Just spent the day in Liverpool and have to say, every single person we encountered was an absolute delight. Friendly, chatty, helpful. Even had 2 people shake my hand. What's the friendliest you've come across?
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I get out and about delivering from time to time and I have to say that my experience of Liverpool is the exact opposite to yours Otis. The only place I've been that's consistently worse is London.
In my experience it's the good folk of Manchester that are the most friendly and helpful.
Must have been giro day, I found it totally unfriendly. I would say Bristol
It's all a bit generalistic I know but I used to deal with folk from all over the country and found that the wealthier the area the more unfriendly and arrogant the people were, the home counties around the capital being the worst. The working classes of the North and the Midlands and in most areas of London were usually very nice.
Yep, that's true I have found.
The wealthier the area, the less friendly people are. There does seem to be an air of importance about some people due to the fact of them seemingly having money.
We have been travelling a lot, but the Liverpudlians have been far and away the friendliest. Everyone yesterday was really friendly when they had absolutely no need to be whatsoever.
Thanks, Jimmy.That's one of the many reasons I live here Otis.....sunny south Liverpool, beneath the blue suburban skies.
I've lived in many towns & cities across the UK, but Liverpool is by far the best place I've found.....
Yep, Its got more than its fair share of problems with regards poverty, crime & deprivation, but its full of happy folks, culture, architecture, music, sport & the best night life in the country....
Totally agree with Ashdown regards wealth v friendly welcoming people......I also think that often, those with very little appreciate life far more & are generally happier....
Thanks, Jimmy.
Everyone seemed chirpy and smiling. People seemed genuinely interested in us and wanted to know more about us.
When we spoke people immediately identified we were not local from our very posh Coventry accents and asked us if we were having a nice time and what did we think of Liverpool etc.
They chatted to my daughter and asked her how old she was and when she said 10, soon to be 11, they all wanted to know her birthday plans and if she was having a party and if so, how many children were coming.
My daughter now says she wants to live there and can't wait to go back.
Some lovely old buildings and really good shopping. I'm really looking forwards to going back there too.
Must have been giro day, I found it totally unfriendly. I would say Bristol
Yep....Apparently got more listed buildings than any other city outside of London. Absolutely loads of stuff to see & do (3rd most visited tourist city in the UK behind London & Edinburgh)
No idea whereabouts you're heading to tomorrow, but if you end up down on the waterfront, I highly recommend Liverpool Museum.... http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mol/visit/ ..Its a stunning modern building with fantastic exhibits...especially the social & cultural history side of things & your daughter would love it...loads of interactive stuff & film screenings.....just don't eat in the museum café as you'll need a second mortgage!
Thats true. Always found Bristol a friendly place too.
The city that stands out for me was New York, spent a decent time there and people were really nice and certainly not the same picture painted about that city. In the UK, it has to be Glasgow, just down to earth funny people.
I hate going to London with a passion, rude people who dont have time for people. Would never live there and avoid the place.
The city that stands out for me was New York, spent a decent time there and people were really nice and certainly not the same picture painted about that city. In the UK, it has to be Glasgow, just down to earth funny people.
I hate going to London with a passion, rude people who dont have time for people. Would never live there and avoid the place.
Weird isn't it, cause every single person I encountered in New York was damn right rude. The following day I flew to Denver and everyone there was like a breath of fresh air.
Have to say New York was the rudest place I have ever been to.
Always find London rude, but compared to new York, they are like Samaritans.
Have to agree on that about New York, greed, speed and very brash and in your face. Flew to there after a few days in Indiana where everyone was really nice and completely different. Centres of power like London, New York, Paris etc etc attract highly motivated, dog eat dog, arrogant types who would step over you if you collapsed in the street.
(I know it's not England but..)
I have found the small towns of America are so friendly it's unbelievable.
I know people say the Yanks are brash and arrogant but in my opinion that's mostly just the New Yorkers and Boston folk..
Everyone else I have met have been so nice..
I was in the mountains of Tennessee 2 weeks ago and i'm in a gas station (petrol station) filling up the car and about 20 big hairy bikers and their hard looking lady friends pull in and one guy looks at my car and asked about the mileage etc (as i was filling up with diesel) and I'll be honest i was a bit on edge....
Then a few others come over and then the English accent kicks in which charms the ladies, and all the bikers are saying they wish they sounded like 'James Bond' haha..
Within 5 minutes we were chatting like we were old friends and I was even offering them sun tan lotion by the end of the conversation as a few of them didn't have helmets on and their bald heads were getting burnt.
They ask me where i'm from and i say Coventry, and a couple of the dim looking one's go ... "The home of Triumph...great bikes" and then someone says "Isn't that the place where the lady has her tits out on a horse or something" hahaha..
"Lady Godiva" replies another and we spend a good 25 minutes talking about all things Coventry and England..
Nearly every one of them shook my hand and wished me well when they left and that was probably the highlight of my trip.
Apart from New York, I have have found them all so hospitable and friendly for sure.
I've only ever been to New York in America, and found the complete opposite to you, Otis.
Everyone I spoke to, was very friendly and approachable. Even the NYPD
I was about 15 at the time, so maybe they treat adults differently? Will let you know when me and the GF are there next year
Well, back in Liverpool now and the same friendly, helpfulness is still there in abundance.That's one of the many reasons I live here Otis.....sunny south Liverpool, beneath the blue suburban skies.
I've lived in many towns & cities across the UK, but Liverpool is by far the best place I've found.....
Yep, Its got more than its fair share of problems with regards poverty, crime & deprivation, but its full of happy folks, culture, architecture, music, sport & the best night life in the country....
Totally agree with Ashdown regards wealth v friendly welcoming people......I also think that often, those with very little appreciate life far more & are generally happier....
Well, back in Liverpool now and the same friendly, helpfulness is still there in abundance.
We both love it here and now my daughter wants to come and live here permanently.
Once again pretty much everyone has been so friendly and helpful. The shopping here is fantastic. The best I have ever seen in the UK. In fact, I would say Liverpool is the best city I have ever visited in the UK. It has everything, shopping, fabulous buildings and statues, a great open feel about the place, great places to eat, the wonderful dockside and the friendly people.
We love London, but it's too sprawling, Manchester we find an oppressive, grim mess and Birmingham, ditto.
Be sad to come home from here to be honest. Having a great love of the Beatles helps too for me. Everywhere you go in some quarters you are confronted by Lennon's bar or the Beatles Story, or Beatles' songs playing from the pubs and shops.
I am always happier being close to water too. Always improves my mood somehow. Not quite sure why, but guess it was always the anticipation and excitement of going to the seaside when I was little. Just find it soothes and relaxes me and improves my mood. Being by the docks is perfect for me.
I still love Coventry of course, it's my home, but I can't wait to come back here again asap.
Glad you enjoyed my adopted home town.....I love it for many of the reasons you list Otis.....The musicality of the city is often overshadowed by the Beatles.....but it has its own philharmonic hall & orchestra (the oldest symphonic orchestra in the UK) it has LIPA, it has THREE major music festivals & several smaller ones every year, as a city it has produced more number one singles than any other, it has some of the finest & most historic music venues & theatres in the country & even the old boozers in the suburbs have open mike nights etc. that would put most of the shite on xfactor to shame....
Truly the UKs capital of music.
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