Is there a place you once loved that has changed a lot since you first knew it?

A natural way to answer

There's a village I knew well that has changed almost beyond recognition. What was once a working community has been gentrified into something quainter but, to my mind, less alive. I can't begrudge the locals their prosperity, yet I confess I hanker after the old version.

Key phrases to use

• rough round the edges — not polished or refined, but with a certain charm“The town was rough round the edges but full of character.”
• gentrified — changed by wealthier people moving in, becoming smarter and pricier“The old docks have been completely gentrified.”
• hanker after — long for something you no longer have“I still hanker after the quiet it used to have.”
• sanitised — made cleaner, safer or blander by removing rough or interesting parts“The festival felt sanitised and corporate this year.”
• through rose-tinted glasses — remembering or seeing something more fondly than it really was“Maybe I see the old days through rose-tinted glasses.”