Comments on: St Albans: not bad for a southern city http://www.501places.com/2010/08/st-albans-not-bad-for-a-southern-city/ Sharing the world with you Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Natalie http://www.501places.com/2010/08/st-albans-not-bad-for-a-southern-city/#comment-19365 Natalie Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:36:58 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=3374#comment-19365 This has made me feel so much better!! I'm in a serious relationship with someone I met at Uni, I'm from the Midlands and love the North, and he's from St Albans, and LOVES the South, we fought a few battles, but it made sense for me to move Southwards. He's also fighting about moving from St Albans, so it's looking like we'll be moving to St Albans. Everything that you've written about the North is what I feel about it, so hopefully what you've said about St Albans I will agree with too! This has made me feel so much better!! I’m in a serious relationship with someone I met at Uni, I’m from the Midlands and love the North, and he’s from St Albans, and LOVES the South, we fought a few battles, but it made sense for me to move Southwards. He’s also fighting about moving from St Albans, so it’s looking like we’ll be moving to St Albans. Everything that you’ve written about the North is what I feel about it, so hopefully what you’ve said about St Albans I will agree with too!

]]> By: Andy Jarosz http://www.501places.com/2010/08/st-albans-not-bad-for-a-southern-city/#comment-14763 Andy Jarosz Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:59:29 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=3374#comment-14763 You're absolutely right Haydn. I made the common lazy error that anyone from the north does of lumping the term 'southern' on the SE. All the negative connotations that it brings (traffic, lack of greenery, people in a rush) of course relate more to distance from a big city (London) and can't apply to the south west, which is more rural than much of the north. I don't know the SW anywhere near as much as I'd like to, esp. the coastlines which I must visit again soon. Thanks for stopping by :) You’re absolutely right Haydn. I made the common lazy error that anyone from the north does of lumping the term ‘southern’ on the SE. All the negative connotations that it brings (traffic, lack of greenery, people in a rush) of course relate more to distance from a big city (London) and can’t apply to the south west, which is more rural than much of the north.
I don’t know the SW anywhere near as much as I’d like to, esp. the coastlines which I must visit again soon.
Thanks for stopping by :)

]]> By: Hadyn http://www.501places.com/2010/08/st-albans-not-bad-for-a-southern-city/#comment-14751 Hadyn Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:22:10 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=3374#comment-14751 Notwithstanding this is a brilliant piece, you do seem to have a rather negative view of the South of England: "the best compliment I can give is that if you have no choice but to live in the south then St Albans is one of the best places to make your home" I live in the far South West of England on the south coast (by choice) and I would not wish to live anyplace else. I have lived in London and Cardiff and neither match this lovely part of England. Your description of the North of England is very much like the South West (we have vast countryside that affords much solitude) except we have better weather and do not have such huge cities like Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool and so on. I think that makes this southern part of England somewhat more attractive by your argument. I think the title of this post would be better St Albans: not bad for a South Eastern city. After reading this, though, I want to go check out St Albans for myself because I have never been and you really sell it well. I so hear you about Chester - an absolutely beautiful place and my favourite place up North. Have a good day, H- Notwithstanding this is a brilliant piece, you do seem to have a rather negative view of the South of England:

“the best compliment I can give is that if you have no choice but to live in the south then St Albans is one of the best places to make your home”

I live in the far South West of England on the south coast (by choice) and I would not wish to live anyplace else. I have lived in London and Cardiff and neither match this lovely part of England.

Your description of the North of England is very much like the South West (we have vast countryside that affords much solitude) except we have better weather and do not have such huge cities like Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool and so on. I think that makes this southern part of England somewhat more attractive by your argument.

I think the title of this post would be better St Albans: not bad for a South Eastern city.

After reading this, though, I want to go check out St Albans for myself because I have never been and you really sell it well.

I so hear you about Chester – an absolutely beautiful place and my favourite place up North.

Have a good day,
H-

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