Quality of Life in Manchester, United Kingdom

I come across this website as I was looking at places to visit on a short holiday. I’m from Liverpool. Out of curiosity I searched my home town to see what people had to say. There was a comment absolutely ripping into scousers and Liverpool with utter made up nonsense about us being a miserable city.

Again out of curiosity, I checked Manchester. Same again, often people from down south leaving some harsh comments about mancs being “uneducated” “anti intellectual” “childlike naivety”. It’s important to understand that for years people from north of the UK and the south of UK do NOT get on or tend to like each other, because they are completely different. We have lived around different people, lived different lives, speak differently, go about life differently. People from the north have not grew up around money. We’ve had to build our own lives without the help from the Tory government that prioritises London, a place where most of the people around these comment sections are so quick to move away from, by the way!! It speaks volumes.

The reason these privileged individuals have a hard time living up north is because they most likely show no respect for life in an unprivileged city. Southerners tend to stay stuck in their ways. The reason our cities look the way they are is because of the lack of funding from your beloved conservative government.

Most mancs I know are hard working, similar to us scousers. Graft to get by. Don't have a lot of money. Don’t live in the greatest conditions, but overall have a great city with cool hotspots. Show respect to anyone of any background, as were multi cultural cities. Have a bit of rivalry with our football teams but apart from that we’re the same.

Don’t let these people cloud your judgement or put you off moving to this city, because it’s all subjective. It depends what type of person you are.

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The main issue with the city is that it’s not as advertised. Manchester is trendy at the moment so people will claim it’s amazing because they hope it will make them seem cool.

It’s ok but nothing to write home about. It’s not London of the north or a powerhouse. It has a small town mentality.

The people are backwards and surprisingly xenophobic. Not just to southerners but to everyone. It’s why the place is so segregated. A true anti-intellectual community.

There’s a strong community vibe here which is why people just take other peoples property without asking.

The areas described as nice generally aren’t. It’s just that the surrounding areas are so bad they seem nice.

I’m not a fan of gentrification but I really think Manchester needs it. It currently has no charm or personality.

I can’t wait to finally leave for good.

It’s a visiting city and not a living city. It’s good if you’re young but not a good place to have a family and raise kids. A lot of Greater Manchester looks like it’s been hit with a nuclear bomb which must have only targeted schools because people up here don’t seem all too bright. That’s educated and non educated, they have a childlike naivety and a lack of knowledge of the wider world around them.

There’s nowhere to live as most places are ok at best and the richer people tend to choose Cheshire. The people are nice they have a poor sense of humour as they get confused easily and are pretty boring. A lot of people wnd up leaving and going to places like Leeds.