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Old Nov 14th 2007, 9:32 pm
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I'm from near Leeds and spend a lot of time there... It's awful. Plain awful. It's small, cramped, full of rude... People (I guess you'd call them people on a public forum!), the public transport is crap, the roads are crap, the one way system is backed up all day everyday except between the hours of 0100 and 0500 and if you drive through the northern end of the city centre at about 0300, the streets are white, as if it's snowed... Oh, wait, that would be the McDonnalds papers.

Eugh.

Birmingham is pretty much as bad. Except bigger. I wouldn't want to be out on the streets on a night on my own!

It's a dump. A big smelly putrid pile of poo. (And as if the situation could get any worse, it's populated by Brummies!). Their only redeeming featur is the fact that they have nice accents! :P

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Old Nov 14th 2007, 9:37 pm
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I've learned more in 3 minutes than I did in 3 weeks


I suppose it depends what you want out of a country, if you want to learn how to steal cars, I'd recommend Liverpool! :P
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Old Nov 14th 2007, 9:41 pm
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I suppose it depends what you want out of a country, if you want to learn how to steal cars, I'd recommend Liverpool! :P
And if you want to learn about protection money, joy-riding and knee capping try Northern Ireland I'll be brushing up on my skills when I go there for Christmas!
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I suppose it depends what you want out of a country, if you want to learn how to steal cars, I'd recommend Liverpool! :P


A friend of mine use to be a cop in Liverpool. He had his car stolen.

So far I haven't seen a good argument for going.
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Old Nov 14th 2007, 9:54 pm
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And if you want to learn about protection money, joy-riding and knee capping try Northern Ireland I'll be brushing up on my skills when I go there for Christmas!
For sure!

There have been two cops shot in N. Ireland in the last couple of weeks, and it aint a big place!!
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A friend of mine use to be a cop in Liverpool. He had his car stolen.

So far I haven't seen a good argument for going.
The accent is divine.
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Old Nov 14th 2007, 9:59 pm
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The accent is divine.
I'd probably end up in a place where they speak like me.

Is there anywhere where the accent is like Canada?
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For sure!

There have been two cops shot in N. Ireland in the last couple of weeks, and it aint a big place!!
such a quaint wee place
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Old Nov 14th 2007, 10:06 pm
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Originally Posted by rwin
I'd probably end up in a place where they speak like me.

Is there anywhere where the accent is like Canada?
America?

*waits for backlash* hehe..
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Old Nov 14th 2007, 10:18 pm
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Originally Posted by rwin
Well, like I said I'm not actually planning to move.

But for the sake of the thread, I really liked Leeds when we were there.

And Birmingham. Yes, Birmingham.

I have no idea what a lot would be as far as earnings.
You must be joking
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Default Re: If I wanted to move to England...

Originally Posted by rwin
I'd probably end up in a place where they speak like me.

Is there anywhere where the accent is like Canada?
West End of Glasgow. Never seen so many Roots sweatshirts outside a Roots shop as I did in any given pub on Byres Rd. Remember the "Caribou House" Tim Horton's ad? They weren't joking, there must have been a good few flats like that.

Not sure why, Glasgow Uni must give Canadians cheap fees or something.

I was right behind your move to the UK but you lost me at Leeds or Birmingham

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Old Nov 14th 2007, 10:26 pm
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West End of Glasgow. Never seen so many Roots sweatshirts outside a Roots shop as I did in any given pub on Byres Rd. Remember the "Caribou House" Tim Horton's ad? They weren't joking, there must have been a good few flats like that.

Not sure why, Glasgow Uni must give cheap fees or something.

I was right behind your move to the UK but you lost me at Leeds or Birmingham
Why would any of you ever do that? Crazy!
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West End of Glasgow. Never seen so many Roots sweatshirts outside a Roots shop as I did in any given pub on Byres Rd. Remember the "Caribou House" Tim Horton's ad? They weren't joking, there must have been a good few flats like that.

Not sure why, Glasgow Uni must give Canadians cheap fees or something.

I was right behind your move to the UK but you lost me at Leeds or Birmingham
Byres RD some guy was chucked out a top flat window a year or so ago( man there is a cafe there and do they do really good fry ups)rich git as well, cant remember what it was all about maybe gay or something on those lines and it all went wrong we do have it all here if you want to be spoiled for choice saying that most do like the Americans canadians its just a case of they dont like eachother untill it comes to footy:curse:bloody clowns all of themsome parts of England will soon have hairs standing on your back its a case of every where has its good and bad (some worse)just make sure your passport is up to date
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Kate, I've never understood any of your posts. Is there some code I need to decipher?
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Would you advise for or against it?
I'd say go for it as they have the complete opposite approach of employing immigrants as Canada do http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7069779.stm
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