Thread: Crap Towns and Cities: What's the worst place you have ever lived?

Barton Upon Humber, where I spent mercifully only some of my childhood. Our house was pretty far outside of town, so not much interaction with the locals. They seemed friendly enough. The isolation was the biggest issue- mile upon mile of cabbage and potato fields. One of the nearest neighbors was an ex-travler- punched my grandmother and hit the other neighbor over the head with a wrench. Last I heard is was doing a long stretch for domestic violence-must have been something nasty to get that length of time inside.

So much for the countryside being peaceful and serene.

To be fair most of Norfolk can seem like:

Hull, I spent a month or two there. It was a long time ago.

Biggest dump I've seen was a place called St Mary's in Southampton. Burnt out cars were the norm as well as old mattresses thrown in the road. Full of Africans

Originally Posted by OhOh

Hull, I spent a month or two there. It was a long time ago.

Spent a few years there. Loved it.

Aston in the UK Midlands is a lovely town, especially nice in the Autumn. -If you're going to get mugged and beaten up, it's nice to have a pile of leaves to fall into.

Only been in England once - a day in London between flights decades ago. That said, it's strange to me in this British-dominated forum to see so many spots in the UK being mentioned as 'the worst'. TD-ers are well-traveled and with all the hellholes in this big world, I wouldn't have expected the UK to get bottom billing.

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

with all the hellholes in this big world, I wouldn't have expected the UK to get bottom billing

...have I mentioned Hemel Hempstead?...

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Only been in England once - a day in London between flights decades ago. That said, it's strange to me in this British-dominated forum to see so many spots in the UK being mentioned as 'the worst'. TD-ers are well-traveled and with all the hellholes in this big world, I wouldn't have expected the UK to get bottom billing.

Large parts of the UK are shitholes, the cities and larger towns anyway. Don't get me wrong outside of cities and large towns UK has some of the most beautiful scenery in the world, live in a small town or village and the UK can still be quite pleasant and charming.

Originally Posted by Simon43

Hull is where the Honorary Thai consulate is located. I used to travel up there many years ago when it was easy to get a 1-year non-immigrant B visa without actually having a job in Thailand. I think the rules have been tightened up now, (I have an Elite visa nowadays...)

You went to Hull and back to get a Thai visa ?

I must have been lucky. I have never lived in a really bad place.

You went to Hull and back to get a Thai visa ?

Those were the days when I used to commute to/from Bangkok weekly, managing my 'sex-chat' business in the UK and enjoying life in Thailand at the weekends.

I had more money than sense, (and of course the money is all gone now...)

Originally Posted by Simon43

and of course the money is all gone now

...obviously: you're touring Rakhine state on holiday...

Originally Posted by Simon43

Hull is where the Honorary Thai consulate is located. I used to travel up there many years ago when it was easy to get a 1-year non-immigrant B visa without actually having a job in Thailand. I think the rules have been tightened up now, (I have an Elite visa nowadays...)

I have been to Hull a few times back in the eighties, I used to visit a "friend" who was serving "at her Majesty's pleasure" in the maximum security jail there, all I remember is the jail fit into the surroundings rather well!

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Only been in England once - a day in London between flights decades ago. That said, it's strange to me in this British-dominated forum to see so many spots in the UK being mentioned as 'the worst'. TD-ers are well-traveled and with all the hellholes in this big world, I wouldn't have expected the UK to get bottom billing.

Calcutta is probably the worst place I have been. It was so bad I've pushed the memories into a dark place in my subconscious.

...obviously: you're touring Rakhine state on holiday...

Er.. yes.. what better proof does one need? !

Originally Posted by Neverna

I must have been lucky. I have never lived in a really bad place

My guess, judging by the zoomed in photos of the shit you eat for dinner........... is that you're not a fussy fucker

Wales is a grim country 99% of the time.

Should float it out to sea and South, warm and dry the place up a bit.

Make it another Canary Island

^ so Macclesfield can have a seaside?

Originally Posted by Dillinger

My guess, judging by the zoomed in photos of the shit you eat for dinner........... is that you're not a fussy fucker

Yes, there is that to it I suppose. The difference between an ordeal and an advenure is attitude.

Originally Posted by buriramboy

Large parts of the UK are shitholes

Not welcome in the US of A.

Originally Posted by Norton

Not welcome in the US of A.

Never having been to the US and no real desire to do so although the misses keeps pestering me for a week or weekend in New York so I may have to succumb so I can't speak from any experience as to the shitholeness of the US. However the US is a massive varied country and like the UK outside the cities seems a great scenic place that would be great to live but your cities seem even worse than the UK in shit hole status regarding ghettos, crime etc.

Does etc stand for guns and mass murders?