Sorry, but I'm just looking at it as somebody who holds Norwich

very dear, is extremely proud of the place, and was chuffed to bits that I was recently able to show the place off to so many friends who visited my wedding. I glowed as our group of Dutch, Irish, Scottish, Belgian, Russian, American, Ukrainian, Welsh, Surinamese and French people wandered around on a mini-pub crawl from the Murderers to the Ribs Of Beef, constantly complimenting the atmosphere, charm and architecture of the city (we avoided PoW Rd and Riverside).

However, I can fully understand why living there isn't attractive, simply because of the isolation of it all.

Yeah, the roads are a bit better than 20 years ago, but I still hate having to drive into Norfolk and out of it again. It was easier driving from the Hague to Dubrovnik (well, apart from the last bit).

Also the local mentality is like an island within an island. I'm not criticising Norwich this way, as I see it all as part of its charm (as does the missus now she's used to it), but to people who are used to different mentality and lifestyles, it simply is not attractive.

Steve

Posted By: Steve in Holland on September 17th 2007 at 13:21:50

Message Thread

So, a Newcastle-supporting mate of mine... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 17, 13:04:46
- Custis? (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Sep 17, 14:53:31
- Surely some blame should lie with the city as a whole... (NCFC) - Clare, Sep 17, 13:37:10
  - Personally, i don't want the council to put up the signs welcoming all and sundry (NCFC) - Chalk Hill Bitter, Sep 17, 13:42:50
    - Quite right (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 17, 13:48:37
      - ooo arr - get off my land! (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Sep 17, 13:57:45
        
        Too right! (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Sep 17, 14:18:25
    - I don't want them to either (NCFC) - Clare, Sep 17, 13:45:55
      - Bullshit (NCFC) - Chalk Hill Bitter, Sep 17, 14:30:44
        
        Just looked at their website (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Sep 17, 14:59:24
      - *city*... (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Sep 17, 13:50:59
      - City please Clare (NCFC) - meeky, Sep 17, 13:50:02
- Although.. (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 17, 13:14:09
  - Crap roads - A11? hardly (NCFC) - duke of york, Sep 17, 13:27:40
    - the Elveden stretch and Barton Mills roundabout makes the A11 shite (NCFC) - blindasabat, Sep 17, 13:29:40
- I always like reading your posts thf, traditionally attractive and easy on the eye (NCFC) - pants, Sep 17, 13:13:31
- Gosh, why ever did we consider otherwise when we had such an expert at hand ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 17, 13:11:12
  - the irony (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Sep 17, 13:19:48
    - pants, it might be possible that I am in a better position to speak about Norwich (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 17, 13:23:32
      - Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand they're off (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 17, 13:27:29
        
        oh do fuck off, reverend (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 17, 13:32:35
        
        ooo touchy git (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Sep 17, 13:58:47
        
        Right oh (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 17, 13:45:33
        
        and old git (NCFC) - Brandonio, Sep 17, 13:59:08
  - If life expectancy is 75... (NCFC) - Dog, Sep 17, 13:12:36
    - Oops, wrong place! (n/m) (NCFC) - Dog, Sep 17, 13:13:01
  - Sarcy git! He has a point though, doesn't he? (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 17, 13:12:23
    - Sorry, but I'm just looking at it as somebody who holds Norwich (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 17, 13:21:50
      - Build a fucking wall round it is what I say (NCFC) - duke of york, Sep 17, 13:29:33
        
        No need. It's already done. And (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 17, 13:33:43
        
        I just disagree - personally can't find fault with it (NCFC) - duke of york, Sep 17, 13:35:19
        
        Don't get me wrong - I didn't leave because of anything wrong in the city itself...it was (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 17, 13:37:56
        
        Not enough jobs in PR either... (NCFC) - duke of york, Sep 17, 13:43:12
        
        I'm permanently grumpy so that wasn't an issue (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 17, 13:49:31
      - Isolation is cool. However, Norwich is hardly isolated. This (NCFC) - CB41, Sep 17, 13:24:26
        
        Excellent. So Ronaldinho will be off to play for Oban United soon then (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 17, 13:26:14
        
        I went to Oban in the summer (NCFC) - Clare, Sep 17, 13:42:48
    - how do you "ruthlessly" push how attractive we are as a club? :0) (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 17, 13:18:35
      - thumbscrews and stretching racks. That's how they got Strihavka. He was (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 17, 13:24:14
      - With a heck of a lot more of a positive attitude than ND (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 17, 13:21:16

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