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The selection of photos (or effects) really seem designed to portray Brighton as some kind of grim slum where the sun never shines. Brighton has high levels of

The selection of photos (or effects) really seem designed to portray Brighton as some kind of grim slum where the sun never shines. Brighton has high levels of sunshine and a beach. It is also close to the South Downs National Park (with some very nice villages), and close to some stunning cliffs. It's not as grim as the dark moody pictures would make you believe.

Nursie 8y ago
It's also pretty expensive to live there these days - It's coastal with easy access to the countryside, but (on a fair day, with a following wind) commutable for London. They don't call it London-by-Sea for nothing!
- switch007 8y ago
  I'm only distantly aware but didn't it start getting a bit crazy in the mid 90s and even worse in the late 90s?
  - Nursie 8y ago
    I'm not really sure. I have family from there but am not there myself. Certainly by the mid 00s I knew people doing the commuter run for their pretty well paid London jobs.
pretendscholar 8y ago
>Brighton has high levels of sunshine and a beach. Stupid question but is that why they call it Bright-on?
- chippy 8y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Brighton#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Brighton#Etymology "The etymology of the name of Brighton lies in the Old English Beorhthelmes tūn (Beorhthelm's farmstead). This name has evolved through Bristelmestune (1086), Brichtelmeston (1198), Brighthelmeston (1493) and Brighthelmston (1816). Brighton came into common use in the early 19th century"
chippy 8y ago
Brighton's also got one of the highest suicide rates in the country too which was surprising to me as I grew up very close to there and love the place. https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16885281.brighton-has-third-highest-suicide-rate-in-the-country/ https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16885281.brighton-has-third-...
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- Aromasin 8y ago
  I also love Brighton, but honestly it doesn't surprise me hugely. There's a lot of common variables that coincide high suicide rates. It has nearly the highest population density in the South East, and a very large student demographic, both which are linked to high suicide rates. You could probably pick out some other variables too, like the fact it's a commuter town, or it has a large demographic of LGBT+ people, or it has a lot of artistic 'creative' types, who also all have high suicide rates compared to the average population.
milquetoastaf 8y ago
The second photo in the article is literally a beach lol

Nursie 8y ago

It's also pretty expensive to live there these days - It's coastal with easy access to the countryside, but (on a fair day, with a following wind) commutable for London. They don't call it London-by-Sea for nothing!

switch007 8y ago
I'm only distantly aware but didn't it start getting a bit crazy in the mid 90s and even worse in the late 90s?
- Nursie 8y ago
  I'm not really sure. I have family from there but am not there myself. Certainly by the mid 00s I knew people doing the commuter run for their pretty well paid London jobs.

pretendscholar 8y ago

>Brighton has high levels of sunshine and a beach. Stupid question but is that why they call it Bright-on?

chippy 8y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Brighton#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Brighton#Etymology "The etymology of the name of Brighton lies in the Old English Beorhthelmes tūn (Beorhthelm's farmstead). This name has evolved through Bristelmestune (1086), Brichtelmeston (1198), Brighthelmeston (1493) and Brighthelmston (1816). Brighton came into common use in the early 19th century"

chippy 8y ago

Brighton's also got one of the highest suicide rates in the country too which was surprising to me as I grew up very close to there and love the place. https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16885281.brighton-has-third-highest-suicide-rate-in-the-country/ https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16885281.brighton-has-third-...

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Aromasin 8y ago
I also love Brighton, but honestly it doesn't surprise me hugely. There's a lot of common variables that coincide high suicide rates. It has nearly the highest population density in the South East, and a very large student demographic, both which are linked to high suicide rates. You could probably pick out some other variables too, like the fact it's a commuter town, or it has a large demographic of LGBT+ people, or it has a lot of artistic 'creative' types, who also all have high suicide rates compared to the average population.

milquetoastaf 8y ago

The second photo in the article is literally a beach lol