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By *ruceyy OP Man 13 weeks ago
London |
Yeah after 2 weeks I have decided I'm going back south after all.
What a waste of time up here! I mean good money and work etc but London bound again soon.
But the point of this thread is, has anyone ever tried moving to a city and just not enjoyed it for whatever reason?! |
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By *ucka39Man 13 weeks ago
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Yeah moved to Scotland, obviously certain parts can have that effect. I felt more depressed and couldn't wait to go home  but still pop up now and again and feel more comfortable knowing it's not for long |
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"2 weeks?!?!? 
I've had 3 shit dates, a shit swinging club experience, the buses are naff, and the job is boring.
London shits all over it in my opinion  "
Well that clearly summarises all Mancunia has to offer |
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By *ruceyy OP Man 13 weeks ago
London |
"2 weeks?!?!?
I've had 3 shit dates, a shit swinging club experience, the buses are naff, and the job is boring.
London shits all over it in my opinion
Well that clearly summarises all Mancunia has to offer "
right?! I can get drinks in London!
Full disclosure I have been offered a better paid and more fun job down there... |
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"2 weeks?!?!?
I've had 3 shit dates, a shit swinging club experience, the buses are naff, and the job is boring.
London shits all over it in my opinion "
The job is the only one of those that might make me make a rapid decision after only 2wks. You can't exactly get into a dating scene or find all the right venues for leisure, within 2wks of moving.
And buses are shit everywhere, including London. |
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By *ruceyy OP Man 13 weeks ago
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"2 weeks?!?!?
I've had 3 shit dates, a shit swinging club experience, the buses are naff, and the job is boring.
London shits all over it in my opinion
The job is the only one of those that might make me make a rapid decision after only 2wks. You can't exactly get into a dating scene or find all the right venues for leisure, within 2wks of moving.
And buses are shit everywhere, including London. "
Transport is definitely better in London. We don't have to argue about it, it just is |
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"2 weeks?!?!?
I've had 3 shit dates, a shit swinging club experience, the buses are naff, and the job is boring.
London shits all over it in my opinion
Well that clearly summarises all Mancunia has to offer
right?! I can get drinks in London!
Full disclosure I have been offered a better paid and more fun job down there..."
Mayor?? |
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By (user no longer on site) 13 weeks ago
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"Dude, Fab and shags aside, are you actually ok with everything? It's a big decision to move up in the first place and an even bigger one to move back after two weeks "
I see a bromance on the horizon  |
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"If you’re going to move up north at least do it properly.
See I fucking love Newcastle!
I always knew you were a wise man.
It's actually a nice city for starters...uh oh I'm going there  "
Us northerners don’t take offence so say what you want about that shithole |
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"2 weeks?!?!?
I've had 3 shit dates, a shit swinging club experience, the buses are naff, and the job is boring.
London shits all over it in my opinion
Well that clearly summarises all Mancunia has to offer
right?! I can get drinks in London!
Full disclosure I have been offered a better paid and more fun job down there..."
There’s drinks in Manchester!!!
And trams ffs
It’s a beautiful city |
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By (user no longer on site) 13 weeks ago
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"If you’re going to move up north at least do it properly.
See I fucking love Newcastle!
I always knew you were a wise man.
It's actually a nice city for starters...uh oh I'm going there
Us northerners don’t take offence so say what you want about that shithole "
Yorks nicer |
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"Dude, Fab and shags aside, are you actually ok with everything? It's a big decision to move up in the first place and an even bigger one to move back after two weeks
I see a bromance on the horizon "
Stop shipping us! And even if we did, you'd never know about it  |
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"If you’re going to move up north at least do it properly.
See I fucking love Newcastle!
I always knew you were a wise man.
It's actually a nice city for starters...uh oh I'm going there
Us northerners don’t take offence so say what you want about that shithole
Yorks nicer"
Than Manchester? Agreed. |
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"2 weeks?!?!?
I've had 3 shit dates, a shit swinging club experience, the buses are naff, and the job is boring.
London shits all over it in my opinion
Well that clearly summarises all Mancunia has to offer
right?! I can get drinks in London!
Full disclosure I have been offered a better paid and more fun job down there...
There’s drinks in Manchester!!!
And trams ffs
It’s a beautiful city"
For what it's worth, I really like Manchester and think it's a lovely city! But considering where I live, you may want to take that with a pinch of salt  |
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"2 weeks?!?!?
I've had 3 shit dates, a shit swinging club experience, the buses are naff, and the job is boring.
London shits all over it in my opinion
The job is the only one of those that might make me make a rapid decision after only 2wks. You can't exactly get into a dating scene or find all the right venues for leisure, within 2wks of moving.
And buses are shit everywhere, including London.
Transport is definitely better in London. We don't have to argue about it, it just is "
No, it's not. London had broken (powered) bus ramps and made me bum shuffle onto a train, whilst shouting for other passengers to get my wheelchair onboard.
It's not better. |
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Admittedly, I've only done short visits to London but I do think it's overrated. It's too busy, too many people, everything is on top of each other and it's weird how people are happy paying absolute premium for absolute mediocrity |
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"Don’t listen to them Brucey, you do what’s right for you.
You couldn’t pay me enough to live in London, though. Work in London, yes. Party in London, sure. But live there? No chance."
Take the salaries of the south and the house prices of the north |
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By *ruceyy OP Man 13 weeks ago
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"Dude, Fab and shags aside, are you actually ok with everything? It's a big decision to move up in the first place and an even bigger one to move back after two weeks "
Joe I have not been ok with everything this whole year. Why do you think I went quiet on here?!
I wanted a new start, I very quickly learnt I made a bad new start for me |
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By *ruceyy OP Man 13 weeks ago
London |
"2 weeks?!?!?
I've had 3 shit dates, a shit swinging club experience, the buses are naff, and the job is boring.
London shits all over it in my opinion
Well that clearly summarises all Mancunia has to offer
right?! I can get drinks in London!
Full disclosure I have been offered a better paid and more fun job down there...
There’s drinks in Manchester!!!
And trams ffs
It’s a beautiful city"
There's drinks and trams in London!!
(Trams are south sure, but still there!) |
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By *ruceyy OP Man 13 weeks ago
London |
"Joking apart for a minute : Life is too short to be unhappy.
Follow your heart my friend!  "
Thanks man!
This isn't actually an anti north thread generally, I never have liked Manchester much, and these 2 weeks solidified that FOR ME personally. I know people love it and awesome for them! |
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"Admittedly, I've only done short visits to London but I do think it's overrated. It's too busy, too many people, everything is on top of each other and it's weird how people are happy paying absolute premium for absolute mediocrity"
I used to despise London. I can now enjoy short bursts of time down there, especially if the weather is nice and I can push everywhere. I don't like it in the rain
I couldn't live there though. I agree, it's too impersonal, too busy and no-one seems terribly bothered about anyone else and are always in excessive hurry!
I can tolerate it in small doses, especially if combined with some of the very gorgeous and sexy people who I have a mutual attraction to  |
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"Joking apart for a minute : Life is too short to be unhappy.
Follow your heart my friend!
Thanks man!
This isn't actually an anti north thread generally, I never have liked Manchester much, and these 2 weeks solidified that FOR ME personally. I know people love it and awesome for them!"
If you've never liked it much, why did you move here?! |
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To be fair, Manchester as a city is not the best. However, it's like any other place. It has good areas, it has bad. And yeah, two weeks isn't a long enough time to find all the good points.
I moved down near Peterborough years ago. It was ok, but for me it was too far from the sea. I grew up on the coast, and I will now ALWAYS live no more than an hour away from a beach. Thays just me though hahahaha |
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"We're getting new buses too "
The bonus of the old fashioned driver operated ramps, is they can almost never be broken, unlike the mechanical/auto ones. Such a ramp nearly screwed up my Tuesday last week |
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"Admittedly, I've only done short visits to London but I do think it's overrated. It's too busy, too many people, everything is on top of each other and it's weird how people are happy paying absolute premium for absolute mediocrity
I used to despise London. I can now enjoy short bursts of time down there, especially if the weather is nice and I can push everywhere. I don't like it in the rain
I couldn't live there though. I agree, it's too impersonal, too busy and no-one seems terribly bothered about anyone else and are always in excessive hurry!
I can tolerate it in small doses, especially if combined with some of the very gorgeous and sexy people who I have a mutual attraction to "
London is a huge place. I say I'm going to London for a night out, and I live in London.
My area is a whole different world to central London. It's pretty quiet, not much in the way of pubs or bars. Barely any restaurants but we do have a cinema, bowling alley and Bingo establishment
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"Dude, Fab and shags aside, are you actually ok with everything? It's a big decision to move up in the first place and an even bigger one to move back after two weeks
Joe I have not been ok with everything this whole year. Why do you think I went quiet on here?!
I wanted a new start, I very quickly learnt I made a bad new start for me "
Ahhh that sucks man, I suppose you can at least say you tried something new to try and change things which isn't easy to do. I hope this new move back works well for you |
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"We're getting new buses too
The bonus of the old fashioned driver operated ramps, is they can almost never be broken, unlike the mechanical/auto ones. Such a ramp nearly screwed up my Tuesday last week "
Those bloody ramps drive me mad. They can't open if the bus is too near or too low, and they get stuck.
When they won't budge we have to get off.
The Boris buses are way too hot in summer, throw you around and sound like they're falling apart; which is why they have a new design.
They are cheap though. £1.75 for as many buses as you want in one hour, or £5.25 for the whole day.
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"We're getting new buses too
The bonus of the old fashioned driver operated ramps, is they can almost never be broken, unlike the mechanical/auto ones. Such a ramp nearly screwed up my Tuesday last week
Those bloody ramps drive me mad. They can't open if the bus is too near or too low, and they get stuck.
When they won't budge we have to get off.
The Boris buses are way too hot in summer, throw you around and sound like they're falling apart; which is why they have a new design.
They are cheap though. £1.75 for as many buses as you want in one hour, or £5.25 for the whole day.
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Or free, for selected people |
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"We're getting new buses too
The bonus of the old fashioned driver operated ramps, is they can almost never be broken, unlike the mechanical/auto ones. Such a ramp nearly screwed up my Tuesday last week
Those bloody ramps drive me mad. They can't open if the bus is too near or too low, and they get stuck.
When they won't budge we have to get off.
The Boris buses are way too hot in summer, throw you around and sound like they're falling apart; which is why they have a new design.
They are cheap though. £1.75 for as many buses as you want in one hour, or £5.25 for the whole day.
Or free, for selected people "
Me, in a year and a bit
Oh, I'm so old  |
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By *elloWoman 13 weeks ago
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"Yeah after 2 weeks I have decided I'm going back south after all.
What a waste of time up here! I mean good money and work etc but London bound again soon.
But the point of this thread is, has anyone ever tried moving to a city and just not enjoyed it for whatever reason?!"
Not a city but 20 years ago I lived in Nuneaton for almost a year, really made me appreciate how not so bad Croydon is so I came back home |
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Hope all works out, Brucey. I like Manchester, but London is one of the world's greatest cities - I wouldn't live anywhere else. London likes people that like London: if you spend the whole time worrying about how busy it is or that a pint costs more than in [generic town], it's probably not for you.
But I did have to wait a whole 4 mins for a tube today, which was a bloody outrage. |
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By *ruceyy OP Man 13 weeks ago
London |
"Joking apart for a minute : Life is too short to be unhappy.
Follow your heart my friend!
Thanks man!
This isn't actually an anti north thread generally, I never have liked Manchester much, and these 2 weeks solidified that FOR ME personally. I know people love it and awesome for them!
If you've never liked it much, why did you move here?! "
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By *ruceyy OP Man 13 weeks ago
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"To be fair, Manchester as a city is not the best. However, it's like any other place. It has good areas, it has bad. And yeah, two weeks isn't a long enough time to find all the good points.
I moved down near Peterborough years ago. It was ok, but for me it was too far from the sea. I grew up on the coast, and I will now ALWAYS live no more than an hour away from a beach. Thays just me though hahahaha "
All my dates have suggested spinningfields.
I work in spinningfields |
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By *ruceyy OP Man 13 weeks ago
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"Dude, Fab and shags aside, are you actually ok with everything? It's a big decision to move up in the first place and an even bigger one to move back after two weeks
Joe I have not been ok with everything this whole year. Why do you think I went quiet on here?!
I wanted a new start, I very quickly learnt I made a bad new start for me
Ahhh that sucks man, I suppose you can at least say you tried something new to try and change things which isn't easy to do. I hope this new move back works well for you"
Exactly that. Gave it a go, am looking forward to that first tinny on the train choo chooing away from it already |
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I wasn't keen on my current location when I first moved here, it definitely took me time to settle. 5 years on I love it but still miss London all the time. If the house prices dropped, I'd consider moving back.
Do what's best for you, good luck with your move. |
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By *ruceyy OP Man 13 weeks ago
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"I wasn't keen on my current location when I first moved here, it definitely took me time to settle. 5 years on I love it but still miss London all the time. If the house prices dropped, I'd consider moving back.
Do what's best for you, good luck with your move. "
You're still nearish London though no? |
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"I wasn't keen on my current location when I first moved here, it definitely took me time to settle. 5 years on I love it but still miss London all the time. If the house prices dropped, I'd consider moving back.
Do what's best for you, good luck with your move.
You're still nearish London though no?"
Yeah still close enough to visit, not quite the same as living there though. |
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By *ruceyy OP Man 13 weeks ago
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"I wasn't keen on my current location when I first moved here, it definitely took me time to settle. 5 years on I love it but still miss London all the time. If the house prices dropped, I'd consider moving back.
Do what's best for you, good luck with your move.
You're still nearish London though no?
Yeah still close enough to visit, not quite the same as living there though. "
Yeah I get that. I think I moved from the best city to the...smaller northern capital city type thing likes to think it is but I don't know, meh? |
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By *ruceyy OP Man 12 weeks ago
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"It is probably that you tried Manchester and not Liverpool that is the problem."
I maintain Bristol, Liverpool, and Newcastle, and York are actually *nice* cities having travelled about loads. Chesters lovely too.
Most of these other Midland to Leeds Manchester ones are feel and look similar to me |
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"Hope all works out, Brucey. I like Manchester, but London is one of the world's greatest cities - I wouldn't live anywhere else. London likes people that like London: if you spend the whole time worrying about how busy it is or that a pint costs more than in [generic town], it's probably not for you.
But I did have to wait a whole 4 mins for a tube today, which was a bloody outrage. "
I used to hate London. I don't hate it anymore, I quite enjoy spending a day or two there. But I still don't think I'd like to live there. I also wouldn't want to live in Grimsby or Watford or a bunch of other places though |
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"You haven't really given it long Bruce.
No but I have realized south is home you know? I think that's ultimately what it's all about.
However I do have a hot date with a Latina today...  "
Good luck with your date, get yourself along to the Manchester social! |
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You need more than 2 weeks to establish friends and Manchester city centre is better with friends for nightlife. You can see virtually nothing of a place in that time. But if the better work is in London and your heart is not for staying, then it's right to move on.
Apart from failed dates, stripping to your briefs in a club, etc - what did you think of the people in Manchester? |
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By *ruceyy OP Man 12 weeks ago
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"You need more than 2 weeks to establish friends and Manchester city centre is better with friends for nightlife. You can see virtually nothing of a place in that time. But if the better work is in London and your heart is not for staying, then it's right to move on.
Apart from failed dates, stripping to your briefs in a club, etc - what did you think of the people in Manchester? "
Shit
No I'm joking, it's fine, I've never seen much difference between people in cities to be honest as people go.
I have worked in Manchester a lot over my career, this isn't will smith fresh prince style new location. I just don't love the place. |
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By *eliWoman 12 weeks ago
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Have you actually moved to Manchester or is it just a work placement for a few weeks and you're not feeling it and it's quite easy for you to go back to London?
Because, you know, that work placement will be over soon. |
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By *ruceyy OP Man 12 weeks ago
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"Have you actually moved to Manchester or is it just a work placement for a few weeks and you're not feeling it and it's quite easy for you to go back to London?
Because, you know, that work placement will be over soon."
I legit moved my life up here for a 6 month job probably longer.
I am now moving back to london this weekend because I've been offered a better job |
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