Maybe because the market stalls are run by spivs, opportunistic market traders and chancers and because the goods and food on sale are cheap, unimaginative, poor quality, excessively priced rip offs
The "something different" should be genuine pace - unfortunately we don't produce many real pace bowlers and those we do produce seem to all be very injury prone
Rented there for 6 months when I came back from working abroad as it was easy to rent, had basic facilities within easy reach and was therefore convenient while we looked for somewhere more permanent. The Clamp is correct when he describes it as soulless. Also the buildings and flats were dull...