Cities you'd never return to

Davarus Walrus · 19-04-2014 08:59PM

Melbourne.

It's in Australia. So rudeness, ignorance and hubris are to be expected. But the people of Melbourne are the most naive of all. They actually believe that Melbourne is 'cultured'. Even the Irish heads who live there think the same thing. It's an Australian city with a couple of coffee shops and a museum. Awful city.

Choodefat · 19-04-2014 09:03PM

smemon wrote: »

The Vatican

...the only country where all the children are tourists.

keith16 · 19-04-2014 09:08PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

otherwise I'd just be as well off stay at home and look at pictures of places on the internet.

Well that would make a change from your usual internet usage :pac:

Seriously tho, you are right. But there are a lot of people saying that the people in Paris were very unfriendly, which is contrary to my experience.

I think people need to play their own part, a city like Paris is probably sick of the never-ending stream of tourists.

cynicalcough · 19-04-2014 09:22PM

I can't believe how many people hate Paris! I think it is so amazing I would move tomorrow if my French was a bit better.

Not that I wouldn't go back but the two I enjoyed least would be LA, big, dingy seedy and the people are dopes and also Milan is a bit of a snoozefest. Wasn't keen on Vegas either.

19-04-2014 09:49PM

Candie wrote: »

I get the feeling some people arrived at some of the cities mentioned, stuck to the touristy spots and judge the whole place on a two day experience.

How are people expected to do much more than the 'touristy spots' if they're only doing a two day trip?

MrWard · 19-04-2014 10:00PM

lufties wrote: »

I think the people just put me off the place, went to the bath yesterday, was ok. did some wandering, went over the chain bridge. This is my last night, might go for a beer or 2 and go home. In all honesty I should've went to Berlin which would've been much more interesting.

Would you not go out for a few scoops to try and make the best of your last night?

19-04-2014 10:03PM

deaglan1 wrote: »

A stranger arrives in a city and asks a local what the people are like here?
The local looks puzzled, then ponders for a moment, and asks the stranger - "What were they like in the city that you have just come from?"
"Just terrible" said the stranger, "unfriendly, rude, always staring at me - I was always on the alert because the place gave me a very bad feeling, I was sure that they would mug me or steal my valuables."
"I see" said the local, "then I am afraid that that is exactly how you will find them here too."!!!

What's this David Brent-style parable about?

Pang · 19-04-2014 10:09PM

Paris and Brussels. Hated both.

Daveysil15 · 19-04-2014 10:10PM

MrWard wrote: »

Would you not go out for a few scoops to try and make the best of your last night?

Yeah he should be out in a tity bar or something.

Andrewf20 · 19-04-2014 10:13PM

I liked Phnom Penh. Poor, full of tuk tuk drivers annoying you for a lift, but so too does alot of Asia. But its different, energetic, contains some fascinating history, good value and along the water front is energetic.

Alot of the US cities are fairly dead - towns like Dallas, Phoenix etc so I wouldnt head back. I found Cannes in France pretty depressing but it was raining and it was December, but Nice was much better just up the road.

But the worst ever was Moshi in Tanzania, which was a complete pesterfest. We ended up with an entourage of 5 local sellers following us around for up to 2 hours, trying to convince us to buy from their shops a few streets away. Aboslute f'ing pain. They had all the usual chitty chat - where you from, how long you here etc etc.

plasteritup · 19-04-2014 10:14PM

riga,worst trip away by far.

long_b · 19-04-2014 10:15PM

Rockville.
Was there before for a year - think it was a bit of a waste.

Daveysil15 · 19-04-2014 10:16PM

I've never been to Paris but I'd have to say the people in Nice are the friendliest I've ever met.

lufties · 19-04-2014 10:20PM

MrWard wrote: »

Would you not go out for a few scoops to try and make the best of your last night?

I did go out for a few, the pubs closeby were empty and ****e. The last two nights were spent having scoops and also crap so better off just resting and getting some decent kip, no point drinkinv for the sake of it.

Lord Trollington · 19-04-2014 10:20PM

Damascus.

Not that I'll have much choice in it.

Have been a number of times for work. Just not a great vibe in the city and the locals look at you like you've 20 heads.

A taxi driver reversing up the motorway in a clapped out Lada because he missed his turn off probably done it for me. I thought I was going to die that night.

19-04-2014 10:35PM

Deleted User wrote: »

How are people expected to do much more than the 'touristy spots' if they're only doing a two day trip?

It's fine to do the touristy spots on a two day trip, but if that's all you see and you don't like it, then don't write off the place when you haven't actually had time to see it.

monflat · 19-04-2014 10:37PM

Penang ...
Malaysia

Jasus what an utter kip .
Open sewers .....
Dead rats about.

And the smell.....
Jasus

efb · 19-04-2014 10:38PM

Las Vegas
Washington DC

Lightbulb Sun · 19-04-2014 11:15PM

Lord Trollington wrote: »

Damascus.

Not that I'll have much choice in it.

Have been a number of times for work. Just not a great vibe in the city and the locals look at you like you've 20 heads.

A taxi driver reversing up the motorway in a clapped out Lada because he missed his turn off probably done it for me. I thought I was going to die that night.

When were you there last?

Olive8585 · 19-04-2014 11:22PM

lufties wrote: »

I did go out for a few, the pubs closeby were empty and ****e. The last two nights were spent having scoops and also crap so better off just resting and getting some decent kip, no point drinkinv for the sake of it.

Where are you again? You on your own?

Sunglasses Ron · 19-04-2014 11:26PM

Olive8585 wrote: »

Never been to Hungary, but all the Hungarians I've met over here have been lovely. Do all the nice ones leave?

I've only ever known two. One lad was great craic, some drinker. The woman had the personality and face of a concentration camp guard dog, truly the only woman I could describe myself as being afraid of :pac: I've met shag all of them, very few of them seemed to emigrate anywhere compared to the other new EU states (you don't tend to meet many ex pat Czechs either, I don't know if Hungary and Czech Rep are dramatically wealthier than the other new EU states or what the story is)

mobby · 19-04-2014 11:30PM

Jesus!! is there any place on this earth that's not a Kip? apart from Good Ol Dublin of course.

Duck's hoop · 19-04-2014 11:32PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I've never actually been to the touristy parts of Paris, just places like Rungis market, but that was enough for me.

Just back from Malta last night and had completely the opposite experience, lovely old buildings, great food and incredibly friendly people.

Just goes to show, we are all different eh?:)

There's a whole lot more to Paris than Rungis and the Eiffel Tower. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts etc.

It's an intensely varied city with a shìt ton of all sorts going on.

Others mentioned Barca. Another fantastic city!

Stuttgart is boring. Zurich too. Valletta I thought was great. If you were 70 odd and on a coach trip.

Olive8585 · 19-04-2014 11:35PM

Duck's hoop wrote: »

There's a whole lot more to Paris than Rungis and the Eiffel Tower. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts etc.

It's an intensely varied city with a shìt ton of all sorts going on.

Others mentioned Barca. Another fantastic city! [b/]

Stuttgart is boring. Zurich too. Valletta I thought was great. If you were 70 odd and on a coach trip.

It annoys me when people say Barca in an attempt to sound trendy or down with the locals. Barca is used only to refer to the football club. The city itself is known as 'Barna' for short.

/pedantic

Duck's hoop · 19-04-2014 11:40PM

Olive8585 wrote: »

It annoys me when people say Barca in an attempt to sound trendy or down with the locals. Barca is used only to refer to the football club. The city itself is known as 'Barna' for short.

/pedantic

I'm about as trendy as you are craic at parties.

You are however, obviously a person of considerable trendiness. I doff my cap and consider me suitably dressed down.

You smoothie.

Olive8585 · 19-04-2014 11:42PM

Duck's hoop wrote: »

I'm about as trendy as you are craic at parties.

You are however, obviously a person of considerable trendiness. I doff my cap and consider me suitably dressed down.

You smoothie.

Not trendy either. But if I'm going to use the cool short form of a city name, I try to get it right!

Lobsterlady · 19-04-2014 11:44PM

Tangiers....only a last minute day trip from Spain but hassled constantly by the men there.

Stheno · 19-04-2014 11:46PM

Valetta in Malta, overcrowded, dirty and smelly

Malta full stop to be honest

tampopo · 19-04-2014 11:46PM

Limerick

Paramite Pie · 19-04-2014 11:51PM

I loved Paris:D but I wouldn't we in a rush to go back to Brussels. The people were friendly in Brussels though (met lot's of random people, had a great laugh) but there's not a lot to see or do. I would go back to Belgium in general though.

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