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Post by somersetstokie on Oct 15, 2019 19:49:41 GMT
Derry 8th friendliest City They cannot be serious. Stray out of the City Walls down into the Bogside and have a drink in some of the local pubs and see how friendly it is..or walk up through the Bogside to the Creggan Estate and go into a shop and ask for something in an English accent. Irish people. First question. "And you'll be from over the water. Do you have any children"
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Oct 15, 2019 19:57:18 GMT
I don’t buy this myth that we’re a friendly city.
Everyone wants to kick someone’s head in for something, constantly.
Go on a night out round here and fuck me it’s like dodge the beaked up Tyson Fury wannabe every 5 minutes.
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Post by redstriper on Oct 15, 2019 20:28:25 GMT
speaking from personal experience of many overnights whilst working all around the country - Newcastle is the friendliest i've been to and london the least friendly, so i'm thinking it's pretty accurate
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Post by woodstein on Oct 15, 2019 21:39:19 GMT
Like to know who they asked for this "survey"! Brum high up, Manchester (must be that lovely Salford area) and Bradford only a couple of places below Leeds! But Hull at 13, come on.
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Post by woodstein on Oct 15, 2019 21:43:28 GMT
I wonder whether this was actually ranked by considering which were the most unfriendly & working down.
Bradford: visitors noted that wandering off the beaten track is ill advised for non-locals. Same for most cities, I guess, but yep I'll concur with that about Bradford.
Leeds: While locals aren’t rude, it’s more of a “polite but unfriendly” vibe. Not sure who they found that was polite to them. Must have been another visitor.
Should gave said: "wander off track and get beaten!"
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Post by noustie on Oct 16, 2019 3:46:59 GMT
There is absolutely no way Aberdeen is friendlier than Dundee.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2019 4:33:19 GMT
If you take away the northern quarter which is either twats with beards or twats on a birthday/stag do.
Manchester is the northern London for rudeness. Only bonus is your more likely to be harrased by a spice head than stabbed by a road man.
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Post by felonious on Oct 16, 2019 7:11:49 GMT
Like to know who they asked for this "survey"! Brum high up, Manchester (must be that lovely Salford area) and Bradford only a couple of places below Leeds! But Hull at 13, come on. The kids have just spent the last two years in Salford with zero problems.
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Post by bathstoke on Oct 16, 2019 7:18:39 GMT
Like to know who they asked for this "survey"! Brum high up, Manchester (must be that lovely Salford area) and Bradford only a couple of places below Leeds! But Hull at 13, come on. The kids have just spent the last two years in Salford with zero problems. Yeah, but they do have their own private chauffeur...
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Post by felonious on Oct 16, 2019 8:38:31 GMT
The kids have just spent the last two years in Salford with zero problems. Yeah, but they do have their own private chauffeur... He's got his own car which wasn't broken into, damaged, stolen or otherwise in the aforesaid two years. She loves public transport
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Post by somersetstokie on Oct 16, 2019 8:46:34 GMT
Yes, but the car was only a three wheeler when it started, and I expect any potential thieves got confused and wouldn't know where to start.
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Oct 16, 2019 9:02:59 GMT
If you take away the northern quarter which is either twats with beards or twats on a birthday/stag do. Manchester is the northern London for rudeness. Only bonus is your more likely to be harrased by a spice head than stabbed by a road man. Manchester has slightly more to it than Piccadilly Gardens.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Oct 16, 2019 9:06:55 GMT
I got to 49 and saw London - realised it was a load of rubbish. The most unfriendly selfish place I have ever been to and I include Paris in that (I've only ever been to London, Paris and Llandrindod Wells, sheltered life fuelled by a love of guillotines and pie & mash - we got lost when Wales) Anyway, London - my biggest grip the rules on escalators - I now deliberately stand in the mddle on any airport escalator. It serves me no other benefit other than knowing it might piss someone else off and that has what London has done to me - a focus on annoying others as opposed to self happiness. To be fair York should be higher and the people inYmouth are really friendly There are only 60ish cities in the UK, so 49 isn't that high. I dislike stereotyping, but Londoners in general are actually pretty friendly. I used to hate the place, but have come to enjoy my visits. Well done for trying to make someone elses day worse in what is likely a very stressful city to live and work in for many people already. Wouldn't it be nice if you maybe let someone off the tube first or held a door for someone? If they're the selfish type, more fool them. You can bask in your moral high ground.
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Post by thevoid on Oct 16, 2019 9:18:32 GMT
Derry 8th friendliest City They cannot be serious. Stray out of the City Walls down into the Bogside and have a drink in some of the local pubs and see how friendly it is..or walk up through the Bogside to the Creggan Estate and go into a shop and ask for something in an English accent. Lyra McKee would agree with you. It's a hotbed for McClean's mates there.
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Post by Eggybread on Oct 16, 2019 9:52:54 GMT
I got to 49 and saw London - realised it was a load of rubbish. The most unfriendly selfish place I have ever been to and I include Paris in that (I've only ever been to London, Paris and Llandrindod Wells, sheltered life fuelled by a love of guillotines and pie & mash - we got lost when Wales) Anyway, London - my biggest grip the rules on escalators - I now deliberately stand in the mddle on any airport escalator. It serves me no other benefit other than knowing it might piss someone else off and that has what London has done to me - a focus on annoying others as opposed to self happiness. To be fair York should be higher and the people inYmouth are really friendly There are only 60ish cities in the UK, so 49 isn't that high. I dislike stereotyping, but Londoners in general are actually pretty friendly. I used to hate the place, but have come to enjoy my visits. Well done for trying to make someone elses day worse in what is likely a very stressful city to live and work in for many people already. Wouldn't it be nice if you maybe let someone off the tube first or held a door for someone? If they're the selfish type, more fool them. You can bask in your moral high ground. Theres actually only 51 I wonder who they missed out in the top 50
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Oct 16, 2019 9:59:01 GMT
There are only 60ish cities in the UK, so 49 isn't that high. I dislike stereotyping, but Londoners in general are actually pretty friendly. I used to hate the place, but have come to enjoy my visits. Well done for trying to make someone elses day worse in what is likely a very stressful city to live and work in for many people already. Wouldn't it be nice if you maybe let someone off the tube first or held a door for someone? If they're the selfish type, more fool them. You can bask in your moral high ground. Theres actually only 51 I wonder who they missed out in the top 50 51 in England, 69 in the UK - so slightly more than I thought: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_United_Kingdom
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Post by somersetstokie on Oct 16, 2019 10:04:35 GMT
"Theres actually only 51 I wonder who they missed out in the top 50"
That would probably be the "Medieval" City of Wells, in Somerset, home to one of the greatest Gothic Cathedrals in Europe. There is also a Moated Bishops Palace, and the oldest complete and continuously inhabited Street in Europe, constructed in around 1470 AD. I believe the Cathedral is now one of the hottest "must see" tourist destinations for trainee Soviet spies and assassins.
I expect that the survey was completed by someone from London, who has never been further west than Stonehenge.
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Post by PotteringThrough on Oct 16, 2019 10:20:15 GMT
I got to 49 and saw London - realised it was a load of rubbish. The most unfriendly selfish place I have ever been to and I include Paris in that (I've only ever been to London, Paris and Llandrindod Wells, sheltered life fuelled by a love of guillotines and pie & mash - we got lost when Wales) Anyway, London - my biggest grip the rules on escalators - I now deliberately stand in the mddle on any airport escalator. It serves me no other benefit other than knowing it might piss someone else off and that has what London has done to me - a focus on annoying others as opposed to self happiness. To be fair York should be higher and the people inYmouth are really friendly There are only 60ish cities in the UK, so 49 isn't that high. I dislike stereotyping, but Londoners in general are actually pretty friendly. I used to hate the place, but have come to enjoy my visits. Well done for trying to make someone elses day worse in what is likely a very stressful city to live and work in for many people already. Wouldn't it be nice if you maybe let someone off the tube first or held a door for someone? If they're the selfish type, more fool them. You can bask in your moral high ground. Ooooh, get you. I very rarely travel on the tube so that one is probably out. I hold the door for many people, just not when I visit London. Well done for taking the moral high ground in your response though. And you’re right of course, as London is such a stressful city they have every right to be rude and ungrateful. It was so arrogant of me to forget that.
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Post by somersetstokie on Oct 16, 2019 10:26:59 GMT
Stressful cities? I had to look up "Stress" in a dictionary.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 16, 2019 10:30:12 GMT
That would probably be the "Medieval" City of Wells, in Somerset, home to one of the greatest Gothic Cathedrals in Europe. There is also a Moated Bishops Palace, and the oldest complete and continuously inhabited Street in Europe, constructed in around 1470 AD. I believe the Cathedral is now one of the hottest "must see" tourist destinations for trainee Soviet spies and assassins. I expect that the survey was completed by someone from London, who has never been further west than Stonehenge. The old part of Wells is beautiful, and was a regular weekend destination when I worked at RNAS Yeovilton. The cathedral is worth a visit alone just to view the medieval clock at midday.
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Post by somersetstokie on Oct 16, 2019 10:44:26 GMT
That would probably be the "Medieval" City of Wells, in Somerset, home to one of the greatest Gothic Cathedrals in Europe. There is also a Moated Bishops Palace, and the oldest complete and continuously inhabited Street in Europe, constructed in around 1470 AD. I believe the Cathedral is now one of the hottest "must see" tourist destinations for trainee Soviet spies and assassins. I expect that the survey was completed by someone from London, who has never been further west than Stonehenge. The old part of Wells is beautiful, and was a regular weekend destination when I worked at RNAS Yeovilton. The cathedral is worth a visit alone just to view the medieval clock at midday. Yes Peter, its quite something. For those who have no idea what we're on about, the famous Wells clock is considered to be the second oldest clock mechanism in Britain, (After the Salisbury one) and probably in the world, to survive in original condition and still in use. The makers who worked on the Salisbury clock, also then helped construct the Wells version. The original works were made about 1390 and the clock face is the oldest surviving original of its kind anywhere. When the clock strikes every quarter, jousting knights rush round above the clock and the Quarter Jack bangs the quarter hours with his heels. The most spectacular "event" occurs at midday, but at any time visitors will wait for anything up to an hour to see the clock in action. For medieval viewers it must have seemed amazing, although nowadays there are many more complex and fascinating automated timepieces to see, as they appear everywhere from shopping centres to town halls.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 16, 2019 10:58:51 GMT
The old part of Wells is beautiful, and was a regular weekend destination when I worked at RNAS Yeovilton. The cathedral is worth a visit alone just to view the medieval clock at midday. Yes Peter, its quite something. For those who have no idea what we're on about, the famous Wells clock is considered to be the second oldest clock mechanism in Britain, (After the Salisbury one) and probably in the world, to survive in original condition and still in use. The makers who worked on the Salisbury clock, also then helped construct the Wells version. The original works were made about 1390 and the clock face is the oldest surviving original of its kind anywhere. When the clock strikes every quarter, jousting knights rush round above the clock and the Quarter Jack bangs the quarter hours with his heels. The most spectacular "event" occurs at midday, but at any time visitors will wait for anything up to an hour to see the clock in action. For medieval viewers it must have seemed amazing, although nowadays there are many more complex and fascinating automated timepieces to see, as they appear everywhere from shopping centres to town halls. For anyone who has an interest in history or vintage mechanicals it’s a must see. I was grinning like a Cheshire Cat watching it all go off at midday 😁
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Oct 16, 2019 12:41:40 GMT
There are only 60ish cities in the UK, so 49 isn't that high. I dislike stereotyping, but Londoners in general are actually pretty friendly. I used to hate the place, but have come to enjoy my visits. Well done for trying to make someone elses day worse in what is likely a very stressful city to live and work in for many people already. Wouldn't it be nice if you maybe let someone off the tube first or held a door for someone? If they're the selfish type, more fool them. You can bask in your moral high ground. Ooooh, get you. I very rarely travel on the tube so that one is probably out. I hold the door for many people, just not when I visit London. Well done for taking the moral high ground in your response though. And you’re right of course, as London is such a stressful city they have every right to be rude and ungrateful. It was so arrogant of me to forget that. Apologies - I could've worded my response much better, and the last sentence should've had a winky thing. Maybe that was me getting caught up in the confrontational nature of posts I was reading on the main part of the forum. Sometimes I get caught up in the hustle and bustle of London and rush around when I don't need to. No one has the right to be rude and ungrateful. But you don't know what's going on in someone's day. The politest most friendly people in the world have bad days. Maybe someone standing on the left on the escalator is something that leads to someone else tipping over the edge? Maybe a smile or bit of politeness, however small, is something that'll make someone's day. I remember having a very bad day early this year (not in London) mostly due to another person. Someone who had no idea I was having a bad day went out of their way to do something for me and it made a massive difference, even though it was only a small thing to them. There are rude and ungrateful people everywhere, but there are also friendly and polite people everywhere. It's unfair to paint a whole city with the same brush. And as parts of London are so mad compared to your usual UK city, little gestures can stand out much more than they usually would.
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Post by elystokie on Oct 16, 2019 15:15:34 GMT
Ooooh, get you. I very rarely travel on the tube so that one is probably out. I hold the door for many people, just not when I visit London. Well done for taking the moral high ground in your response though. And you’re right of course, as London is such a stressful city they have every right to be rude and ungrateful. It was so arrogant of me to forget that. Apologies - I could've worded my response much better, and the last sentence should've had a winky thing. Maybe that was me getting caught up in the confrontational nature of posts I was reading on the main part of the forum. Sometimes I get caught up in the hustle and bustle of London and rush around when I don't need to. No one has the right to be rude and ungrateful. But you don't know what's going on in someone's day. The politest most friendly people in the world have bad days. Maybe someone standing on the left on the escalator is something that leads to someone else tipping over the edge? Maybe a smile or bit of politeness, however small, is something that'll make someone's day. I remember having a very bad day early this year (not in London) mostly due to another person. Someone who had no idea I was having a bad day went out of their way to do something for me and it made a massive difference, even though it was only a small thing to them. There are rude and ungrateful people everywhere, but there are also friendly and polite people everywhere. It's unfair to paint a whole city with the same brush. And as parts of London are so mad compared to your usual UK city, little gestures can stand out much more than they usually would. I'd imagine London is similar to most big cities with large tourist numbers, the locals want to go about their business as efficiently as possible and the tourists probably, through no fault of their own, get in the way, I can imagine it getting tiresome for some of the locals after a while. I love the place, so much to see and do it's quite amazing, I often wish I'd spent a year or two living there after I left the Navy, life got in the way tho.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2019 19:44:40 GMT
If you take away the northern quarter which is either twats with beards or twats on a birthday/stag do. Manchester is the northern London for rudeness. Only bonus is your more likely to be harrased by a spice head than stabbed by a road man. Manchester has slightly more to it than Piccadilly Gardens. I know the rest is what I really don't like. picadilly Gardens although full of twats is not full of unfriendly mancs like the rest of the city. Which is what we are talking about isn't it? I'm sure you find it super friendly and it's me etc etc
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