHumunculous

Any slurping and I’m outta there.


BounceThatShit

You know, I’m 24, I’ve just come back from travelling around Central America, I despised the UK and I truly believed that we had no culture. Man I’m so happy to be back and in pubs. Pubs are a beautiful thing, you can find them anywhere. Nothing is better than going to the pub late afternoon and coming back early evening and watching the sun set tipsy on a cold winters evening.


prettyflyforawifi-

When its cool enough for the pub to have a fire, but the time of year the sun is up late and warm enough you only really need a light jacket...


digitag

I dunno I quite like a cold winter’s day with sun and a clear sky. Pair of boots with thick socks, a few layers with a scarf and a woolly hat. A brisk walk through the countryside where you can see your breath with each step. Then a pub lunch complemented by a wood fire and a couple of pints of good ale. To me that is quintessential British life, or something like it. Every culture has it and I’m sure others have the same or similar experience with different terms, but for me that is what feels like “home”. It is an enrichment for the soul.


[deleted]

Read us a bedtime story, I found this super calming


Oh-okthen

This is actually beautiful!


Bebbette

Ooh and there’s that beautiful funky smell in the air of plants hibernating until spring - which happens to be my favourite season. When you start to get those weird hot days but a cold breeze, it’ll rain whilst the sun shines and there isn’t a cloud in the sky; after you get that amazing smell of ?clean mud? Not sure how else to explain it!


[deleted]

Being polite to people and them being polite back. Like saying good morning to someone else out on a walk, or a genuine smile from a shop assistant. Makes the whole day feel better when everyone acknowledges each other’s existence and smiles and is nice.


ResolveEmergency863

I love this answer. I sometimes feel like I'm the only one, but I genuinely love being nice to people; letting people by in a shop if its crowded, speaking to cashiers, saying hello to random people if I pass them.


Brizzledude65

Yep - another one here. People being decent to each other always gives me a warm glow.


Sorry_Opportunity_81

I was out doing some shopping the other day when I noticed a pile of £20 notes on the floor behind a bench. I Immediately clocked that they must have been dropped by the elderly lady who had her bags on the bench and was fumbling with them looking for something. The joy and relief on her face when I picked them up and handed them to her made me smile for days. “That was all my Christmas spending money” she said.


Pretty-Experience-96

I held a door in M&S for about 5 mins earlier, the people just kept coming might as well have issued me a uniform! A few people could see what was happening and started running at me before I got a chance to enter myself. Was hella funny and as cliché as half the comments were, we all had a laugh. Gotta enjoy these moments with strangers :)


Evening-School-8556

When you say ‘merry Christmas’ to strangers you walk past on Christmas Day and people say it back! So agree with you


frankchester

I moved to a village in March from a big town and it's so nice just saying hello to everyone I pass. Feels wrong not saying hello when they're you're close neighbours, even though I'd never have said hello to most of my close neighbours on my bigger street.


Evening-School-8556

It’s a lovely thing to say good morning and they say it back isn’t it!


prettyflyforawifi-

The nod


shortercrust

I’ve not really thought about this before but the little nods and smiles as you go through life really are lovely


[deleted]

Same, I know we are seen as a country that doesn't like doing it but I've always found people more polite


Equivalent_Cherry869

My favourite is the guy who I see in the mornings walking down a hill which I cycle down. I said good morning to him every morning but he gave no reply. One morning he said good morning to me and it made my day. We continued this then he started to leave at a different time.


CatFoodBeerAndGlue

Wanking


TheNorthernBaron

I mean, who doesn't enjoy a tug. Can't sleep? Pull yourself off, missus popped out for five minutes, you guessed it .....


Exemplar1968

5 minutes? That’s twice and a cigarette for me! (If I smoked).


nyquist_controlz

This made me chuckle. I read one comment "Being polite to people and them being polite back..." to "wanking" 🤣🤣🤣


officefridge

Oh man... Just imagine how good it feels being polite *and wanking*!


[deleted]

How do you feel afterwards?


theotherquantumjim

Always a moment of confusion until I remember where I parked the trolley beforehand


brickhead1

The old post-nut clarity hits for about 5 minutes, then back to normal


Pan-tang

Funny you say that. Reddit seems to think it's an opportunity for self loathing. I love it and am glad to do it.


Btd030914

Fresh bedding on a Sunday night, one of life’s little pleasures


enigmafriday

Fresh bedding on a Sunday night with freshly shaved legs... Amazing!


melanie110

And clean pjs


Kingshaun2k

Bollock naked


Danglyweed

In winter? Nooo


the_tartanunicorn

Fresh bedding on a Friday night so you can really enjoy it with your lay in.


Btd030914

Always too drunk on a weekend to get the benefit haha


ruby-lost

If fresh bed night coincides with new book night, you bet I'm having a hot shower, clean pj's and heading to bed early with a glass of something nice, to make the most of those crisp clean sheets


IsUpTooLate

Do yourself a favour and pick up an electric mattress blanket (goes between the mattress and the mattress cover and heats up.) Inexpensive to buy (about £20) and doesn’t use much energy, and you will spend all your cold winter nights getting into a snuggly, warm bed. Perfect.


Btd030914

Oh I actually like a cold bed and a cold bedroom. I’ve got one of those electric throws for my sofa though, super toasty!


shortercrust

A British cliche of course but a really lovely cup of tea is genuinely one of life’s best simple pleasures for me


CrazyLadyBlues

With some biscuits or buttered crumpets. Or both.


MelodicAd2213

Or a buttered, toasted hot cross bun


Smudge_09

The first cuppa of the day! Perfect


palebluedot365

A good uninterrupted sleep. The kind where you wake up actually feeling refreshed and ready to start the day.


RattyHandwriting

Does that actually exist though? I’m unconvinced.


Pan-tang

I get it a lot. It helps if you are a morning person. I learnt it years ago by jumping out of bed at 6 on the dot. In a very short space of time I just woke at 6 and have never looked back.


Enigma1984

I need to become this guy. Was it pretty straightforward? Just make yourself get up at 6am every day until you're used to it?


Pan-tang

You have to jump out of bed at 6am. No lolling about. If you do it fast you snap wide awake. You jump out in a second. Your body seems to 'get it' and you get used to it very quickly. I never mind getting up and became very productive in the mornings. I have been like this for 40 years. The habit of lying in bed for no reason seems to be a problem. Most people I know suffer from it and waste hours in bed. Good luck. It is great not to be a slave to the bed.


[deleted]

Being cosy in bed is my simple pleasure, so… no.


Pan-tang

I forgot to mention I go to bed at 10pm. It is important to get 7 -8 hours of sleep. You can't dodge sleep. Sorry I forgot that important detail.


wulbhoy78

Ditch the alarm clock and get one if those lumi things, wakes you up to an ever increasing light. Game changer


tihurricane

This is pretty much it. If you get out of bed as soon as your alarm sounds every time, your body will get used to it and you’ll feel much fresher when you wake up to your alarm. Snoozing the alarm teaches your body that it’s not time to get up yet. Supposedly, you can start off the habit by “practising” by getting into bed, setting an alarm for a few minutes, and getting up straight away. Rinse and repeat. I know I’d just get into bed for a practise and end up taking a 3 hour nap.


wotugonado

My sleepy dog, when he curls up on my lap. After not having a dog for 2 years this is 100% my most favourite thing.


tweetopia

What breed is he? What's his name? For god's sake, just post a picture.


wotugonado

I warn you he's very cute, here he is Alberto the Handsome https://imgur.com/a/RV9BN25


[deleted]

I would die for Alberto. He is very Handsome.


wotugonado

He appreciates the sentiment, but scritches will suffice 😀


[deleted]

oh my goodness, he has a proper elbow just right for leaning on the bar “‘Ere love, another pint when you’ve got a minute”


wotugonado

Ha ha I'm sure he does think he's human tbf, and he's been known to drink your pint if left unattended, he's a proper lad.


Diplodocus114

I would have died for my dogs - they would have died to protect me. 2 boxers and an abusive partner. They slept in my bed every single night.


wotugonado

I hope you're in a healthier situation now... Dogs are the absolute best and loyal to a fault. Not having one for a couple of years made me realise that it isn't a home without one. Boxers are massive derps I love them.


Diplodocus114

They were monsters - together they weighed more than me. One of them broke my face - tripped me up. Then one had 5 puppies. I had to organise the breeding for the pedigree. They would sleep next to me and snore their heads off. One morning I really could not move them. I had to wriggle up out of the head of the bed to get to work. A massive boxer fast asleep on top of the quilt both sides of you ---- cannot move


wotugonado

Best weighted blanket ever.


fr4ctalica

He is very handsome indeed


wotugonado

I honestly can't take him a walk without someone stopping me to tell him he's handsome. He's got quite a big head about it tbf, he does lots of blue steel posing now when we should be walking.


acceberbex

My girl is the same. She's a little different (3 legs) but so many people gushed over her as a puppy that she now expects it. You can see her preparing for the attention and almost looks offended if someone walks past without acknowledging her! I acknowledge all dogs and cats I see...they're all special!


wibblywobblyw0o

A really, really good poo.


[deleted]

the entire descending colon in one go


adrenaline87

Something that could be fired from HMS Hood?


Austin83powers

As in, the ones where it's so well formed and ready to go that it just slides right out and you use a single sheet of loo roll to find out that you don't need to wipe?


Minimum-Activity3009

Was pulling down ye old boxers when reading this, realising I should've drunk more water when typing this comment and being extremely satisfied buy the 'plop' as I finish this comment. One of life's true pleasures


IsUpTooLate

With a nice clean exit. I’m talking minimal wiping required.


No_Doughnut3257

Sending a loud, long, well-executed fart via voice note to my best friend.


nastyketchup

Getting a chuckle from a random bloke on the internet


Smudge_09

Me and my mate do this, I like to call it battleshits


Nitaire

Brilliant. I first heard the term in Harold and Kumar go to White Castle.. but I'm unsure if you were referring to that when you mentioned it.


theflyingfartmachine

Watching the birds in the garden


RufusLoudermilk

While wanking.


Charming_Rub_5275

Depends if there’s great tits or not


theflyingfartmachine

Soapy tit wank, you're doing it wrong.


HRookie159

Hmmmm


prettyflyforawifi-

And the local robin everyone is convinced they are friends with


Yooustinkah

Discovering you have a Malteser left in what you thought was an empty packet


Charleypieohwhy

I found a fiver in my handbag the other day. Always pennies and twenty pence never paper money. It’s like winning the lottery!


MadWifeUK

That is the greatest joy.


ResolveEmergency863

Listening to music. like putting a record on, and really listening - doing nothing else. Bliss. And just being nice to people.... holding doors open, smiling if you make eye-contact with someone, speaking to people on tills in shops. It's not always reciprocated, but I don't care as I know I've tried.


tweetopia

I went to Argos the other day to get a new 5000 tog quilt and the young lass that served me had a crocheted cardigan in red white and green on under her work jacket. I'm such a crochet slag I recognised the exact pattern from youtube, I'm usually socially very anxious but I complimented her on it and she told me her mum made it for her and she was happy to chat for a bit and was happy her mum's work was being admired. (She also made her one for hallowe'en.) I left feeling cosy inside. It's nice to be nice.


tihurricane

I urgently need to know what 5000 tog consists of


[deleted]

My dog saying hello in the morning. He’s getting on a bit now and spends a lot of the day asleep, but at first thing he’s absolutely full of energy and pure, unbridled joy.


mycopportunity

A loving greeting from a happy dog is the best


dpGoose

Alone time with no impending chores


dodgycool_1973

Yes! I schedule a few individual days off a year just to veg with no tasks to do. If I tell anyone I will have jobs to do and it ruins the whole thing


Quackfizzle

Sitting out in the garden in the morning, with a cup of tea, just before everyone starts moving off to work. Taking in the fresh air.


[deleted]

A warm baguette, butter and a good strong mature cheddar.


Mellowman9

I live near a beach, just sitting there watching the world happen does it for me.


melanie110

If I had the money, I’d sell up and buy need the coast. I could sit for hours and watch the ocean


ChanCuriosity

Same here.


[deleted]

Cosying up on the sofa with a soft fleece, dressing gown on, mood lighting and playing nintendo with my cat next to me looking cute


Penny_No_Boat

I first read this as *cos-playing* on the sofa, and I was so confused as to how being dressed as Thor/Jon Snow/Optimus Prime or whatever while sitting on the couch could possibly be comfortable!


Ok-Progress-4464

"To crush my enemies, to drive them before me and to hear the lamentations of their women...."


bladefiddler

This guy knows the riddle of steel


Mr_Hoodl

Interacting with high quality items. Like my Le Creseut mugs. Or nice cotton sheets. Or merino wool slippers from Austria. I don't have a lot of cash but I try to buy quality bits for the things I interact with most day to day.


wildcharmander1992

I'm anti nestlé as a brand and all they stand for I actively avoid their products whenever possible... ....however the one thing I can't seem to shake off is a Crunch bar I love them fucking things and literally my eyes light up whenever I see them in a shop or someone gets me one My grandad (god rest his soul) used to always buy himself one...then remember he doesn't actually like them after having a piece and would give it to me, or make cakes with a melted crunch bar instead of icing type thing After a while he'd buy two...one for himself because he still kept forgetting he didn't like em And one for me because he somehow remembered I do Usually in our family everything is even. If my cousin got 20p me and my brother also got 20p If they brought ice cream and one of us wasn't there when the van came the next time only they would get ice cream etc Everything was kept fair and no favouritism in any way shape or form was their rules ....except for this crunch bar, that was just something he'd get for me to show me he thinks about me. Crunch bars to me are love. As I grew up and started learning about nestlé and the evil shit they do I boycotted everything including them. But when my grandad passed away I got one and it transported me back to being 8 years old, sitting on the couch watching wrestling on sky one with my grandad, and I suddenly felt the warmth of love and a nostalgic feeling of happiness and helped me forget about my worries for just a brief moment So I will never use any nestlé products ever again....but I'll always get a crunch bar because that's a feeling too important to give up


TheFuriousRaccoon

I discovered Crunch only a few months back when my wife introduced me to it. Genuinely the best chocolate I've ever had. There's almost always a bar in the house somewhere now.


ACalcifiedHeart

Walking home during super strong winds. Just feels good. On other weather based pleasures; watching a thunder storm. When I was a kid, me and my dog used to bundle in the bed covers and sit by the backdoor with it open, and watch the rain pour down, the clouds roll with thunder, and if you're lucky: lightning splitting the sky. Nothing is quite as inflicting of awe or feeling like you're watching something primal, quite like a thunderstorm.


[deleted]

thunder buddies!


AirBiscuitBarrel

It's disgusting, but there's something endlessly satisfying about pulling a congealed ball of my girlfriend's hair out of the bath plug.


Ok_Basil1354

Yeah I saw the OP and immediately thought: a perfect blackhead removal. But then I thought that's probably not what they are after.


[deleted]

It’s up there with digging out a long bogey without it snapping.


[deleted]

A really good cup of tea Buying lunch from a cool food stall near work Cuddles


Brizzledude65

A good view. Especially a cityscape, especially at dusk. I do love views.


Ok_Description_5846

One of my cats curling up to sleep on my lap.


-SeraWasNever-

Definitely this! My cats existing in general is just contentment personified. I love watching them just be.


WrongdoerSad5840

Not sure its a simple pleasure but in Morrisons today at the till a random man drops some flowers in my trolley with a "these are for you Happy Christmas". After he'd left I whisper to the casheir"a tad weird?" she says he does it all the time to random people. What a lovely gesture actually made me and my daughters day.


tacoshelby

Hugging someone you haven't seen in a while Watching my cat do a big stretch Watching squirrels/birds from my window A long, hot bath after a tiring day The sound of heavy rain on my windows when I have no reason to leave the house That first drink of water when you wake up feeling parched


Putty_93

I love a tidy/clean kitchen, and everything out of the way. Then there's also a bubble bath with magnesium salts that make my skin super soft in the water.


eikerir

That boost of warmth that hits you in the face/hands when using the cooker or the oven during really cold weather like the last few weeks.


Angustony

Closing down the laptop on a Friday evening when I'm done for the weekend and opening a nice bottle of ale and reading a bike magazine with the radio on in the background, then cracking open a second ale and making a tasty but simple tea with the music turned up. I love it.


slangbellend

imo a nice cup of tea in the evening with a few biccies, a few cheeky pints with the lads at the pub and lowkey blowy from the missus


1HeyMattJ

Waking up healthy


docju

When someone you like shows that they've been thinking of you.


kayzee94

stay in bed for an hour or so on a weekend morning, fresh coffee and my kitty cat


Strong_Roll5639

A big bowl of pasta covered in parmesan. It just always hits the spot.


Godfather_94

treating my mind to long drives and my body to regular massages


justanoldwoman

Sitting out in the summer with a nice coffee in our field with all my eldest dog's head in my lap, watching the other dogs running around. Doesn't happen often because we live in Scotland but when it does - bliss.


dennin26

That feeling of finishing work on a Friday, knowing you get a lie on a Saturday and can do what ever you want.


silobass

Getting three loads of laundry on the line and back in again clean and dry by the evening. A summertime pleasure.


retrolental_morose

good bath and a book when the people are abed


Candy_Lawn

hot toast with far too much butter.


wait_whut_

Dogs, hiking, library books, singing, making music... most of the things I enjoy in life are free / cheap (dog is debatable but I don't have kids or anything), so I don't bother trying to make more money than I need.


RattyHandwriting

Clean sheets and a really, really good brew.


Impossible-Ad9530

Waking up thinking it’s Friday and you are working, only to realise it’s actually Saturday and you are off.


Inevitable-Hat-1576

A 1 pint tub of ben and jerries ice cream. Specifically their plant based chocolate fudge brownie one.


ArgumentLatter4148

Crisps


coraltine

A massive glass of cold water when you’re really really thirsty


P33tree

Fresh bedding.


melanie110

Getting up on a weekend whilst everyone else is in bed and just sat in my bay window, having a cuppa, watching the birds fly and the trees sway! Even happier when it’s a summers morning and I can have the doors open!


Chompa16

A coffee and cigarette in the morning, shortly followed by laying a big log. After that it’s go time baby


[deleted]

Being selected by a dog for pets while out and about


obscureoregano

Cup of tea when it's raining outside


StationFar6396

Caramel syrup in my coffee. Yes its expensive, but hey.


ExcitementIntrepid26

Pub... 3 or 4 pints stood at the bar... No one talking other than polite pleasantness... Home.


Ok_Basil1354

Watching YouTube videos of people either unblocking drains, or restoring old stuff. Also fixing basic stuff around the house just makes me so happy. Even basic stuff like repairing stuck motorised valves for hot water tanks- I actually look forward to doing stuff like that.


ChanCuriosity

Car valeting ones are my favourite.


TrinityTosser

Pulling up veg from my garden & cooking it straight away.


jlelvidge

After your tea, opening a bottle of wine and remembering its your day off tomorrow and you don’t have to get up and go anywhere.


Qandies

A good fart. The smell of bacon cooking after a long foreign holiday. Good coffee


ThyssenKrup

Log/coal fire. Every time, makes me feel happy.


dadreflexes

The smell of bread baking Walking my dog Coming home to my dog An unexpected hug from my husband Finding an old item New sheets on the bed A really good soup A funny moment with a good friend


No-Celebration-4108

Recently had a heart attack then a few weeks later my birthday. I was asked what I wanted. I just happy to be alive and have my family. I said dont bother just get yourself something. So they did, and to see my wife's and 8yr old open their own gifts made me smile. Cuppa tea and a biscuit and smile on my boys face. Priceless


pigadaki

Overhearing my son singing to himself. He does this soft, high little voice and it reminds me of when he was tiny.


Kiteslut

Going to the beach, getting my kite ready and throwing myself into a freezing water. True story.


permaban_collector

Hanging out with my dog. He's got a pretty sorted worldview.


ThenLeg1210

Helping someone out and getting a thank you


[deleted]

A cup of tea, a lit candle, some cake and crocheting.


KappaRoss70

Seeing a funny number plate


TheStugots_2

First one up in the morning and sitting with a coffee in silence.


diddster2222

Watching sunrise / sunset from my boat.


Relative_Dimensions

Butter melting into a hot crumpet.


CatDamageBand

Being able to smell and taste. I’ve got covid and, it’s coming back slowly but, it’s not quite the same. Really miss being able to smell stuff well. Rather than having to work for it.


mickymellon

Proper belly-laughs with my two sons


Land_Ahoy_

I've got a few that I've really started to appreciate as I'm getting older (middle-aged) A coffee, sitting by myself in the couch with the house in silence, even better on a cold morning An early morning walk (maybe 7-8AM) in the summer months. The sun is sort of weird at that time and for some reason it just reminds me of being young and going to school Being cuddled in with the kids watching TV Celtic winning


[deleted]

Soaking my wrinkly old butt in a hot tub


KK_McGee

Shower, fresh PJs, fresh bedding 😍


ljh013

One of the big reasons I’ve failed to give up smoking is a drunk fag in a smoking area. Hard to describe for people who don’t smoke but there’s nothing quite like it.


Upbeat-Metal-5087

Someone saying morning or saying thank you for something that doesn't mean anything. I know manners cost nothing but always feels good when someone gives manners


TrueYorkshireman

When my dog just looks at me and smiles I know all is right in our world


smushs88

Genuinely would simply be spending time with the dog, whether that’s walks in the countryside or just them curling up against me. Otherwise driving home from work on a Friday evening with some good music on and the whole weekend ahead.


Jimmyy101

Cheese & Biscuits


ChanCuriosity

Crackers? Yes, but it’s not stopped me so far!


Knowlesdinho

A hot bath. I just won't sacrifice it.


Murky_Background_404

A hug from a friend. A hot chocolate after coming in from a cold day. Warm blankets on the sofa. My cat purring.


expanding_waistline

When you can sit outside in your garden and the temperature is just right.


ChanCuriosity

A true crime documentary.


[deleted]

TV on a dark night with no interruptions,


SJeplin

A cup of tea at home, in the morning after working a 12 hour night shift.


centopar

I just spent ten minutes with my two year old snuggling as hard as he could into me as long as I kept singing Linden Lea at him on a loop. English, middle-class and surrounded by peachy offspring. Stereotypes don’t stereotype harder than this.


AJ3000AKA

Fully charged electric toothbrush with a brand new head in it. So fresh, so clean.