Studying at Hull?

There's a lot of drivel being talked on this thread, frankly.

As per usual, Hull comes in for a load of ill-informed criticism by people who don't know the place, sometimes haven't even visited it, and judge it by its reputation.

Hull's a great place, and most people who've lived there or studied there will tell you so.

Okay, so the centre of it is not pretty (blame the Luftwaffe!), but many parts of it are very attractive. It's a big, sprawling place, and inevitably it has its less nice bits (I'm thinking Marfleet and Gypsyville...), but it also has places like The Avenues. Living costs are very low - I used to rent a whole flat in a nice area for £200 a month - and getting about it easy.

It's a good place to live, too: there's plenty going on, the nightlife is excellent (better than most cities of its size) and the pubs are second to none. Go and have a few drinks around the Old Town and Beverley Road and then tell me Hull's crap...! Hull can be a bit rough in some places, but no more so than any other city and I never felt unsafe there. I also found it a very friendly place, although it is fair to say it can be a little insular. The schools aren't great, but the university is excellent.

I moved to London eight months ago. 'You must be really pleased to be here rather than Hull,' someone said to me the other week. She was horrified when I said 'certainly not,' but I meant it. I would move back to Hull tomorrow if I could: it's laid-back, friendly, cheap, endearing and safe. London, an overpriced, overrated and overcrowded dump, is none of those things.