How well can you see the stars where you live?

[LIP]

i've never seen a shooting star or meteor showers. do they happen often enough that you can see them if you have a clear view of the stars?

I remember when i first saw a shooting star. I was in my flight doing drill and everyone else was turned with their backs to it - but i looked round [naughty of me rofl] and saw it, and my flight sgt saw it too. That was the night i almost got hypothermia from marching for 5 hours straight in the rain/hail. It took me 3 days to warm up again.