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[mumf]

To all you exiles out there ...not just abroad , but those of you who have lived outside the City limits for quite some time ...

Is it as friendly a city as we like to imagine or portray .?

I appreciate that there are many like me who lack the most basic of faculties ...(.may even wear a bag) ...but look fondly back in pride as to its reputation as being the "Friendly City " . A city that prides itself on making people welcome regardless of where they have come from . 

Is it a truth or a myth ? 

[britsabroad]

Its the same as any Northern city really. As an outsider not all, but otherwise most are very friendly. Theres an us and them feel about the place and theres a lot who tend to be a bit know it all but at the same time are very insular.

[elystokie]

I'd definitely say so.

I've lived in various parts of the UK and the people of Stoke are by far the friendliest I've found, equally if you act like a dickhead they'll let you know in no uncertain terms.

I've also spoke to a few people who've moved there from other areas and the friendliness of the people is always cited as one of the main attractions.

Mates of mine from the Navy that visited for a piss up on numerous occasions always mentioned how friendly people were.

[Timmypotter]

I'd say it's the friendliest place I know in the UK. Asia is generally hard to beat for friendliness of the population though, especially SE Asia.

Is there a correlation between having less and being more friendly?

[elystokie]

Apr 17, 2016 5:12:09 GMT Timmypotter said:

I'd say it's the friendliest place I know in the UK. Asia is generally hard to beat for friendliness of the population though, especially SE Asia.

Is there a correlation between having less and being more friendly?

Without a shadow of a doubt in my opinion.

You're spot on about Asia as well, in my experience anyway.

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Apr 17, 2016 5:12:09 GMT Timmypotter said:

I'd say it's the friendliest place I know in the UK. Asia is generally hard to beat for friendliness of the population though, especially SE Asia.

Is there a correlation between having less and being more friendly?

Where in SE Asia are you.
I am in Thailand, the Land of Smiles, but believe you me, you scratch under the surface or get the wrong side of them they are nasty cold calculating bastards...But I am lucky, as I keep myself on the good side...

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As far as Stoke being friendly, then yes, to an exile it is, as we all know the place, know the people and can blend in, but anyone exiled would say the same about their own city...

[Timmypotter]

Apr 17, 2016 5:39:18 GMT @shanghaipotter said:

Apr 17, 2016 5:12:09 GMT Timmypotter said:

I'd say it's the friendliest place I know in the UK. Asia is generally hard to beat for friendliness of the population though, especially SE Asia.

Is there a correlation between having less and being more friendly?

Where in SE Asia are you.
I am in Thailand, the Land of Smiles, but believe you me, you scratch under the surface or get the wrong side of them they are nasty cold calculating bastards...But I am lucky, as I keep myself on the good side...

I've never lived in SE Asia. Just been lucky enough to travel a bit in Thailand/Bali/Malaysia/Sri Lanka.

[alansuddick]

Apr 17, 2016 6:07:04 GMT Timmypotter said:

Apr 17, 2016 5:39:18 GMT @shanghaipotter said:

Where in SE Asia are you.
I am in Thailand, the Land of Smiles, but believe you me, you scratch under the surface or get the wrong side of them they are nasty cold calculating bastards...But I am lucky, as I keep myself on the good side...

I've never lived in SE Asia. Just been lucky enough to travel a bit in Thailand/Bali/Malaysia/Sri Lanka.

Cut to the chase.tell us about the ladyboys !

[Staffsoatcake]

I would move back tomorrow if Marlady would agree to it.

[thevoid]

The beggars up Hanley are really friendly, you'll even get a free whiff of White Ace and stale piss when they ask you for change.

[mumf]

I think Cheshire and the North West isn't too bad to be fair. I certainly prefer it to the Brummie area and I lived down in south Staffs for a while. Not sure if I could live in Tunstall again though. Biddulph Moor or Rudyard maybe....

[manmarking]

Apr 17, 2016 15:00:19 GMT mumf said:

I think Cheshire and the North West isn't too bad to be fair. I certainly prefer it to the Brummie area and I lived down in south Staffs for a while. Not sure if I could live in Tunstall again though. Biddulph Moor or Rudyard maybe....

Agreed. Not keen on Brum at all. Manchester or Liverpool are much better.

Prefer the countryside west of the city personally but yeah Biddulph and Rudyard are nice. Good dog walking round there

[bathstoke]

Apr 17, 2016 2:22:30 GMT britsabroad said:

Its the same as any Northern city really. As an outsider not all, but otherwise most are very friendly. Theres an us and them feel about the place and theres a lot who tend to be a bit know it all but at the same time are very insular.

Stoke is not like any other Northern city IMO. Manc are like the Cockernies of the North & L'pool are similar.
As for friendly, maybe, but try bumping into someone in a crowded boozer on a Friday night & not saying sorry

[elystokie]

Apr 17, 2016 9:31:35 GMT Staffsoatcake said:

I would move back tomorrow if Marlady would agree to it.

You and me both mate.

[metalhead]

I've lived in Stoke all my life, but I've also spent time up North, down South, and abroad, basically due to work and I'll say it now, Stoke really is one of the friendliest places you'll ever live. Yeah it has it's rough parts, but the people of Stoke are nice. I was born and raised here and my first real experience away was at University where (despite being up North) probably 80% of my peers were actually from London, Surrey, Guildford and the like. They were mostly privately educated and from wealthy families. I was totally unprepared for just how unfriendly the majority of those individuals would be. I was seen by many of them, as a bit of a working class 'pleb'. They couldn't have been more confused about the fact I went to a state school and came from a normal background. As I got to know more people around the Uni, it isn't surprising that the people I became friends with, were from similar backgrounds to me, from Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-on-Tyne and in one being from Hartlepool. No surprise that they all had similar experiences to me. In fact, the only person from London who I actually became friends with, grew up in Croydon and went to a comprehensive. Says it all really.

Like it or not, as Northerners, it seems we're able to naturally get on better with people from the North, and while we love to jib them about football, I grew very fond of Geordies when I spent time in Newcastle. Like Stokies, they're a genuinely nice bunch of people, intensely passionate about football, but really are a lovely bunch deep down. I still keep in contact with a few of my Geordie mates, who I haven't seen for years.

[britsabroad]

Apr 19, 2016 10:05:10 GMT metalhead said:

I've lived in Stoke all my life, but I've also spent time up North, down South, and abroad, basically due to work and I'll say it now, Stoke really is one of the friendliest places you'll ever live. Yeah it has it's rough parts, but the people of Stoke are nice. I was born and raised here and my first real experience away was at University where (despite being up North) probably 80% of my peers were actually from London, Surrey, Guildford and the like. They were mostly privately educated and from wealthy families. I was totally unprepared for just how unfriendly the majority of those individuals would be. I was seen by many of them, as a bit of a working class 'pleb'. They couldn't have been more confused about the fact I went to a state school and came from a normal background. As I got to know more people around the Uni, it isn't surprising that the people I became friends with, were from similar backgrounds to me, from Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-on-Tyne and in one being from Hartlepool. No surprise that they all had similar experiences to me. In fact, the only person from London who I actually became friends with, grew up in Croydon and went to a comprehensive. Says it all really.

Like it or not, as Northerners, it seems we're able to naturally get on better with people from the North, and while we love to jib them about football, I grew very fond of Geordies when I spent time in Newcastle. Like Stokies, they're a genuinely nice bunch of people, intensely passionate about football, but really are a lovely bunch deep down. I still keep in contact with a few of my Geordie mates, who I haven't seen for years.

Not sure whether its the friendliest place or not but fully agree on the North v South bit. You can tell within seconds of meeting someone where theyre from and whether they went to a public school, regardless of accent.