Best city in the world?

[Kurt.]

Shopping City in Runcorn.


(Is it still there ?)

 

[DavidH]

My Nan moved out near St Helens when I was a kid. Does anyone remember the wooden snake in the shopping centre there? In the 90s? Outside the Marksies



I'm NOT for ONE second suggesting St Helens should be recommended here by the way. Nor am I calling my nan a wooden snake.

 

[Kurt.]

My Nan moved out near St Helens when I was a kid. Does anyone remember the wooden snake in the shopping centre there? In the 90s? Outside the Marksies



I'm NOT for ONE second suggesting St Helens should be recommended here by the way. Nor am I calling my nan a wooden snake.

FFSnakes

 

[Shevin Keedy]

And full of 'kin pickpockets!

If that kind of thing puts you off then there's an awful lot of places around Europe and Latin America that you might want to avoid.

 

[DavidH]

If that kind of thing puts you off then there's an awful lot of places around Europe and Latin America that you might want to avoid.

I was warned that Termini station in Rome was rife with them so I bounced outside the station ready for it and they didn't show. Mugs.

 

[Mr. White]

It's sad that the only suggestions for living in a 'best city' in the UK are sarcastic. What a decline!

 

[bicycleheader]

Barcelona probably: food, sunshine and happiness.

It's great but over time it is a very small city so not as bustling as some might like and getting more expensive every year. I'll be here 12yr in July.

Of the places I've been to Florence is the one sticks out, just loved it and as happened with Barcelona from the first visit there I felt comfortable and could imagine myself living there. It's gorgeous and the foods great too. Surrounded by amazing history.

Of the places I'm yet to visit I am fascinated by Tokyo and would love to live there for a while

 

[bicycleheader]

SAY IT.

Actually if I could do it I would like to spend a year in Liverpool and try get to a load of home games and away games. Maybe if I make it to retirement age without going broke.

Or if Everton make it to my retirement age without going broke

Liverpool's a great city

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

It's sad that the only suggestions for living in a 'best city' in the UK are sarcastic. What a decline!

I'm deadly serious about Peterborough mate.

 

[bicycleheader]

IMO it's because it's more laid back than other parts of Japan, has a comfortable feeling. Maybe this helps because I'm Western and Japanese culture is so distinct.

Update from my sister, who's not a GOT member and whose husband is a Gooner but herself has lived all over the world:

Japan: Kyoto, also really loved Hokkaido and Okinawa was nice; Kyoto was much slower, although she lived in Osaka for a summer and liked it at the time

In Europe: Florence, Barcelona, Munich

In Ireland: Galway (she lived in Cork)

Much of England was nice for her but none of it stood out

Where she'd like to visit next: Belgium, Hong Kong

Galway definitely my favourite city back home. If I ever moved back I'd move there.

 

[DavidH]

It's great but over time it is a very small city so not as bustling as some might like and getting more expensive every year. I'll be here 12yr in July.

Of the places I've been to Florence is the one sticks out, just loved it and as happened with Barcelona from the first visit there I felt comfortable and could imagine myself living there. It's gorgeous and the foods great too. Surrounded by amazing history.

Of the places I'm yet to visit I am fascinated by Tokyo and would love to live there for a while

Tokyo (Much like NYC and London really) you need your money. Unless you're pretty well off it's nowhere near as good. I don't mind London at all but to really experience it you need to be able to spend a few quid. I've been to Tokyo and it was great but I didn't get the same feeling as New York. I guess the language barrier didn't help but you just don't know what to do. It's obviously quite safe but step away from the bright lights and it's bit of a grim place. Clean but pretty dull.

 

[bluelife]

Walking through Rome was something else... surrounded by endless incredible history and architecture. And of course wonderful food etc. if you avoid tourist traps.

 

[Alan Whittle]

Marry; London
Snog; Seville, New York, Berlin, Rome, Edinburgh, Como* Perugia, Cork
Meh; Birmingham, Prague
Avoid; Madrid, Lisbon, Glasgow

 

[DualityNSNO]

Marry; London
Meh; Prague
Avoid; Glasgow

What

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Marry: Seville
Snog: Lisbon, Edinburgh, Berlin, KL, Bilbao
Meh: London, New York
Avoid: Vegas, Barcelona, Leeds