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london vs Manchester
mintbro
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Which do you prefer
There's things I think each city does better then the other. However london does win for me, as much as it's built up, it has a lot more open spaces and green areas than Manchester
There's things I think each city does better then the other. However london does win for me, as much as it's built up, it has a lot more open spaces and green areas than Manchester
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I've lived and worked in both places, but definitely Manchester. For a start it's my home town, and London is far too busy and frenetic for me these days.
I do miss London's unsurpassed theatre scene though.
ETA - it'd be nice if this didn't turn into yet another 'slag off London' thread, though my hopes aren't high.
I've tried many times - including again last autumn - to "get" Manchester, and I just can't. It's delights just pass me by. Especially anal treet ;-)
Gotta love the trams though.
Had some great nights out there:D
I did too ... in my youth. Not too bothered about the gay scene these days!
Whenever I've been to London it seems to be busy everywhere! I used to love getting around by Tube but even that's a nightmare these days, especially as my partner is disabled.
London is much larger than Manchester, so it should have more green & open spaces.
However, Manchester is surrounding by some stunning areas, like the Peak District & High Peak in Derbyshire & The Moors & Saddleworth in Oldham & Yorkshire.
As to which is best, it's obviously London; being the Capital, it has every centred around it.
You need a car though to get them places, where as in london there's huge parks within walking distance.
I do eat out in Manchester a fair bit and go to stage shows there, but that is as it is the nearer city to me out of the two.
The delightless anal treet sounds like Lancashire hooker.
Ok, I'll bite (since I assume you wanted someone to): such as? Obviously compared to London, Manchester's not exactly a 'world' city.
By the way, I live in London but can appreciate both London and Manchester. London is obviously the capital city, and a "world" city too so will perhaps have more to do and see, but Manchester is a great place too. I've had some brilliant weekends etc in Manchester - plenty to see and do and I've never come back with anything negative to say.
Your location is a "pathetic little wretch"? Why are you still there?
If you're in a new city, the best way to find out about it is to talk to a local. When we ere on holiday in the US we spent many an afternoon sat in bars chatting with locals, especially in San Francisco we discovered some great places that we'd probably never have found out about.