Ιs Leicester a nice city?

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  1. greekguy's Avatar
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    Ιs Leicester a nice city?
    is leicester a nice city?
  2. Xamanus's Avatar
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    Re: Ιs Leicester a nice city?
    If you don't know, Now you know.
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    Re: Ιs Leicester a nice city?
    yes, it's a lovely place (not a hint of bias here).
  4. No Future's Avatar
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    hell no
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    Re: Ιs Leicester a nice city?
    Yes. I like it. The student areas at least, can't say I've ventured much into the rest of it, but i much prefer it to my city of Manchester
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    Re: Ιs Leicester a nice city?
    How often does it snow in Leicester?
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    Re: Ιs Leicester a nice city?
    Haha if your up for a lot of racism go! I work in Leicester and there can be a fair amount of discrimination due to certain members of society against women, especially white ones.

    Its the main reason we moved tbh, its starting to get better but if you have housing on the golden mile there can also be some abuse. If your a guy though and sensible there shouldn't be too much trouble if you keep your head down.
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    Re: Ιs Leicester a nice city?
    It's very multicultural - it's predicted to be the first place in the UK where white Britons are in the minority, with people from Indian backgrounds currently making up about a quarter of the total population.

    That said, I liked it when I visited it and it was my insurance choice.
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    (Original post by DanB1991)
    Haha if your up for a lot of racism go! I work in Leicester and there can be a fair amount of discrimination due to certain members of society against women, especially white ones.

    Its the main reason we moved tbh, its starting to get better but if you have housing on the golden mile there can also be some abuse. If your a guy though and sensible there shouldn't be too much trouble if you keep your head down.
    Not sure if im understanding you correctly but are you saying theres a place in the uk where whites are the victims of racism... I smell bs

    This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my HTC Wildfire S A510e
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    (Original post by Skeppy)
    Not sure if im understanding you correctly but are you saying theres a place in the uk where whites are the victims of racism... I smell bs

    This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my HTC Wildfire S A510e
    Wow.... white people can't suffer racism... think your records skipping there
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    Re: Ιs Leicester a nice city?
    Having lived near Leicester all my life, as well as hoping to go to Leicester uni in September, I've always found it a very nice and welcoming city. People are right when they say that Leicester is very multiculural, which is a great advantage for the city in my opinion, but there is also a great student population there and the nightlife is excellent
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    (Original post by wikiellie)
    Having lived near Leicester all my life, as well as hoping to go to Leicester uni in September, I've always found it a very nice and welcoming city. People are right when they say that Leicester is very multiculural, which is a great advantage for the city in my opinion, but there is also a great student population there and the nightlife is excellent
    nice to hear it
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    Re: Ιs Leicester a nice city?
    (Original post by greekguy)
    How often does it snow in Leicester?
    We dont seem to get as much snow as other places do on the news.
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    We dont seem to get as much snow as other places do on the news.
    really? why?
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    Re: Ιs Leicester a nice city?
    I love that, two main questions: Is it nice and does it get snow?
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    (Original post by Emmaayziing)
    I love that, two main questions: Is it nice and does it get snow?
    ???
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    Re: Ιs Leicester a nice city?
    (Original post by greekguy)
    really? why?
    I guess either because its midlands or nature hates us.
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