I've visited Manchester a few times and I wasn't keen. The place was so unfriendly, it made London look like a happy, serene community. No offence to Mancunians, I'm sure you're not all the same. :)

Grass is over-rated. Give me concrete and lots of it. :P

Nah, seriously though. The only grass we have are in parks. Messed up, huh?

I like the town, but don't really like the city.

Aberdeen is my hometown, it'll always be home but it's not very exciting, I much prefer where I am now (Glasgow) - so much to see and do, I could never get bored here. I'll be spending a year abroad when I get to 3rd year of Uni, somewhere German speaking, I'd have to be in a big city. I loved Berlin when I went there, so I think that's my number one destination.. I am a city kid, I HATE being stuck in small towns and villages, it feels like torture.

I love the town where I live and:). Birmingham an hour away so if I want to go to the city I can:D.

You could go to Switzerland. They speak four languages there, including German, so I imagine it's a very multi-cultural country.

Definitely! The only issue with going somewhere like Switzerland, south Germany or Austria is the huge difference in dialect and use of the language; the Austrians use different words to Germans, southern Germans use a different tense for saying the same thing as northern Germans... all very confusing, but I have a bit of time before I have to seriously consider all of that! Ought to be a thrill, haha.

Why is it people want strangers to say hello to them? I don't get that,'Oh in London people don't say hello'.Yeah because they don't know you!No offence to anyone,I'm just saying. And I'm with Enid on the grass things,there's plenty of parks.

Nobody said anything about saying hello, London's the last place you'd see a stranger saying hello to another like on the street or something.
In London I've been shoved to the floor on the tube, pushed in the street several times, even got hit in the face by a briefcase on the bus without recieving a single apology, if that happened here I would have got an apology. I asked a guy the way to Hyde Park once and he replied 'buy a *****ing map' and carried on reading his paper.
People in London have no time for you whatsover, I just can't understand how people can be so rude and unfriendly.. it's worlds apart from where I live.

Meh, Cardiff is okay. Our town centre is one of the best things about it though and there's loads of nice places to go to. :)

It's not great but it's home. I'd much rather stay where I am then move to a city though, can't stand cities.

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Jesus christ! That's awful! I've never experienced anything like that in London at all. Maybe I just got lucky.

I have been to London but don't think I would want to live there. I didn't experience rudeness in London but maybe I was lucky too. I am happyish where I live! but my local bank got closed down which is like 5 minutes away from me.. my closest bank now is 15 minutes away! lol

Umm there are quite a few chavs.. scrap them then the place would be better.

I couldn't stand living in london, it's decent for day trips but everything's so hectic and I just could not stand living there.

Yes I like my city.

I don't like London, people are very rude.

I agree with you about Cork City but county Cork is beautiful and I love where I live.

and yeah Patrick it does look abit like Balamory haha but it's not!

Second biggest city of France. Sun all year long, Mediterranean weather, beautiful islands, gorgeous beaches, great University. I love Marseilles even though it's a bit dirty but still. I will always love it but my heart doesn't belong here, I'm in love with London since I was a child. I'm a traveller, but I will never forget where I come from and who I am.

And Marseilles has the best clubs in France. Paris isn't even close.

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I hate where i live it's infested by chavs who always rev they're car engines

Not overly fond of my neighbourhood however I do like the city as a whole.

love london. so many opportunities here and i love seeing the city.

True London is a pukka place, huge urban playground for all tastes..

Islington is ok..

You live in islington??

It's k here, but they want to close the market
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No, been there plenty of times.. And Tottenham area, Hackney.. Tis like a bunch of towns all together in urban happiness.

It's potentially the most boring place on Earth.

However, on ratio we do drink more than the UK and Ireland.

EDIT: Apparently :p

Urban happiness indeed. Mmmm pollution.

I like my town.

Less than 20 minutes by train to Kings Cross Station.
Lots of green yet very near to London.
Very good school.
Few minutes drive to M25.
24 hours open Tesco and small Sainsbury.
Swimming Centre
Community Centre

Then this is my view (oap).
Young people might think totally other view.

I like where I live. Quiet area just a few miles from the town centre and an hour by train to London. Plenty of shops, schools and other facilities. Good social life.

I like where I live now. 20 min walk from Manchester town centre down the canal. I got bored after 8 years in London. It became mundane like anywhere. I like to move around.

i live in Hull

so what do you think?

London for the past 3 years. I really dont like it to be honest. I think people are way too cold, they dont smile, they look at you funny if you are talking loudly. I dont know, its just like everyone is either outrageous, or constipated. And there are lots of crooks, from store owners trying to short change you, to big time crooks!! Its a hustler's town!
I dont like big cities anyways. I am only here, because I was dumb enough to choose a grad school in London to go to. I am done in june anyways. I like the multi culturalism, but its segragated. Everyone lives on their side and have neighborhoods, that are all segragated. I am not used to that, grew up in Africa, and in Tucson Arizona, so I have always seen people mixing.

Anyways, naa, I dont like London at all! Its expensive, and I dont like the people here.

I always heard America was more of a melting pot than the UK, but others have said the US is more segregated. I guess the former must be true. I really wish people would mix with eachother more.

I have never experienced someone rude in London and i have been here all my life, i guess it might be different because i have been brought up here? London is magical in my eyes, you just need to find the magic :D

Anyone London haters who live there,I'd be more than happy to trade you with my little Irish town :p

As an outsider, I've never found London exceptionally rude. I put this received wisdom down to stereotypes and cliches more than anything else. Transport staff in the capital are arseholes in my experience though.

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I am sure there are places in America like that, if you go to big cities, is where you see it most, even in DC, or NY! But if you go to a regular town, or a college town where there is a major university ( I lived in one) , its not segragated, and so much more enjoyable. I cant wait to go back to be honest! :)

Thats the thing though, if you didnt grow up here, you its not easy to just feel at home. Like I said, its a hustlers town. Most people come in here to make some money, so they arent very friendly. But if you grew up here, its all gravy!