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Friendliest place in the UK?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I'd like to nominate Birmingham.
Went there for an art exhibition.
Parked in multi story and standing by the car looking for change in my pockets. Lady walks past and says with out being asked "I have change for a fiver if you need it".
Step out onto the street and feel thoroughly overwhelmed and lost. Long time since I'd been to a big city. A guy walks past and asks us if we're ok then, proceeds to give us directions.
Halfway through following the guys directions we start to debate whether we should have gone left instead at the last landmark  . A group of dodgy intimidating looking youths overhears our conversation and nice as pie points us back in the right direction. Looks can be decieving  .
Well done Birmingham...what lovely friendly people.
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That's lovely to hear. Are you sure you still have all your belongings?  tricksy buggers round here 
I need to travel more, but for me I'd say Teesside, I've only been once and it was 20yrs ago but I remember being smiled at in the street and people welcoming us. Went clubbing and people were just talking to us like they'd known us forever. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Hmmmm.....
We've been all over the country...and I mean ALL over. I would say the friendliest people we've met are in the Sheltands. Amazingly sweet and kind people up there. Everyone treated us almost like we were extended family - from random people in the street to shop owners and even to the people we rented our room from. We had people take time to show us touristy nonesense, to give us advice, or even just to have extended chats. The community up there is lovely. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"That's lovely to hear. Are you sure you still have all your belongings? tricksy buggers round here
I need to travel more, but for me I'd say Teesside, I've only been once and it was 20yrs ago but I remember being smiled at in the street and people welcoming us. Went clubbing and people were just talking to us like they'd known us forever."
Hang on, i'd better check lol.
Teeside would be my second choice for the same reasons. |
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With you on Birmingham- only city I’ve been to where drivers are nice to you (smile and let you in) if you’re in the wrong lane (in Manchester they snarl and beep endlessly!). Was there for a hotel meet on New Year’s Eve. After being smiled at/let in lane by several drivers, two Asian padestrians actually took the time to walk ahead of my car for a couple of hundred yards to show me the entrance to the car park I was looking for! Lovely, lovely guys!
Other than Birmingham I’d say the north west (but not Manchester) - and the people of Stratford Upon Avon were very lovely when I visited alone for a few days in the summer!  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Friendliest place ?
Where the heart is,,,,
Brought too you courtesy of Sox Pearls of wisdom "
Home may be where the heart is but, not always the friendliest of places with two testosterone charged teenage boys and their bloody mood swings  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Hmmmm.....
We've been all over the country...and I mean ALL over. I would say the friendliest people we've met are in the Sheltands. Amazingly sweet and kind people up there. Everyone treated us almost like we were extended family - from random people in the street to shop owners and even to the people we rented our room from. We had people take time to show us touristy nonesense, to give us advice, or even just to have extended chats. The community up there is lovely. "
Must try and get there one day. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Friendliest place ?
Where the heart is,,,,
Brought too you courtesy of Sox Pearls of wisdom
Home may be where the heart is but, not always the friendliest of places with two testosterone charged teenage boys and their bloody mood swings "
Listen fella any kid who feels comfortable leaving his shitty underpants on the floor for you to pick up from of his bedroom floor has potential |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"My pants "
Now you're just being silly.
If every single one of us piled into your pants right now...you'd regret saying that and, we'd all probably be very disappointed |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Friendliest place ?
Where the heart is,,,,
Brought too you courtesy of Sox Pearls of wisdom
Home may be where the heart is but, not always the friendliest of places with two testosterone charged teenage boys and their bloody mood swings
Listen fella any kid who feels comfortable leaving his shitty underpants on the floor for you to pick up from of his bedroom floor has potential "
Yes, two rooms with built in floordrobes |
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By *horltzMan
over a year ago
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"My pants
Now you're just being silly.
If every single one of us piled into your pants right now...you'd regret saying that and, we'd all probably be very disappointed "
Form an orderly queue , it’s the British way ! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Ireland is definitely the most friendliest place I’ve been to so far.
And I’ve found London to be far friendlier than Manchester.
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First time I drove in Southern Ireland, indicated to overtake and the car in front just pulled into the hard shoulder to let me past. This happened a few times and I was thinking "What the". Wasn't long before I embraced it and started doing the same myself. Lovely place |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Not London - I would say north west and Sunderland  "
Sunderland you're joking .....
People walk around here with faces resembling bulldogs licking shit off a thistle |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Ireland is definitely the most friendliest place I’ve been to so far.
And I’ve found London to be far friendlier than Manchester.
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Lol that's because there are no londoners in London. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Ireland is definitely the most friendliest place I’ve been to so far.
And I’ve found London to be far friendlier than Manchester.
Lol that's because there are no londoners in London."
So is Manchester full of Mancunians then because they could do with learning how to be friendly  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Ireland is definitely the most friendliest place I’ve been to so far.
And I’ve found London to be far friendlier than Manchester.
Lol that's because there are no londoners in London.
So is Manchester full of Mancunians then because they could do with learning how to be friendly "
May be it's where all the Londoners went!!
Only joking...I have a lot of family in London and always have a nice time when we visit. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Belfast, I've had so many strangers offer help at different times. Everyone looks out for each other and we'll go right out of our way to help people, and likely feed them too! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Very proud to be a Brummie today. Lovely comments. It has it's tough places but generally a great place to live. I've always found the residents of Liverpool to be extremely welcoming and what a cracking place to vist. The docks are brilliant for culture and a pint. |
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"Glasgow...always have a great time there..  "
Yes, I've been all over uk and most places are friendly to a point, but love my home town and always feel welcome in glasgow.
Maybe not so much in Edinburgh but that may be weegie bias |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I would most definitely nominate Newcastle the geordies are absolutely wonderful and they always smile.. The geordie accent is soo sexy too ahah any beutiful geordie women on this tread ???? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Ok guys let's get real, anyone saying London has blatantly never been north of the Watford Gap! Try chatting to anyone on public transport in London and they think you're an axe murderer!
Personally I'd say Northerners are pretty friendly folk (unless you wear your Utd shirt in Liverpool or Leeds ). Have met plenty of decent people across the country tho so I guess a negative experience in one particular area may give you a skewed judgment on the whole local population. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Ok guys let's get real, anyone saying London has blatantly never been north of the Watford Gap! Try chatting to anyone on public transport in London and they think you're an axe murderer!
Personally I'd say Northerners are pretty friendly folk (unless you wear your Utd shirt in Liverpool or Leeds ). Have met plenty of decent people across the country tho so I guess a negative experience in one particular area may give you a skewed judgment on the whole local population."
I got businessmen on public transport in London to sing Happy Birthday to me a few years ago
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"My house in Cornwall, the rest of the village is nice too "
Party at yours tomorrow night then! I think we're all going to Jonny's in Oxfordshire tonight |
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I find most places friendly and helpful if you approach everything with the right attitude
London is great, smaller towns are usually lovely. I've been to lots of cities up and down and never noticed anything untoward.
It's easier or me to say that Norfolk & Suffolk are not that great |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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A hand full of places are getting multiple mentions. Most I've been to and would have to agree. The others are going on my must go to list.
The rest of the UK...Pull your fucking socks up |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I love London, but having visited a few times with a pushchair I'd say its far from friendly, everywhere else we've used public transport with pushchairs there have always been offers of help, London you are just invisible.
Much better now we have no pushchairs and opt to walk over taking the tube.
Ginger |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Hmmmm.....
We've been all over the country...and I mean ALL over. I would say the friendliest people we've met are in the Sheltands. Amazingly sweet and kind people up there. Everyone treated us almost like we were extended family - from random people in the street to shop owners and even to the people we rented our room from. We had people take time to show us touristy nonesense, to give us advice, or even just to have extended chats. The community up there is lovely. "
Shetland islands are on my bucket list! |
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