Peterborough – you shouldn’t be that close to your cousin

Is Peterborough a nice place to live or is Peterborough rough?

It is truly difficult to convey how mentally challenged the average Peterborian is. There are small pockets of intelligence and culture dotted around the city but these are rightly mocked, attacked and pushed to the margins. The city voted heavily for Brexit and the vast majority of inhabitants believe any woe in their life can […]

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North Devon: Fawlty Towers meets Filthy Rich and Cat Flap

Is North Devon a nice place to live or is North Devon rough?

North Devon, the land of hospitality and great scenery. well at least the scenery and coastline pass muster. Living here is like living a 1970s sitcom, and to be blunt it’s just as cheesy. Why, how? – really glad you asked – let us begin… Hospitality? Picture Fawlty Towers, if you will, and throw in […]

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Ilfracombe – The Dump in North Devon

Is Ilfracombe a nice place to live or is Ilfracombe rough?

Ilfracombe, population about 12,000 (OS grid reference SS516474) is a dump in North Devon, England. It is one part ****, one part decent, and one part alcoholic holidaymakers in Wetherspoons during the holidays. If you want a southwest England holiday and to see genuine Devonians in this town once second only to Brighton in its […]

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Loughborough – “Luffbra” – it’s sh*t me duck

Is Loughborough a nice place to live or is Loughborough rough?

I live here, “me duck”. Loughborough (luff-brÉ™, population 60,000) is a former industrial area, close to the Nottinghamshire border within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. This is not a good start but the town is home to Loughborough University, which means good- looking young women and lots of chopsy young snowflake males all getting […]

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