least favorite city ?

[anneasquith]

what is your least favorite city in the world ?

[DTCwordfan]

Cairo - never done as a tourist but incredibly frustrating for business.......

Bangkok is fun - plenty of far scarier places - summed up by the adaption of an old Confucius-ism.

"Hangzhou - there is heaven and there is earth and on earth heaven is Hangzhou."

"Detroit - there is heaven and there is hell and on earth hell is Detroit"

[237SJ]

Moi aussie. I got lost on the way to the shopping mall and asked someone the way. It turns out she was someone from the Canadian CAA equivalent and we got talking as it wasn`t long after 9/11. She said the laws were changed in Montreal and all signs etc had to be in French first then English. She said that all the English (as she called them but they were Canadians) moved out of Montreal then. I don`t have a strong opinion about them but I got the impression she didn`t like the French Montreal people

[237SJ]

LL did you see lots of grafitti in Rome? My abiding memory of Rome (and Pisa) is of grafitti.

[DTCwordfan]

well to bed now

- there is some amazing bigotry in Montreal (as there is in Belgium) when it comes down to the language divide......actually some of the best retaurants in Montreal are in the French quarter and the no of "English Canucks" who won't cross University Street is incredible......

[The-Toff-]

lol at mighty, come on you got a draw last time, what more do you want.

[Buenchico]

While I'm happy to agree with EcclesCake that Brussels is fairly boring, I certainly couldn't consider it for the title of my 'least favourite city'. There are too many good bars, serving great Belgian beers, for it to hold that title ;-)

Pa___ul3 suggests Manchester. While it lacks the character of the two cities to the east and west of it (Sheffield and Liverpool), it's still got a few things to commend it.

I'm totally in disagreement with The-Toff-.
While Paris (like most tourist destinations) has plenty of 'rip off' bars and restaurants, you can still buy a good quality three course meal in the Latin Quarter for less than you'd pay for a rubbish meal in a UK fast food restaurant.

My least favourite city (with apologies to Barmaid who has the misfortune to live there) might well be Peterborough: Boring, boring, boring!

Chris

[e.crespo]

Is Rochdale a city? Oldham? parts of Manchester? Another chunk of my life spend there, shudder. However, just to the east, Lancs/Yorks border region, I had some of the best times of my life.

[LoftyLottie]

237SJ. Yes loads of Graffiti. I just found Rome completely dirty and it was such a disappointment.

[China Doll]

I'm actually not that fond of Barcelona which I suspect many people will be suprised at because most people I've spoken to seem to love it. Maybe I just went with the wrong person but I didn't really enjoy it.

I also didn't enjoy manchester or coventry (is that a city)?

[Buenchico]

China Doll:
You definitely must have visited Barcelona in the company of the wrong person!
Great beaches, superb bars, lovely restaurants (with the best paella in the world!), loads of cultural attractions and a cheap, fully-integrated transport system. Fantastic!

Manchester?
See above

Coventry?
A fairly depressing city centre (and a horrid ring road system!) but with a few gems (such as the transport museum) which exclude it from being considered as my least favourite city.

[237SJ]

I don`t remember any lovely beaches in Barcelona. Sitches was OK but I wouldn`t call it lovely. I do remember being ripped off in the Ramblers but that is par for the course. The nicest city I have been to in Spain is Cadiz.

[237SJ]

oops, Sitges

[China Doll]

Manchester was really horrible and despite my general mocking of all things northern, I actually quite like some areas past the watford gap... in much the same way I like and dislike some areas in London and to the south. I was young when I went so you'd have thought I'd have enjoyed the vibrancy but I really didn't.

As to barcelona, I don't hate it, I was just left feeling a bit 'meh' about it all... But because so many other people enjoyed it, I would like to go back there again and give it another shot. I did enjoy the sangria and tapas (excpet potato bravas which never did quite live up to expectation). Manchester you'd have to drag me to kicking and screaming though I'm afraid.

[China Doll]

ANd I watched Barcelona play football at the stadium out there and still came away thinking 'meh'!

[owdhamer]

We went to Kings Lynn the other week it seemed to be without a soul.

[Buenchico]

Trimeresurus:
Having lived in Sheffield for 20 years (where everyone hate Leeds!) I won't rush to support Leeds as a particularly inspiring city.

However Leicester has superb theatres, possibly the best market in the country, a genuinely multicultural atmosphere (with some superb Asian restaurants) and quite a few good pubs. I'd love to live there!

[Buenchico]

Owdhamer:
Kings Lynn doesn't have city status but I'd have to agree that it can (at first glance) seem rather soulless. But there are some nicer parts if you look for them.

[ChuckFickens]

Leeds
Paris
Glasgow

I can't decide

[Sir Alec]

I lived in Sheffield for 18 years and must say I think it is horrible now, with all the changes in the city centre. I now have to live in Thurlstone, near Penistone as I look after my Dad.