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Title: Worst UK city or town you've visited.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 12 December 2012, 16:12:06
Middlesbrough. :'(

Some of the pubs......Oh dear. :-X :-X :-X

 My sincere apologies to the good people of Middlesbrough, but it's a grade "A" shithole
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Post by: MaxV6 on 12 December 2012, 16:14:43
Rhyl,   make middlesbro look like heaven.....   
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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 12 December 2012, 16:16:22
Blackpool :-X :-X

I will now put on my tin hat............and retreat! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Worst UK city or town you've visited.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 12 December 2012, 16:16:43
Rhyl,   make middlesbro look like heaven.....

Ah yes.....I'd forgotten about sad old Rhyl.

It's high on my "avoid at all costs list" ;)
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Post by: redelitev6 on 12 December 2012, 16:18:43
Oi ! that's my home town , some lovely places in Middlesbrough, sadly the town hasn't been helped by a on/off scheme to regenerate large areas of the town which have been left in limbo, people can't buy or sell houses so some areas are just left to die,  >:(
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Post by: cleggy on 12 December 2012, 16:20:30
Ashford  ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

At least it has a proper windmill :y
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Post by: redelitev6 on 12 December 2012, 16:21:11
Just an afterthought, the wife went on a mystery weekend with some friends-they ended up in Bradford ! absolute s******e according to her
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Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 12 December 2012, 16:21:56
Stockton closely followed by Coventry
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Post by: feeutfo on 12 December 2012, 16:22:49
the best, was york. salisbury was close, chicester.

best ones seem to be the medievel history influence...?

i have issues with crowds though. :(
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Post by: aaronjb on 12 December 2012, 16:23:11
As someone raised in Yorkshire I feel compelled to say anywhere north of Birmingham and west of the Pennines ;)
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Post by: Varche on 12 December 2012, 16:32:21
So many but seeing Blackpool was mentioned reminded me of our great weekend away in the resort.

Couldn't find a clean nice guest house so did the pleasure beach rides, had fish and chips and then saw the lights and we were back home in a clean environment by three in the morning. We will never go there again.
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Post by: Steve B on 12 December 2012, 16:37:54
Think my own city wins for me  :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Census-2011-White-British-people-form-half/story-17558831-detail/story.html
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Post by: tigers_gonads on 12 December 2012, 16:41:05
Its got to be modern day London for me  :y
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Post by: Auto Addict on 12 December 2012, 16:51:58
Liverpool.
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Post by: cem_devecioglu on 12 December 2012, 16:55:26
Its got to be modern day London for me  :y

I must invite you to see İstanbul ;D  5 minutes will be enough for you to pray for London ;D
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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 12 December 2012, 17:15:33
So many but seeing Blackpool was mentioned reminded me of our great weekend away in the resort.

Couldn't find a clean nice guest house so did the pleasure beach rides, had fish and chips and then saw the lights and we were back home in a clean environment by three in the morning. We will never go there again.

I had a very similar experience Varche.  A company do was held for two years there in a Hotel called the Norbreck Castle.  It was a right dive, and the second year I refused to sleep in the room.  So my poor husband, following the last dance, had to drive through the night towards my parents house in the Midlands, but we stopped in a country lane and slept in our car from about 3 a.m.!

Never stayed there again, although been back for a day trip, and did not change my mind about the awful town! :-X :-X :-X
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Post by: Proz on 12 December 2012, 17:22:39
Grimsby ..... the name says it all . :-X
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Post by: pscocoa on 12 December 2012, 17:26:14
Royston Vasey
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Post by: 05omegav6 on 12 December 2012, 17:40:04
Mancchester hands down :-X
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Post by: Auto Addict on 12 December 2012, 17:46:22
Its got to be modern day London for me  :y

I must invite you to see İstanbul ;D  5 minutes will be enough for you to pray for London ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOG8emH4Ab8
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Post by: omegod on 12 December 2012, 17:49:22
Liverpool.

When was this AA?  place is unrecognisable these days due to massive redevelopment.

Answer for me is Preston by the way, orrible place!
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Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 12 December 2012, 17:53:22
Stockton closely followed by Coventry

You cheeky bugger! It has it's nice bits! I'm struggling to think where...

I'd have to say Morecambe. It's as shit as Stockton, but tricks you with a fancy coastline.
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Post by: Auto Addict on 12 December 2012, 17:55:01
Liverpool.

When was this AA?  place is unrecognisable these days due to massive redevelopment.

Answer for me is Preston by the way, orrible place!

Back in the 80's, used to have to visit there on business, felt depressed as I drove in.
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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 12 December 2012, 18:01:32
Liverpool.

When was this AA?  place is unrecognisable these days due to massive redevelopment.

Answer for me is Preston by the way, orrible place!

Back in the 80's, used to have to visit there on business, felt depressed as I drove in.



I went there once and found out what my business colleagues told me was true: you had to pay local scallywags money to keep your company car safe!! :o :o :o :o :o :y :y :y

Once a Liverpudlian colleague refused to pay.  He came back to find all his wheels gone and the car o up on bricks!! ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D
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Post by: Kevin Wood on 12 December 2012, 18:34:16
Blackpool :-X :-X

I will now put on my tin hat............and retreat! ;D ;D ;D ;D

Hence the recent initiative to extract the shale gas and let the rest cave in on top of itself. ;D

Last time I went there was to a funeral of a friend who killed herself. The place suited the mood that day, TBH. :'(
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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 12 December 2012, 18:39:21
Blackpool :-X :-X

I will now put on my tin hat............and retreat! ;D ;D ;D ;D

Hence the recent initiative to extract the shale gas and let the rest cave in on top of itself. ;D

Last time I went there was to a funeral of a friend who killed herself. The place suited the mood that day, TBH. :'(

That rings bells Kevin.  The recent Channel 4 TV series 999: What's Your Emergency was a shocking insight into the many back streets of Blackpool, and the many needy people, along with criminals, who live behind all the seafront illuminations. A terrible mix of drink, drugs, and mental illness.  It was not exactly an advert for the town, and was depressing. :( :( :(
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Post by: geoffr70 on 12 December 2012, 18:42:01
Bognor Regis, Blyth, Warminster, Stanley, all dumps, utter utter dumps
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Post by: cam2502 on 12 December 2012, 18:46:00
Cumbernauld, a concrete jungle. And as a whole I'd have to say Glasgow, most of it is a dump, you wouldn't dare walk through many of the housing estates during daylight never mind after dark.
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Post by: tunnie on 12 December 2012, 18:51:04
Blackpool
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Post by: belldarr on 12 December 2012, 18:53:17
Luton - the absolute pits, full of people that think it's perfectly acceptable to spit onto the floor every 5 paces. 

Darren
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Post by: omega3000 on 12 December 2012, 19:29:58
Blackpool , by far the worst place visited ever !  :'(
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Post by: SteveAvfc. on 12 December 2012, 19:38:53
Runcorn my mate did live there, now lives in Middlesbough have to say and it is with his blessing both depressing. Would say worse but know that there are some decent folk in every shit hole.
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Post by: TheBoy on 12 December 2012, 19:40:05
London. Anywhere inside the M25. Can't stand it.
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Post by: cem_devecioglu on 12 December 2012, 19:44:56
Its got to be modern day London for me  :y

I must invite you to see İstanbul ;D  5 minutes will be enough for you to pray for London ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOG8emH4Ab8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOG8emH4Ab8)

 ;D  despite its beauty and history, now its a city of mad traffic, crazy mafia, unlimited profits in trading, more than 10 millions of immigrant from anatolia  from every culture or no culture and every every dirty garbage you cant imagine.. and millions of people living under high stress..
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Post by: PhilRich on 12 December 2012, 19:50:06
Not one mention of Hartlepool (until now!) ::)
I knew this place had 'Character' ;D
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Post by: Abiton on 12 December 2012, 19:52:35
London.  Dirty horrible druggy overcrowded depressing and massively expensive.  :y
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Post by: BazaJT on 12 December 2012, 20:29:24
I live practically in the town centre of SLady bitshorpe,that butt of many a joke so I shall say no more!
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Post by: Kate on 12 December 2012, 21:28:40
Non of you lot have been to Sunderland then? The biggest crap hole on the planet.

(http://www.constructionphotography.com/ImageThumbs/A003-00672/3/A003-00672_Derelict_abandoned_semidetached_housing_Pennywell_Sunderland_The_area_is_under_a_major_regeneration_.jpg)
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Post by: TheBoy on 12 December 2012, 21:29:33
Non of you lot have been to Sunderland then? The biggest crap hole on the planet.

(http://www.constructionphotography.com/ImageThumbs/A003-00672/3/A003-00672_Derelict_abandoned_semidetached_housing_Pennywell_Sunderland_The_area_is_under_a_major_regeneration_.jpg)
Looks like the posh end of Brackley....
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Post by: Kate on 12 December 2012, 21:31:04
Non of you lot have been to Sunderland then? The biggest crap hole on the planet.

(http://www.constructionphotography.com/ImageThumbs/A003-00672/3/A003-00672_Derelict_abandoned_semidetached_housing_Pennywell_Sunderland_The_area_is_under_a_major_regeneration_.jpg)
Looks like the posh end of Brackley....

This is Pennywell where the Sunderland ELITE live!
Title: Re: Worst UK city or town you've visited.
Post by: mantahatch on 12 December 2012, 21:39:58
I very rarely go to cities as I don't like crowds. I don't know if it is a city but I went to Newquay about 10 years ago just for the day and I have never seen a more filthy place in my life. We drove in and kept driving did not even stop it was so bad. That was at 11am so gawd knows what it is like at 11pm.
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Post by: tunnie on 12 December 2012, 21:46:43
London.  Dirty horrible druggy overcrowded depressing and massively expensive.  :y

Pub up road from me, its £5.50 for 2x Pints of Guinness  ;)
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Post by: CaptainZok on 12 December 2012, 21:48:44
London.  Dirty horrible druggy overcrowded depressing and massively expensive.  :y

Pub up road from me, its £5.50 for 2x Pints of Guinness  ;)
Have you started drinking real beer instead of weasel pee now Student?
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Post by: Nick W on 12 December 2012, 21:54:14
Blackpool , by far the worst place visited ever !  :'(

So you've managed to avoid Glasgow then? Or Swansea? Telford?
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Post by: omega3000 on 12 December 2012, 23:13:19
I very rarely go to cities as I don't like crowds. I don't know if it is a city but I went to Newquay about 10 years ago just for the day and I have never seen a more filthy place in my life. We drove in and kept driving did not even stop it was so bad. That was at 11am so gawd knows what it is like at 11pm.

 ;D

Ive never been there but was going to ... i changed me mind now  :D

Blackpool , by far the worst place visited ever !  :'(

So you've managed to avoid Glasgow then? Or Swansea? Telford?

No thanks  ;D
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Post by: geoffr70 on 12 December 2012, 23:16:04
Non of you lot have been to Sunderland then? The biggest crap hole on the planet.

(http://www.constructionphotography.com/ImageThumbs/A003-00672/3/A003-00672_Derelict_abandoned_semidetached_housing_Pennywell_Sunderland_The_area_is_under_a_major_regeneration_.jpg)

You mean Pennyhell! Most of it's gone now, mainly due to having 20,000 gallons of water dumped on their roove's! I'm sure we were at the one in your picture when it was that ones turn!

Tell you what though, there's not many places (in the UK) I'd rather be, assuming I wasn't rich!
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Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 12 December 2012, 23:20:49
Merthyr Tydfil  :(
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Post by: Vamps on 12 December 2012, 23:22:46
Not one mention of Hartlepool (until now!) ::)
I knew this place had 'Character' ;D

Well, we have had Middlesbrough and Stockton, I will throw in Billingham, where I am now based with work, and that leaves Hartlepool Next...... :P :P :P
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Post by: henryd on 12 December 2012, 23:27:39
I very rarely go to cities as I don't like crowds. I don't know if it is a city but I went to Newquay about 10 years ago just for the day and I have never seen a more filthy place in my life. We drove in and kept driving did not even stop it was so bad. That was at 11am so gawd knows what it is like at 11pm.

Much the same sadly,many years ago it was a lovely place to visit ???
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Post by: Andy B on 12 December 2012, 23:29:19
I'll just repeat an often repeated quote from us apprentices ..........

Gravity is a myth ................ Rosyth sucks!  ::) ::) ::)
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Post by: omega3000 on 12 December 2012, 23:29:49
Milton Keynes  ::)
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Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 12 December 2012, 23:34:17
Blackpool what a night out that used to be. The Manchester for a fight then the Palace Nightclub to dance on the stage to Proper Music ;)
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Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 12 December 2012, 23:45:33
I very rarely go to cities as I don't like crowds. I don't know if it is a city but I went to Newquay about 10 years ago just for the day and I have never seen a more filthy place in my life. We drove in and kept driving did not even stop it was so bad. That was at 11am so gawd knows what it is like at 11pm.

Much the same sadly,many years ago it was a lovely place to visit ???

Full of wildlife!!  :o
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Post by: venom on 13 December 2012, 00:26:45
Lived in SLOUGH OMG what a hole  :-X :-X :-X :-X
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Post by: MaxV6 on 13 December 2012, 01:48:06
Blaenau Ffestiniog,    actually,   is even grimmer than Rhyl.....


Wettest place in Wales   7 years out of 10

Greyest place in Wales    8 years out of ten

Highest Suicide rate in wales    7 years out of ten

chance of all 3 together?

70%





mind you,  the new leisure centre ought to fix that.....


or that's what i thought,  until i discovered it was 2 goats tied to a lamp post.



thank god i only had to work there,  not live there..... 


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Post by: tigers_gonads on 13 December 2012, 05:28:27
Blackpool what a night out that used to be. The Manchester for a fight then the Palace Nightclub to dance on the stage to Proper Music ;)


Jesus, them 2 bring back memory's   ;D
18 years ago, me and our lasses first weekend away without the lad.
In the days when wearing them stupid hats was all the craze.
We ended up with 2 (one each) saying "only a bastard like me could love a bitch like her" and the missus had the other one  :-[
Ended up getting in a rook with a couple of locals in the manchester who got rather lairy with the missus  ::)
Ended badly for one of them so we legged it out the door before the bouncers and his mates could get across the bar too us.  Not like we was hard to spot with those hats on  :-[ ;D ;D

Ended up in the palace.
Now I don't / can't dance in any shape of form but I was in a foregn town and we where hammered so there I was, giving it max when I heard a voice, turned round and there was about 10 of my old 2 squadron mates on a stag weekend................. the rest is not for this forum but it brought back some memorys and we all would have ended up in the cells if it happened nowdays  :-X :-X :-X ;D

Needless to say, I still get the odd bollocking off the missus when she remembers  ;D ;D
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Post by: Martian on 13 December 2012, 09:10:40
Great Yarmouth, the clubs are %hit and the paper suits & plimsolls provided by Norfolk Constabulary don't fit that well.
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Post by: omega3000 on 13 December 2012, 10:23:13
Great Yarmouth, the clubs are %hit and the paper suits & plimsolls provided by Norfolk Constabulary don't fit that well.

 ;D
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Post by: Gaffers on 13 December 2012, 13:49:13
Budleigh Salterton.  Far too many yobs in their Aston Martins for my liking!   Huurrrmpphh!
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Post by: Kevin Wood on 13 December 2012, 14:34:09
Budleigh Salterton.  Far too many yobs in their Aston Martins for my liking!   Huurrrmpphh!

That reminds me of another Le Mans tale. Stumbled into an Aston owner's club Vs. Jaguar owner's club food fight in the restaurant on the ferry. Apparently it was the Aston club who started dunking their bread rolls in red wine before chucking them. just not cricket!

I bet a few tweed jackets were heading to the cleaners the following week. ;D
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Post by: Gaffers on 13 December 2012, 15:31:02
Budleigh Salterton.  Far too many yobs in their Aston Martins for my liking!   Huurrrmpphh!

That reminds me of another Le Mans tale. Stumbled into an Aston owner's club Vs. Jaguar owner's club food fight in the restaurant on the ferry. Apparently it was the Aston club who started dunking their bread rolls in red wine before chucking them. just not cricket!

I bet a few tweed jackets were heading to the cleaners the following week. ;D

Have you ever tried to get claret out of tweed?!  Impossible!  Better just to get the tailor to whip you up a new jacket  ::) ::)
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Post by: Kevin Wood on 13 December 2012, 15:35:59
Have you ever tried to get claret out of tweed?!  Impossible!  Better just to get the tailor to whip you up a new jacket  ::) ::)

Funnily enough, that situation hasn't arisen, no.

Then again, I'm one of those kit car driving peasants who lives in a boiler suit. ;)
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Post by: Gaffers on 13 December 2012, 15:41:15
Funnily enough, you'd look good in tweed :y
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Post by: Kevin Wood on 13 December 2012, 15:50:07
.. and I think the murder mystery party my parents are planning for boxing day might involve just that. :-\ Not got any with those nice leather elbow patches, I suppose? ;)
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Post by: Gaffers on 13 December 2012, 16:21:55
I'm afraid I don't play to stereotypes, no tweed in the Guffer house unfortunately.  But I could lend you something else a little more Melchett? :D
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Post by: CaptainZok on 13 December 2012, 16:50:15
I'm afraid I don't play to stereotypes, no tweed in the Guffer house unfortunately.  But I could lend you something else a little more Melchett? :D
Not your best party frock Georgina?
Title: Re: Worst UK city or town you've visited.
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 13 December 2012, 17:50:05
Not one mention of Hartlepool (until now!) ::)
I knew this place had 'Character' ;D

Well, we have had Middlesbrough and Stockton, I will throw in Billingham, where I am now based with work, and that leaves Hartlepool Next...... :P :P :P

We should sort out a NE OOFer pint sometime, there's enough of us round here...
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Post by: acope on 13 December 2012, 18:33:47
Glasgow (Easterhouses)..never felt so insecure when delivering stuff  there, we would never go in once it started to get dark... :-X
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Post by: Omegatoy on 13 December 2012, 19:05:51
although i was born and had a good childhood there, London for me is a hell hole now, would not live there even if promised a lottery jackpot!
closely followed by a little place called Downham market,
 And right u behind it is any place near or in lancashire! extremely depressing!
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Post by: Elite Pete on 13 December 2012, 19:17:07
I worked in some pretty depressing parts of Cardiff a few years ago. I love my home city of Chester :)