Unpopular Opinions You Hold

[fuchsntf]

5 minutes ago, fuchsntf said:

My wife did..

Sorry I meant she told me how to do it....

 

Motorbike kings,find a way...scootersmods are more worried about their curls & waves....

[fuchsntf]

9 minutes ago, fuchsntf said:

My wife did..

Motorbike kings always find a way...scootermods are too worried about their curls & waves..

[SystonFox]

TikTok has some top quality milfs dancing on it

[BlueSi13]

On 07/08/2020 at 10:43, z-layrex said:

Since brexit etc, Scotland gets lauded as this amazingly progressive forward thinking tolerant socialist paradise on social media. Its actually quite poor, and mostly rundown with huge drug and alcohol issues.

They also have the ugliest women in Europe IMO.

[bovril]

25 minutes ago, BlueSi13 said:

They also have the ugliest women in Europe IMO.

I hear unripened grapes are also best avoided. 

[The Bear]

19 hours ago, SystonFox said:

TikTok has some top quality milfs dancing on it

I'm gonna need some links before I can agree with you. 

[fuchsntf]

Covid...

After all the information,issues and for me obvious last present,near future situation & issues....

People Complaining without understanding what the consequences could be....

F* "k the Government descisions...UK govt.has been wrong from the start..!!

LIFE itself...was telling us..!!!

European/World Destinations might of been begging for tourists...

Again LIFE was shouting we aint 'over it'

 

Why were,are So called intelligent people desperate for this one Summer/Autumn to be longing to go on a Foreign holiday.

Why couldnt they just say " oh bugger" Not this year..!!!

Why Not Days out locally .or if needs be a Collection of 2-3 /3-5 days,inland/forests,coast,or in the nature,on a river,according to what you can afford..

 

Fair enough you took the risk...But why..!!

 

I just seen an Interview in Sky....

This guy has his own business,He flew home...Then says he worries about his wife driving home from the continent,with an 11 year old daughter,and going through Toll booths....Not because of their  Safety or security,but because they would find it difficult driving through Europe with toll booths...

Jesus does he have a problem..!!  You sit behind a wheel,you Drive through Another country,then do your homework!! &, use your kids to help.

Awareness is One of  the reasons you are allowed to drive....  Man or Woman.!!

[Heathrow fox]

Leicester isn’t really a city.It’s a very large town.Infact there are only 14 places in the entire UK that are worthy of the name imho.

Edited 14 August 2020 by Heathrow fox

[Aus Fox]

1 hour ago, Heathrow fox said:

Leicester isn’t really a city.It’s a very large town.Infact there are only 14 places in the entire UK that are worthy of the name imho.

Go on the for the giggles name the 14

[Heathrow fox]

4 hours ago, Aus Fox said:

Go on the for the giggles name the 14

Ok then in no particular order Newcastle Edinburgh Glasgow Bristol London Birmingham Manchester Liverpool Sheffield Leeds Belfast Cardiff.Breaks my heart to admit it but Nottingham.Last one Norwich.Edited my post because I couldn’t make my mind up about Norwich.Regional capital though plus nice historical place so it goes in.Theres an argument for the Baths,Winchester’s and Yorks of course so I’d give them some sort of special status.

[Facecloth]

2 hours ago, Heathrow fox said:

Ok then in no particular order Newcastle Edinburgh Glasgow Bristol London Birmingham Manchester Liverpool Sheffield Leeds Belfast Cardiff.Breaks my heart to admit it but Nottingham.Last one Norwich.Edited my post because I couldn’t make my mind up about Norwich.Regional capital though plus nice historical place so it goes in.Theres an argument for the Baths,Winchester’s and Yorks of course so I’d give them some sort of special status.

What's your status then? Size? Population? History? Depending on the source and the area used Leicester is top 10 or 15 on population. The Leicester built up urban area is 14th biggest in the UK, ahead of Cardiff, but behind Bournemouth, which you haven't included. There are 69 cities in the UK, there's plenty that need to lose that status before Leicester if we're talking size or population. Or it could be just left as it is, as they are mostly well spread out, some are huge, some medium sized, a few tiny ones that have the status for historical reasons, but its all part of our rich history, which Leicester has played its part in.

[Stadt]

Leicester is one of the fastest growing cities as well

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, Facecloth said:

What's your status then? Size? Population? History?

A well-populated Roman city which is definitely big enough to warrant a better public transport system than it has - oh, and the resting place of a king. An unpopular opinion in the UK would be that Leicester's stature should be higher among most of the population.

[peach0000]

4 hours ago, Heathrow fox said:

Ok then in no particular order Newcastle Edinburgh Glasgow Bristol London Birmingham Manchester Liverpool Sheffield Leeds Belfast Cardiff.Breaks my heart to admit it but Nottingham.Last one Norwich.Edited my post because I couldn’t make my mind up about Norwich.Regional capital though plus nice historical place so it goes in.Theres an argument for the Baths,Winchester’s and Yorks of course so I’d give them some sort of special status.

If you're talking size of the city then Leicester could arguably be considered bigger than Nottingham, Newcastle and certainly Norwich. Leicester certainly fits in that list of cities towards the lower end for me. 

 

I'm interested to here your opinion on Bath, Winchester and York. If you're considering them cities for historical reasons Leicester certainly could enter that conversation as well, it's a roman city as rich in history as the others you mentioned. 

[peach0000]

7 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

A well-populated Roman city which is definitely big enough to warrant a better public transport system than it has - oh, and the resting place of a king. An unpopular opinion in the UK would be that Leicester's stature should be higher among most of the population.

It's certainly a unique city with a lot of history. I do feel like it has been badly run for years though and is being left behind mainly because of lack of investment in key infrastructure. There's no excuse for not having a mass transit system of some kind. Another criticism is the city centre area neither feels historic or modern which is an issue, it just feels a bit run down. It's a shame because there is so much potential in the city and I will say it has improved slightly in the last 10 or 15 years. 

[Heathrow fox]

2 hours ago, Facecloth said:

What's your status then? Size? Population? History? Depending on the source and the area used Leicester is top 10 or 15 on population. The Leicester built up urban area is 14th biggest in the UK, ahead of Cardiff, but behind Bournemouth, which you haven't included. There are 69 cities in the UK, there's plenty that need to lose that status before Leicester if we're talking size or population. Or it could be just left as it is, as they are mostly well spread out, some are huge, some medium sized, a few tiny ones that have the status for historical reasons, but its all part of our rich history, which Leicester has played its part in.

I’ve gone for regional capitals plus Glasgow,Liverpool and Sheffield.As they are on another level.I agree that out of the 55 that miss out,Leicester have arguably the biggest reason to feel hard done too.

[Facecloth]

1 minute ago, Heathrow fox said:

I’ve gone for regional capitals plus Glasgow,Liverpool and Sheffield.As they are on another level.I agree that out of the 55 that miss out,Leicester have arguably the biggest reason to feel hard done too.

So Wales gets one City and is classed as one region, but Liverpool and Manchester, almost next door to each other are both cities. I think your reasonings are bit odd. I think the main settlement or admin HQ of each county should be a city, so Northampton should be added, Ipswich too, and then you still have the quirky small ones like Wells and St Davids.

 

The status of a city is just on size its historical too. So places like Ripon, Ely, Wells, St Davids all have cathedrals. If you don't like places like Leicester having thr status you won't like the fact periodically towns apply for city status.

[The Horse's Mouth]

On 31/07/2020 at 23:11, Nalis said:

We got extremely lucky with our owners.

 

We laugh at Newcastle fans but the reality is, if we were in a similar underachieving state, half of this forum would be begging for a Saudi deal to go through despite human rights issues.

I dont think that's true though, maybe when we were in league one, but Newcastle's underachieving state has only resulted in 2 seasons out of the prem in 2 decades, it's really hard to feel sympathy for a club like that when clubs like Wigan back in league one, even wolves a few years ago. They've not had it bad,its just a bit stale.

[Heathrow fox]

27 minutes ago, Facecloth said:

So Wales gets one City and is classed as one region, but Liverpool and Manchester, almost next door to each other are both cities. I think your reasonings are bit odd. I think the main settlement or admin HQ of each county should be a city, so Northampton should be added, Ipswich too, and then you still have the quirky small ones like Wells and St Davids.

 

The status of a city is just on size its historical too. So places like Ripon, Ely, Wells, St Davids all have cathedrals. If you don't like places like Leicester having thr status you won't like the fact periodically towns apply for city status.

Not Liverpool’s fault it’s next door to Manchester.Come on it’s one of the best known places on earth.Of course it goes on the list.I think that the likes of Northampton and Ipswich have done the right thing by so far resisting going for city status.It makes them unique.Nothing wrong with being called a town.I just happen to think Leicester is a big one.

[Facecloth]

15 minutes ago, Heathrow fox said:

Not Liverpool’s fault it’s next door to Manchester.Come on it’s one of the best known places on earth.Of course it goes on the list.I think that the likes of Northampton and Ipswich have done the right thing by so far resisting going for city status.It makes them unique.Nothing wrong with being called a town.I just happen to think Leicester is a big one.

Northampton has applied and failed. 

 

Your criteria seems to be size and how well known. You seem to disregard history and administration, and geography. Leicester is the main settlement in its county and has played a large roll in the history of the country, what more do you want? There are a few that are a bit odd, like Salford being a city when its practically in Manchester, but i think on the whole we've got it right.

[Stadt]

Leicester got it’s city status back after being granted it by the king following WWI. 
 

The metro area is roughly 700k, the urban area is not far off 600k and the population of the city itself is probably close to 400k. 

It’s a medium sized city, the problem is people from Leicester compare it to vastly bigger places so obviously it comes off worse.

[Heathrow fox]

19 minutes ago, Facecloth said:

Northampton has applied and failed. 

 

Your criteria seems to be size and how well known. You seem to disregard history and administration, and geography. Leicester is the main settlement in its county and has played a large roll in the history of the country, what more do you want? There are a few that are a bit odd, like Salford being a city when its practically in Manchester, but i think on the whole we've got it right.

I’m glad Northampton failed.Good for them.Just give this years one to Preston.Where does this end?Welcome to the city of Skegness maybe?Yes I’m going for size and regional importance.Some sort of recognition for the likes of Oxford Salisbury and York also.My point remains.Leicester has a town feel to it.

[Nalis]

Unapologetically doing the 'as a [x]' here when I say as a non Leicester resident that it feels like a city and is the size of a city, albeit not a very big one. Reminds me a little of Belfast in terms of size.

 

The 'city' I am from however is a glorified town that received city status in the last 30 years. It is by no way a city in any shape or form and usually very low scoring answer on uk city related questions on pointless.

[peach0000]

1 minute ago, Heathrow fox said:

I’m glad Northampton failed.Good for them.Just give this years one to Preston.Where does this end?Welcome to the city of Skegness maybe?Yes I’m going for size and regional importance.Some sort of recognition for the likes of Oxford Salisbury and York also.My point remains.Leicester has a town feel to it.

It really doesn't though. It is comfortably a city no matter how you measure it.

 

Just for some context the biggest non city is currently Reading which is about half the size of Leicester

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Always felt that Leicester's biggest issue is that plenty of folk regard the clock tower as the centre, unfortunately that pocket of town is an absolute tip infested with chav goblins and overlooked by the bloody Haymarket. The other end of the High Street seems like a different city entirely, it feels less grubby.