Smallman1 Love how Dave gets all defensive when the North gets besmirched.

I’ve lived in two of the world’s great capital cities, London and Beijing.

The fact is the life of the average joe in London is on balance way worse than life in the North. Their diet is terrible. Morley’s fried chicken and the threat of a stabbing on every corner. There is no open space near their homes. They are no more sophisticated/cool than your average Liverpudlian or Mancunian, perhaps less so, because at least your average northerner has some discretionary income and gets to go to the pub/nightclubs frequently.

London is a great place if you don’t have to give a shit about how much you spend, though - it offers a great lifestyle for the rich or the weekend tourist like myself who goes twice a year.

      bosstrabs smalls gets subsidised and can shell out willy nilly on £90 box meals for one and cash in hand to didicoi builders. Winz

          If you could walk a mile in my London shoes Dave you would absolutely love life.

          Every day’s a dream!

            Millsy smalls gets subsidised and can shell out willy nilly on £90 box meals for one and cash in hand to didicoi builders. Winz

            La dolce vita!

              bosstrabs the North has nothing to offer. And we all know we can easily recreate the Beijing experience by visiting the local Mr Wu’s takeaway and then piling into the local oriental brass.

                  Smallman1 If you could walk a mile in my London shoes Dave you would absolutely love life.

                  Every day’s a dream!

                  I did two years in London on a graduate management training scheme of a large-ish (FTSE 250) company straight after uni, and thought absolute bollocks to that. Loads of my salary eaten up by rent, tube pass and (inevitably) paying off student loans. Went out properly (i.e. Fabric, The Cross) maybe once a month. Takes a whole day just to go and see your mates for a few hours at their place because the city is so spread out.

                  Good for you in your situation though.

                      Millsy Mr Wu’s takeaway and then piling into the local oriental brass.

                      You say that like it’s not a selling point.

                        Millsy the North has nothing to offer.

                        The North West has actually given the country as much of a decent music and nightclub scene than London. Always has. Difficult to prove me wrong.

                        I’ll match your Ministry of Sound with Cream and the Hacienda; your Rolling Stones with The Beatles etc etc…

                          bosstrabs I did two years in London on a graduate management training scheme of a large-ish (FTSE 250) company straight after uni

                          Check out the big brain on Brad!

                              I knew this thread would turn out like this.

                              Dave being a massive BERK basically.

                              Smallman1 Not really. First viable chance I got to bail, I took it.

                              It’s a lot less of a slog living in the north.

                              Some of the shitholes people I know in the south with decent jobs live in - I’d rather not.

                                Yeah, most people can’t hack London tbf.

                                Loosers with no minerals in essence.

                                  Smallman1 Yeah, most people can’t hack London tbf.

                                  Loosers with no minerals in essence.

                                  In all seriousness, you have to see how fortunate your position is.

                                  Let’s say, for example, you’d not been born into moderate wealth. You would have a better lifestyle in the north, no question.

                                      Can’t wait until Don sues them.

                                      zackster
                                      What the fucks an air-fryer Zacko.

                                      One fries things in hot oil / fat or one fucks right off

                                        Smallman1 could you imagine Don’s takes on Joe falling down the stairs to Air Force 1 over and over and over? That would have been a riot! I fucking hate that he is off Twitter.