Cities you'd never return to

Daveysil15 · 20-04-2014 08:15AM

lufties wrote: »

If Longford is a city then budapest is a wonderful friendly place.

Have you been to the strip clubs yet?

pow wow · 20-04-2014 08:29AM

Derry.

Legs.Eleven · 20-04-2014 08:35AM

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Naples. An utter kip.

Completely mental place and you don't feel like you're in a European city and anything hanging off you is guaranteed to be robbed but it's stunningly beautiful and fascinating beyond belief. I was walking around with my mouth open for the few days I was there. The pizza was pretty decent too.

Fred Swanson · 20-04-2014 08:35AM

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thegreatgonzo · 20-04-2014 08:38AM

monflat wrote: »

Penang ...
Malaysia

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

And the smell.....
Jasus

I thought Penang was great after Kuala Lumpur. I was probably immune to smells and rats by then. Stayed in a lovely hostel that was like a hotel and the man running it was lovely. I loved that really colourful temple you take the cable car to.

lufties · 20-04-2014 08:58AM

Daveysil15 wrote: »

Have you been to the strip clubs yet?

No, I'm thankfully leaving the kip now and never to return.awful experience as a tourist.

changepartners · 20-04-2014 09:02AM

Olive8585 wrote: »

Or you could just say Barcelona like the rest of us

I was corrected by a native on this too Barca is a football club.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 20-04-2014 09:04AM

pow wow wrote: »

Derry.

Londonderry, get it right.

beano345 · 20-04-2014 09:21AM

lufties wrote: »

Oh Gawd, that sums up Galway alright, such a cringe. These guys are embarassing, the too cool for school try hards and look like they should have been in the poxy band 'the thrills'.

Regarding thailand I can imagine a western girl would feel out of place. Having dated a few thai women, they've all been stark raving mad loons, nora batty mad like. I cringe at some of the 'expats' in thailand going around as if they own the place..The poor auld divils seem to be miserable really at the back of it.

Myself and a mate befriended a group of Thai girls that lived around were we stayed,they were great craic on a night out,thought it was hilarious that we thought they were pro's when we first met them.though a jealous Thai women is a site to behold funny watching them going off on one in a bar with a bewildered western boyfriend

Kettleson · 20-04-2014 09:22AM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Londonderry, get it right.

Time for Neil.

I was born in Londonderry
I was born in Derry City too
Oh what a special child
To see such things and still to smile
I knew that there was something wrong
But I kept my head down and carried on

I grew up in Enniskillen
I grew up in Inis Ceithleann too
Oh what a clever boy
To watch your hometown be destroyed
I knew that I could not stay long
So I kept my head down and carried on

Who cares where national borders lie?
Who cares whose laws you're governed by?
Who cares what name you call a town?
Who'll care when you're six feet beneath the ground?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdPyAFZfk24

From the corner of my eye
A hint of blue in the black sky
A ray of hope, a beam of light
An end to thirty years of night
The church bells ring, the children sing
What is this strange and beautiful thing?
It's the sunrise
Can you see the sunrise?
I can see the sunrise
It's the sun rise.

Legs.Eleven · 20-04-2014 09:27AM

Kettleson wrote: »

Time for Neil.

I was born in Londonderry
I was born in Derry City too
Oh what a special child
To see such things and still to smile
I know that there was something wrong
But I kept my head down and carried on

I grew up in Enniskillen
I grew up in Inis Ceithleann too
Oh what a clever boy
To watch your hometown be destroyed
I know that I could not stay long
So I kept my head down and carried on

Who cares where national borders lie?
Who cares whose laws you're governed by?
Who cares what name you call a town?
Who'll care when you're six feet beneath the ground?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_XVZYGOxgQ

Good call. Thanks for this.

Duck's hoop · 20-04-2014 09:41AM

Seaneh wrote: »

Yup Barcelona's the stand out for me too.
Maybe it's the sheer amount of street crime, maybe it's because the city is filthy, maybe it's the sheer amount of prostitution and hard drugs or maybe it's the surly, arrogant Catalans, but something about the city just annoyed the sh!te out of me.

We've obviously experienced 2 entirely different cities. And people.

I think some of what you say was at least partly true in the 80s and early 90s, but having spent much of that time in Dublin it wasn't a great shock.

The place is amazing. Weather, food, architecture, women, beach, parks, palaces, galleries, Olympic stadia, and personally I get no trouble whatsoever when I'm there. Even at 4 am down the seafront.

Kettleson · 20-04-2014 09:42AM

And for those of you that are dissing Budapest aka "Budapesh"

George obviously holds the City in high regard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ5k_fvscJk

My house in Budapest
My hidden treasure chest,
Golden grand piano
My beautiful Castillo

For you
You
I’d leave it all

lufties · 20-04-2014 10:05AM

beano345 wrote: »

Myself and a mate befriended a group of Thai girls that lived around were we stayed,they were great craic on a night out,thought it was hilarious that we thought they were pro's when we first met them.though a jealous Thai women is a site to behold funny watching them going off on one in a bar with a bewildered western boyfriend

Its all about money with thai women, I wouldn't take them too seriously, find them, **** them and forget them. A lot of lads get really involved and end up throwing all their money at them, while she has no problem mounting any cock that comes her way.

Banned

lufties · 20-04-2014 10:07AM

Kettleson wrote: »

And for those of you that are dissing Budapest aka "Budapesh"

George obviously holds the City in high regard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ5k_fvscJk

My house in Budapest
My hidden treasure chest,
Golden grand piano
My beautiful Castillo

For you
You
I’d leave it all

Ya its a beautiful city but the peeps living there are horrible.

20-04-2014 10:10AM

lufties wrote: »

Its all about money with thai women, I wouldn't take them too seriously, find them, **** them and forget them. A lot of lads get really involved and end up throwing all their money at them, while she has no problem mounting any cock that comes her way.

Mod

Well aren't you just delightful. Jesus Christ.

Don't post in this thread again.

Strumms · 20-04-2014 10:11AM

Krusader wrote: »

You were probably pickpocketed and you don't even know it

I went to Barcelona and Madrid in the space of 6 weeks last year. The difference is incredible. I enjoyed Barcelona but at night it just felt very unsafe in parts, getting hassled by hookers in the main streets and eyed up by chancers. Madrid was the opposite always lots of police around and very little bogeys eyeing you up or hanging about. Id probably go back to Barcelona to be fair but Madrid is such an amazing city and tops it completely.

I'd never go back to Brussels. The capital city of boredom in my book and the people were the same and not particularly friendly. Just plain dull.

I was in Lisbon last year also for 5 days... 2 really would have been enough. Nice city but not a lot to do so don't think I'd go back. Saying that I loved the day trip we did to Cascais.

Duck's hoop · 20-04-2014 10:25AM

Strumms wrote: »

I went to Barcelona and Madrid in the space of 6 weeks last year. The difference is incredible. I enjoyed Barcelona but at night it just felt very unsafe in parts, getting hassled by hookers in the main streets and eyed up by chancers. Madrid was the opposite always lots of police around and very little bogeys eyeing you up or hanging about. Id probably go back to Barcelona to be fair but Madrid is such an amazing city and tops it completely.

Love Madrid. But love Barna (that's the cool and hip local name for it. Apparently) more.

Very different. I wouldn't be disappointed to be in either right now.

greenbicycle · 20-04-2014 10:38AM

32 pages in and no mention of Istanbul? (I don't think). i really didn't pike this city at all at all, i had the benefit of going with people who knew the city well and loved it and i still hated the place.

Just felt like everyone was out to get you. Maybe that was just because i am female, definitely felt like a second class citizen there as a woman. Hated it.

Kettleson · 20-04-2014 10:42AM

greenbicycle wrote: »

32 pages in and no mention of Istanbul? (I don't think). i really didn't pike this city at all at all, i had the benefit of going with people who knew the city well and loved it and i still hated the place.

Just felt like everyone was out to get you. Maybe that was just because i am female, definitely felt like a second class citizen there as a woman. Hated it.

Sounds a bit like a visit to Marks & Spencers for a bloke.

Olive8585 · 20-04-2014 10:52AM

greenbicycle wrote: »

32 pages in and no mention of Istanbul? (I don't think). i really didn't pike this city at all at all, i had the benefit of going with people who knew the city well and loved it and i still hated the place.

Just felt like everyone was out to get you. Maybe that was just because i am female, definitely felt like a second class citizen there as a woman. Hated it.

I expected it to be like that, but it wasn't. I did feel like that briefly on the train from the airport to where I was staying...seemed to be all blokes on the train and bit of a vibe, but once I got there and started walking around, I felt pretty safe. Found the people very nice and helpful on the whole and not too pushy either. Came away with a very good impression of the place...probably because I was expecting so little!

Legs.Eleven · 20-04-2014 10:52AM

Duck's hoop wrote: »

Love Madrid. But love Barna (that's the cool and hip local name for it. Apparently) more.

Very different. I wouldn't be disappointed to be in either right now.

I live in Madrid and it would be perfect if it had a coastline. Definite advantage Barcelona has over it.

Rory Gallagher · 20-04-2014 10:59AM

Galway is easily the most boring waste of space I've ever had the misfortune to visit.

periodictable · 20-04-2014 11:00AM

Dublin

dj jarvis · 20-04-2014 11:11AM

EB_2013 wrote: »

Brussels

The biggest dive I've ever seen. Felt like I was in North Africa most of the time, nearly mugged on the underground, impossible to find a supermarket and all the train stations were full of drunks/junkies.

yet , according to AH its only Dublin that has crime and junkies , yet compared to MOST European capitals its really safe and clean - but some people just gonna hate :-(

dj jarvis · 20-04-2014 11:17AM

CJC999 wrote: »

Frankfurt...it's simply the most boring place I've ever been too, there's nothing of interest there.

15 years ago , when the British and Americans still had a huge presence at the air bases , the Sachsenhaousen area of Frankfurt was HOPPING , some mad carry on in that place , and dont forget you also had Sven Vath's club up on the Zeil and Dorian grey out at the airport , opened Friday shut Monday - best club in Europe at the time

but , since those time , the place is indeed dead , i was back over last Christmas and the place was like a morgue.

Olive8585 · 20-04-2014 11:20AM

dj jarvis wrote: »

yet , according to AH its only Dublin that has crime and junkies , yet compared to MOST European capitals its really safe and clean - but some people just gonna hate :-(

This constant 'North Africa' regarding Brussels thing seems a bit racist to me, though. I lived there for the best part of a year and never had any negative experiences with a North African. Worked with 3-4 who were all lovely.

Larry Wildman · 20-04-2014 11:21AM

Johannesburg...an absolute dump.

Cape Town on the other hand is stunning.

bobbysands81 · 20-04-2014 11:22AM

Cork.

dj jarvis · 20-04-2014 11:22AM

Daveysil15 wrote: »

I know a lot of people that have been pick pocketed in Dublin, and have seen it taking place myself. I've seen guys getting caught doing it. I went up with a group of lads once and everyone of them was pick pocketed except me. I've actually been very lucky - It has never happened to me anywhere.

sorry , but that's either a lie or you have REALLY stupid mates , so one got done and all your other mates did not take precautions to prevent it happening to them ???
bull**** coming from another sad Dublin hater :-(

Truly sad

Cities you'd never return to

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