I've only ever lived in Norwich, Yarmouth, Acle and Harlow

so I don't really have anything much to compare.

But UEA has the highest rate of students who stay in their adopted city, so quite a lot of people obviously agree.

Posted By: duke of york on November 27th 2009 at 14:09:34

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fao people not in britain (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 27, 14:00:14
- USofA is betterer than blighty because (General Chat) - jayson blair, Nov 27, 14:14:09
  - trouble is everyone is fat and geeky (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Nov 27, 14:18:55
  - less racisim?? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 27, 14:18:17
    - I assume he's trying to be funny, Worzel ! (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:21:20
      - wasn't sure... I have only just woken up after all (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 27, 14:25:48
  - Actually your third point is true (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:16:15
    - is it actually an improvement? (General Chat) - jayson blair, Nov 27, 14:33:35
      - Different system and wouldn't work in football, especially because (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:39:51
        
        oh yeah, and (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:43:17
        
        Indeed, I forgot your (General Chat) - jayson blair, Nov 27, 14:48:03
        
        No, but I think you have to understand both sports to realise (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:54:11
- weather is many times better for a start (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 27, 14:06:49
  - Yeah. You can't stab someone without having to fill out a form these days. (n/m) (General Chat) - Un Chien Anselin, Nov 27, 14:33:33
    - and with a knife that must be kept blunted (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 27, 14:42:38
  - yeah i liked thailand for that (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 27, 14:10:54
    - exactly, the population of the UK is treated like children it seems to me (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 27, 14:16:24
  - Only if you do what the authorities say though (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 27, 14:09:29
    - you don't have a choice most of the time (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 27, 14:15:16
  - yes, but you're in south amercia (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 27, 14:07:37
    - sadly Chile is the least mental country in SA (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 27, 14:13:37
      - ecuador? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 27, 14:15:53
        
        fairly quiet, but still pretty crazy (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 27, 14:19:04
    - Depends what you look for in a place to live though (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 27, 14:12:15
      - Personally, peace and quiet! (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 27, 14:12:43
        
        I'm pretty much the opposite (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 27, 14:18:05
        
        I hate that term - "nightlife". Not entirely sure why (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 27, 14:21:05
        
        maybe because of this (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 27, 14:22:50
        
        You're about 15 years younger than me though (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 27, 14:19:31
        
        oh yeah I take your point but often these things don't really change (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 27, 14:21:49
        
        I changed constantly. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:23:36
        
        Do you have schticks? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 27, 14:31:09
        
        No, but the Germans might. We have sjticks (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:32:39
        
        Move to Portman Road then (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:13:19
- France is great. Its the French that make it unsound. If only we had won the hundred years (General Chat) - shoddy, Nov 27, 14:05:01
  - we should reinvade. Calais is fucking English (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 27, 14:07:25
  - what's so great about it tho? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 27, 14:06:16
    - better weather (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 27, 14:07:07
      - better clump too (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:08:08
- fao people in brighton (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 27, 14:02:20
  - Loads more gays and trannys (n/m) (General Chat) - Rhymes with Anchor, Nov 27, 14:04:36
    - That too, and drugs. And less violence in pubs and on the street. And cheese. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:06:30
      - brighton isn't violent at all (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 27, 14:08:02
        
        Only cos you're all poofs though (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:09:00
  - lots better (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 27, 14:03:30
    - haha... (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 27, 14:06:20
      - Actually I would have it down as one of the whitest cities (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 27, 14:10:45
        
        you're right about the whiteness (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 27, 14:13:25
        
        however it's diverse in other ways (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 27, 14:13:42
        
        Bumsexualism (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Nov 27, 14:16:02
    - wrong I'm afraid (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 27, 14:04:28
      - make a new thread if you want to discuss how bad norwich is (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 27, 14:05:34
        
        Deja vu...and I believe that (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:07:34
        
        I've only ever lived in Norwich, Yarmouth, Acle and Harlow (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 27, 14:09:34
        
        Did you go to Harlow for journalism college? (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Nov 27, 14:11:32
        
        Yep - hideous place (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 27, 14:13:02
        
        I had a place there. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Nov 27, 14:17:02
        
        So it changed your life for the worse then? (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 27, 14:37:17
        
        I ended up in fucking Barnsley! (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Nov 27, 14:46:17
        
        The college was OK, and the course was OK (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 27, 14:50:42
        
        It looked a bit vile. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Nov 27, 14:52:32
        
        I was working in Dublin that day. Watched the game at the pub during lunch "hour". Never (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:20:19
        
        I was working in a pub on PoW road that day (General Chat) - Small, Nov 27, 14:24:45
        
        I thought that was the Germany game? (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Nov 27, 14:25:13
        
        Tunisia I think. First game? 13:00 kickoff? 1-0 (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Nov 27, 14:28:41
        
        First game, 13:30, 2-0. So you're probably right. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Nov 27, 14:33:34
        
        Tunisia was an early game definitely cos I know we had a 2hr booze break instead of (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:32:00
        
        What do you do now then? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 27, 14:19:58
        
        Naff all, presently. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Nov 27, 14:21:09
        
        Actually.. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Nov 27, 14:22:51
        
        Tombs nearly won the lottery every week (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:12:58
        
        Or can't get a job. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:10:45
        
        More likely to go home then aren't you? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 27, 14:11:58
        
        Can't afford the train fare. I rest my case. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:13:50
        
        i'm sure it was him (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 27, 14:09:14
        
        That has nothing to do with me (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 27, 14:10:48
        
        not a big fan of Thetford and Banham zoo? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 27, 14:33:53
        
        Don't like Thetford - worked there for a year (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 27, 14:37:55
        
        thetford is a dire place, it has to be said (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 27, 14:40:45
        
        I'd rather pimp yours thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 27, 14:06:16
- About 1 and a half times, because less immigrants and cheaper trains (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:01:13
  - *fewer* immigrants (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 27, 14:05:02
  - ha ha. 'Less imimigrants'. Was that irony, Schteve? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 27, 14:02:33
    - Just a bit (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 27, 14:05:41
    - I'm hoping so :-( (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 27, 14:03:38
  - Trains are for the weak (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 27, 14:01:55
    - trains are great (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 27, 14:02:44
      - I prefer walking for that (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 27, 14:03:21
        
        could be a fucking long walk (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 27, 14:03:45
        
        To where? I didn't see a destination mentioned (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 27, 14:05:41
        
        from A to B (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 27, 14:07:06
        
        Taht's fair enough. Fortunately, I don't often want to go from A to B (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 27, 14:11:10
        
        We need a tahtwatch (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 27, 14:12:22
        
        I'm on tatwatch (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Nov 27, 14:14:11
- I'm in England, does that count? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 27, 14:00:56

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