Best English city to live and work in?

**Dassa** · 06/05/2006, 11:01 PM

Well basically what it says. I have to move to england next year for work most likely,not sure what city to look at. Was wondering what peoples opinion on Englands Cities are for moving to?

**Plastic Paddy** · 06/05/2006, 11:02 PM

I had eleven cracking years in Birmingham. Can't recommend it highly enough.

Like a big collection of villages stuck together. Loads of Irish from north and south and from all colours of the spectrum. Familiar enough to feel at home and big enough to lose yourself. Lovely.

PP

**dcfcsteve** · 07/05/2006, 1:53 AM

We had a thread on this about a year ago.

I'd recommend Newcastle. About the size of Belfast, so very easy to get around. The people are great craic and very friendly, the nightlife is great, the wimmin are gorgeous, and it's the cheapest big city you'll find in the country. Plus - it's not so over-run with Irish that you wont be a relative novelty, and the accent goes down a treat

Couldn't recommend it highly enough.

**thejollyrodger** · 07/05/2006, 8:34 AM

None ..they are all crap

**Plastic Paddy** · 07/05/2006, 8:44 AM

Originally Posted by thejollyrodger

None ..they are all crap

That's a judgement based on extensive experience of living in each and every one, I assume.

Rodg, there's an old Confucian saying that you'd be wise to heed in this instance: "if you have nothing to say, say nothing".

PP

**Conor H** · 07/05/2006, 8:57 AM

Dublin.

**Peadar** · 07/05/2006, 9:40 AM

London - it's got everything.
Manchester would be my second choice.
Technically Reading is a city but in truth it's only a town.
Really enjoyed living there though.

**Plastic Paddy** · 07/05/2006, 9:49 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Technically Reading is a city but in truth it's only a town.

Wrong Peadar... it's not a city, I'm afraid. Reading is a town within a borough although, in fairness, it is the largest urban sub-area in England not to hold city status.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading%2C_Berkshire

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_st...United_Kingdom

PP

**Babysis** · 07/05/2006, 10:53 AM

Brighton is a lovely city, I loved living there, and could see me moving back there, but it's expensive, and work can be a bit of a problem so might not be what your looking for. London isn't that bad really

**Peadar** · 07/05/2006, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Plastic Paddy

Wrong Peadar...

I stand corrected. What confused me was when Reading went for City status. Now that I think back on it, I remember that bid being unsuccessful.

**aido_b** · 07/05/2006, 1:33 PM

Have to agree with PP on Birmingham. Absolute cracking city, full of Irish which is always good! Bit of advice for ya, don't live in Wolverhampton, for the love of god don't do it!

**dcfc_1928** · 07/05/2006, 4:08 PM

I have a few friends who moved to Bristol and they absolutely love it.

I have been there myself a few times and have really enjoyed it.

**gustavo** · 07/05/2006, 4:31 PM

On a slight aside , Going to Liverpool for a little post exam break in June .Anybody got any recommendations / tips?

**Dassa** · 07/05/2006, 4:35 PM

yeah have been looking really closely at Bristol, Liverpool and Manchester. All got cheap flights to and from Belfast.

**thejollyrodger** · 07/05/2006, 4:45 PM

I Hate Mingerland

**TheJamaicanP.M.** · 07/05/2006, 5:40 PM

Originally Posted by gustavo

On a slight aside , Going to Liverpool for a little post exam break in June .Anybody got any recommendations / tips?

You'll enjoy Liverpool! Foot.ie member, JoeSemi is the man to brief you on the city. From what I can remember, Concert Square is the area to go out in. Its a hive of activity! The drink and food in Liverpool is reasonably cheap also. JoeSemi brought us to a great restaurant called Ceaser's Palace. The food was top notch and very cheap in comparison to Ireland.

My one major piece of advice is stay well clear of Room 126 in the Dolby Hotel. The bed isn't in the best of shape.

**dcfcsteve** · 07/05/2006, 6:06 PM

Originally Posted by Dassa

yeah have been looking really closely at Bristol, Liverpool and Manchester. All got cheap flights to and from Belfast.

Dassa - I know Manchester and Bristol very well (Liverpool less so, though I have been there a few times) and can assure that neither are a patch on Newcastle. I'm up in Manchester next weekend, for example, and spent 6 years living 12 miles away from Bristol in Bath. My girlfriend at the time was living and working in Bristol.

I'll guarantee you that the vast majority of people suggesting various cities to you simply don't know Newcastle, and the majority will not even have been there once. Conversely, you'll find that people like myself who know Newcastle are invariably familiar with the other big cities in England (on the basis that if you've made it to Newcastle, you're highly likely to have made it to the others as well) and we'd still recommend Geordieland to you above all the others.

There's also cheap flights to Belfast from the Toon, so no reason in the world why you shouldn't be considering it as well.

**paul_oshea** · 07/05/2006, 7:27 PM

erm from a personal point of view, and im a very personalable and socialable person!! but london is very hard if you dont know or have anyone over here, you find that you dont really go out at the weekends with your work crowd as they all lead their own lives etc. just something to remember

**Mad Moose** · 08/05/2006, 9:17 AM

Have to say thats a difficult question.It comes down to personal choice and two places stood out for we. Chester (more town than city) and Portsmouth. Enjoyed both and having family in Portsmouth it was the the place I felt most at home.Apart from the City Ground in Nottingham the football ground I was most made welcome at was Fratton Park, they couldn't do enough for me.That didnt go down to well at St Mary's in Southampton which was a city I least liked. In terms of a place to live I couldn't see myself wanting to live anywhere other than Yorkshire, had a great time there and since scenery is important to me it had it all.Genuinely warm people. Couldn't get enough of the weather in Portsmouth mind.

Brendan

**FarBeag** · 08/05/2006, 11:42 AM

As dcfcsteve mentions, Newcastle is an excellent city, the people are very friendly, standard of living is cheaper than most of the other cities, beer is cheaper and there are cheap flights home. I lived there for two years.

I now live in London and there is no comparison. Much of London is dirty and many parts of it are quite dangerous. There are some good bars and clubs around especially in central London but you need to have a big bank balance to go along with it, and lastly if you want to buy a house in any decent part of London, forget it.