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Only thing keeping the residents from killing themselves on account of living in Bristol

bpye 3y ago
I’m not really sure why you say that. Bristol is an expensive city, and certainly has its faults - public transport is certainly not great, for example. But I think in general, not a bad place to be.
rpickering 3y ago
I'd really have to disagree with you there! I've lived in Bristol for 4 years, having previously spent 8 years in London - people are I know are happy here and find it difficult to leave. I've never lived in such an uplifting, diverse, creative place as I do now (Easton, BS5). Also worth mentioning (response to a comment above) that there's a lot of colourful houses and murals all over the city, not just on the bits you see on postcards...!
- DoingIsLearning 3y ago
  As a foreigner, Bristolians were the most congenial and welcoming neighbours I have had through out my time in the UK, and I moved around a fair bit in the past decades. I still have very good friends (and memories) in Bristol. Nothing but positive things to say from the city and from big hearted Bristolians. Like you say there really is a positive energy about the place. Truly gert lush!
DonHopkins 3y ago
But it's world renowned for its famous seven level Bristol Stool Scale! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_stool_scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_stool_scale https://www.continence.org.au/bristol-stool-chart https://www.continence.org.au/bristol-stool-chart They should open up an amusement park with themed rides and attractions to rival the Hundeprutterutchebane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundeprutterutchebane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundeprutterutchebane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL8az1fV1Tw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL8az1fV1Tw
qingcharles 3y ago
That's weird. I lived there for like 15 years and found it to be a lovely city. Some of the outskirts were rough and poor, but the town centre was always pretty nice.
stuaxo 3y ago
Bristol seemed really nice when I visited from London, seemed to have a bit more going on than Brighton does.
halo 3y ago
The biggest problem with Bristol is how much of it has been taken over by upper and upper-middle class people moving from the South East.

bpye 3y ago

I’m not really sure why you say that. Bristol is an expensive city, and certainly has its faults - public transport is certainly not great, for example. But I think in general, not a bad place to be.

rpickering 3y ago

I'd really have to disagree with you there! I've lived in Bristol for 4 years, having previously spent 8 years in London - people are I know are happy here and find it difficult to leave. I've never lived in such an uplifting, diverse, creative place as I do now (Easton, BS5). Also worth mentioning (response to a comment above) that there's a lot of colourful houses and murals all over the city, not just on the bits you see on postcards...!

DoingIsLearning 3y ago
As a foreigner, Bristolians were the most congenial and welcoming neighbours I have had through out my time in the UK, and I moved around a fair bit in the past decades. I still have very good friends (and memories) in Bristol. Nothing but positive things to say from the city and from big hearted Bristolians. Like you say there really is a positive energy about the place. Truly gert lush!

DonHopkins 3y ago

But it's world renowned for its famous seven level Bristol Stool Scale! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_stool_scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_stool_scale https://www.continence.org.au/bristol-stool-chart https://www.continence.org.au/bristol-stool-chart They should open up an amusement park with themed rides and attractions to rival the Hundeprutterutchebane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundeprutterutchebane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundeprutterutchebane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL8az1fV1Tw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL8az1fV1Tw

qingcharles 3y ago

That's weird. I lived there for like 15 years and found it to be a lovely city. Some of the outskirts were rough and poor, but the town centre was always pretty nice.

stuaxo 3y ago

Bristol seemed really nice when I visited from London, seemed to have a bit more going on than Brighton does.

halo 3y ago

The biggest problem with Bristol is how much of it has been taken over by upper and upper-middle class people moving from the South East.