2,000-inhabitant village. Buses during school hours. And two at night. But a well-stocked Edeka, post office, doctors, primary school, snack bars, restaurant. The latter are well distributed everywhere here, reachable by bike and car.
That is not a village. That is a small town, and one with good infrastructure. Those are two completely different things.
Again: anyone who does not want to renovate and categorically rejects it will not plan for extra leave, even if they probably have more free time due to working from home than others who have to commute 20-30 minutes one way every day.
Did I say anything significantly different? The original post was a reaction to the claim in #39 that you would have to finish the house on Saturday and Sunday. That wouldn’t even be a good idea if the OP wanted that.
It was an example, referring to how I experienced it myself. That there are inevitably more offers in a city than in the countryside is obvious. These can be sports, theater, art, and other courses. Some villages have those too. But in my experience, the range is often very sparse. If that is not important to someone, that’s okay. Everyone sets their priorities differently, but I think it’s worth thinking it through beforehand so you might not regret it later.
For adults it’s very simple: in the 20 minutes it takes me in the city to get to hobby X, I can drive across half the county here. And then the choice is large as well. The pure kilometers don’t matter so much if you can drive quickly.
For children it’s not quite so simple, due to lack of a driver’s license. But as a father, I would not plan my life around my child wanting to start lacrosse or another exotic hobby. If it’s important to the child, they can still do it at 20. Most of my hobbies I also only started as an adult.