Mine are mostly in the UK.
The worst places I've been to are Glasgow, Port Talbot, Le Havre in France, Middlesbrough, Wolverhampton and that dump of a seaside town, Morecambe.
But the outright winner has to be that concrete jungle I took an instant hatred to - Livingston in Scotland!
You got a problem with Scotland Jamie?
You've obviously never been to Cumbernauld, it makes Livingston look like Paris
I should say though that I owe a lot to Cumbernauld I had a customer there and worked up that way for a long time but thank god I never had to live there.
I miss Glasgow though, it's a lovely place in the summer these days.
Not at all. Lived in Inverness for two years. Really nice place.Originally Posted by JimOttley
You got a problem with Scotland Jamie?
I miss Scotland a lot particularly the west coast where I come from.Not at all. Lived in Inverness for two years. Really nice place.
The ex is from Fort William.
I spent 1 month working in Cumbernauld. Your description is reasonable....You've obviously never been to Cumbernauld, it makes Livingston look like Paris
Won't tell who I worked for though
Smoggyland which alongside Hartlepool must be ranked as least likely to win a britain in bloom awardMiddlesbrough
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
My home town Harrogate won contest so many times we got bannedSmoggyland which alongside Hartlepool must be ranked as least likely to win a britain in bloom award
Been to Tondo a few times,used to be ranked as one of the worst parts of Manila,the first time I went there I saw two guys try and snatch a womans bagWasnt so bad walking around the squatters houses though,met a few decent people
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
My pal Seg used to live in Tondo, his family owned a small house there although the family and his dad's business were based in Samar.Been to Tondo a few times,used to be ranked as one of the worst parts of Manila,the first time I went there I saw two guys try and snatch a womans bag
He wanted out of Tondo and got out as soon as he could when the company he worked for gave him the chance to live in the shared company house during the week.
He's now working in Dubai.
Friends of ours have nice house in Tondo. He's a Brit.
Visited there a few times. Yeah, bit uncomfortable sometimes (being a stranger and a white guy)
Luckily had no real bad experiences. (close calls though)
Actually we've had some nice times with some of the locals
Paris
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Does smoky mountain still exist Jim?Havent wandered around Tondo or North Harbour areas for a number of years,I normally try to avoid Manila nowadays or leastways limit my time there before flying south,I think Davao's cleanliness,polite Taxi-drivers etc have spoilt me
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
I've only been through the Tondo area once Tawi and I was driving (that was scaryDoes smoky mountain still exist Jim?Havent wandered around Tondo or North Harbour areas for a number of years,I normally try to avoid Manila nowadays or leastways limit my time there before flying south,I think Davao's cleanliness,polite Taxi-drivers etc have spoilt me
Having just done a bit of research I would guess it's probably still there, there is one like that down in Las Pinas too but nowhere near the same size, close to our Nanay's place though :( although it should be going soon as there is a road getting build to connect C5 to the coastal road, indeed last time I looked that particular dump was significantly smaller than it used to be
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Bit more research, it was still there in Nov 2008 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramdibo...47384/sizes/l/
Its still very much here Jim.. On the positive side there is a project that is proposing the collection of methane gas from the mountain which will be used to charge batteries for electric Jeepneys..
I know its a really tough life there for locals but at least they are making an honest living of sorts..If the R.P did change their stance on modern incinerators (which I think they should do) there will be a another army of beggars on the streets of Manila to contend with..
Damned if you do,damned if you dont..
Still prefer the place to Middlesbrough though..
Pinoys saw it as a national shameSmoky Mountain
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
At least the lad in that pic I linked too has a pair of wellies :(Pinoys saw it as a national shame
I know all about the scavenging on these dumps Tawi, for other reasons, and yes it's extremely sad too many good people end up as human recyclers working on these dumps separating plastic and the likes :(
I went to Delhi's infamous red light district G.B.road once,proper sleazy crap-hole,I was with a mate and we almost held hands for security it was that scary
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
Well my mate Seg from Tondo did quite well in Glasgow when he was there, while I can find Glasgow pretty scary at times, he took it all in his strideI went to Delhi's infamous red light district G.B.road once,proper sleazy crap-hole,I was with a mate and we almost held hands for security it was that scary
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Chavtowns - Britains worst places to live !
http://www.chavtowns.co.uk/
Morguewith dead bodies around.
Worst places for me in no particular order:
grangemouth
Grimsby
Damman, Suadi
Thats all I can remember for now as I tend to get fairly drunk to block some of the really bad places out!!!
It's been emontional
hull is a bit of a dump and cleethorpes when the sea has gone out you are walking miles to find it
Worst place ever in my life was Lagos.
Just happened that every experience was a bad memory. Maybe just my bad luck
I agree with you Terpe.
The first time I went to Lagos (Nigeria) was in 1978.
As I was checked over by the immigration in Lagos airport, they tried to take my SLR camera away saying it was not allowed in the country. I grabbed it back.
As we left the airport, there was a traffic jam getting out for about 1 hour.
At the end of the jam as we could see the empty road ahead, the police fined me (not the Nigerian driver) for speeding.We had been driving at less than a mile an hour.
These sorts of stories are legendary and frequent and anyone who has travelled extensively in West Africa will tell you many similar stories.
I finally got to understand Nigeria more as the years went by and I visited there many more times.
There were always problems there and, even though I haven't been there for some years now, I suppose nothing has changed.
I worked in about 12 West African countries and they all have problems of some sort or another, but Nigeria is the worst by a long way.
I could go on................
I agree with you Terpe.
The first time I went to Lagos (Nigeria) was in 1978.
As I was checked over by the immigration in Lagos airport, they tried to take my SLR camera away saying it was not allowed in the country. I grabbed it back.
As we left the airport, there was a traffic jam getting out for about 1 hour.
At the end of the jam as we could see the empty road ahead, the police fined me (not the Nigerian driver) for speeding.
These sorts of stories are legendary and frequent and anyone who has travelled extensively in West Africa will tell you many similar stories.
I finally got to understand Nigeria more as the years went by and I visited there many more times.
There were always problems there and, even though I haven't been there for some years now, I suppose nothing has changed.
I worked in about 12 West African countries and they all have problems of some sort or another, but Nigeria is the worst by a long way.
I could go on................
Enjoyed reading that. Bought back many memories.
It's true we all have many stories.
Africa was really a good learning experience for me. Although at least 4 or 5 life threatening experiences (Nigeria)
Yes Terpe,
Enjoyed reading that. Bought back many memories.
It's true we all have many stories.
Africa was really a good learning experience for me. Although at least 4 or 5 life threatening experiences (Nigeria)
I was asked once if I was interested in being a shore administrator doing logistics for ships in West Africa.
When I spoke to the man in the Oil company he asked me how many West African countries I had worked in, not whether I knew much about getting ships in and out of port etc.
We all know that if you can work in West Africa, you can work anywhere.
The rest of the world was a doddle for me; you need eyes in the back of your head in West Africa.
worse place , now i remember, being 1 of 15 in the household our outside toilet brings back many many horible images , so to me being one of the youngest, that place was the most horible place up to now
I lived in central London for a year or two when I was 18/19.
I never felt safe there and I still don't.
It seems to be just full of crooks and loonies.
Rather be in Manila.
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