The North-West, living there

Manchester is amazing, I love it, it's like the London of the north in my opinion.
It's not really that grim up north, it is difficult to get a job, especially in Sheffield where they have cut some of our funding.It's also really cold, and there's quite a few chubsters sine there is an abundance of Greggs.


However it is veeery cheap, in Sheffield you can get into a nightclub for no more than three pound before ten o clock, and you can get vodkas and mixers for like £1.50. Also,I do find it friendlier in the north, whenever I've ventured south, the people are a lot more reserved and don't tend to be as warm, or that could just be the people I've encountered. But when someone from London came up to Sheffield they told me they were surprised when someone smiled at them in the street, claiming it ''would never happen in London.''

Manchester is amazing, I love it, it's like the London of the north in my opinion.
It's not really that grim up north, it is difficult to get a job, especially in Sheffield where they have cut some of our funding.It's also really cold, and there's quite a few chubsters sine there is an abundance of Greggs.


However it is veeery cheap, in Sheffield you can get into a nightclub for no more than three pound before ten o clock, and you can get vodkas and mixers for like £1.50. Also,I do find it friendlier in the north, whenever I've ventured south, the people are a lot more reserved and don't tend to be as warm, or that could just be the people I've encountered. But when someone from London came up to Sheffield they told me they were surprised when someone smiled at them in the street, claiming it ''would never happen in London.''


The accents aren't great though.

The north-west? You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

I have actually found much more friendliness in Manchester than where I live, in the real sense. It also has more soul and is fascinating. Place I really like is Sheffield too, in fact I would love to live in that bit of the peaks between Sheffield and Manchester, I went across there once and it was beautiful. I'm also quite intrigued by Cheshire and north of Liverpool ie Southport. Yeah they are not as big as London, but realistically, how big does a place need to be? If you're living in London, how much of it are you going to see or use? Most likely you'll stay in a smallish enclave feeling hemmed in, maybe going 'up west' occasionally on the tube. It appeals me to have more country, less tourists, bankers and all, less pretentious feel(maybe?) cheaper prices etc. Might be a personal thing but I just feel the north has more soul, a lot of the south just seems well-off enough but bland as anything. It also has Labour voters rather than being solidly Tory like my area, which appeals to a degree.

People say it has chippiness, that might put me off but not sure of it's veracity.

My guess is that you've never lived there.

Sheffield's not in the North West

I know, but it's in the north and only an hour from Manchester.
Plus most northern cities have similar characteristics.

I think size is what appeals most to people about London, the idea that there is always something to do. The north is quite underrated, especially Sheffield, beause people just have this image of an industrial city but it's incredibly green, very cheap and the night life is amazing. I've never been to Liverpoo but I have a friend who has family there and she loves it.

OK, anyone from the North-West? I find it amazing how much there is up there, yes we have London, but you have countless towns the size of Cambridge or more, east egnlia is empty... plus L'pool, Manchester, thriving independent culture etc, cheaper prices, more hills et al. (More 'friendly' people?)

So, what's the verdict, have any of you moved either there to south or vice versa, and what is your advice on moving or living there, should I? I want a bit more than cliches about it's grim up north, no disrespect, unless there really is some huge validity in that.
I just sometimes get the impression it's a bit more interesting up there. (as I don't really want to live in London crime and price/space wise, on my budget)

Rep for some informative or interesting replies, ta.