The Spanish
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you say it better and more succinctly and less irately than me. thank you.
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Brighton voted worst seaside resort.....
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you say it better and more succinctly and less irately than me. thank you.
The Spanish
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your replies illustrate the problem. lets see how many milliseconds brighton lasts without its traditional industry.
Sure tourism is a big deal, but it's not mainly about the seaside anymore, at least not in the traditional way of resorts like Torquay or Scarborough.
The Spanish
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they have all adapted to a certain extent. brighton is by no means unique in having done that. there is still a massive domestic tourism market. you seem to be saying brighton is some radically different place that has redefined its self while the rest of them are still having knobbly knee contests. brighton and one of the countries biggest draws is the pier. thats hardly the gardner centre is it?
As usual you're missing the point. The tourism industry in Brighton has largely moved beyond the traditional bucket and spade knotted hanky on the beach holiday. Brighton has evolved into something more, a bit like Barcelona, it's a city you visit that happens to be by the sea, but that's not really why most people go there. ( nb I'm not claiming Brighton is any way in the same league as Barcelona)
I can imagine nothing worse than having the live among bohemians.
The Spanish
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the barcelona comparison! the classic. sorry mate but you are talking nonsense. its a seaside town. its exactly this attitude that makes it a laughing stock around the rest of the country though.
you really believe that most visitors are not coming for the traditional seaside experience
? total and utter nonsense.you can believe what you like about the place, its not up to me.
Dandyman
In London village.
I am saving this quote for November when the inhabitants of the fishing village start spouting their usual ill-informed nonsense and whining about Bonfire Night.
What is this 'more'?
The Spanish
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a couple of IT recruitment companies and a needle exchange.
very few brightonians i know buy into the myth and the fanshawe inspired silliness in fact they take the pis s out of it and find it embarrassing.
like most people i know laugh at people who say 'city' at every opportunity.
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This! Poor old Meg, he's not from Brighton
Mr Everyone
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This is pretty much how I see it too. The major problem to me, with Brighton, is the overcrowding and lack of space. It's a victim of its own success.
Goring Gull
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Brighton also a shite beach fecking pebbles littered with glass and hyperdermic needles, Lovely.
It's a great town ( i still don't consider it a city such as Manchester,Leeds or Sheffield) it just doesn't have the facilities and infrastructure as these Cities. It does what it does very well, great resturants, pubs and a chilled out vibe. It is a city for the "young proffesional" i fecking hate that expression but it's not a family place like say Scarborough or Torquay are.
It's a great town ( i still don't consider it a city such as Manchester,Leeds or Sheffield) it just doesn't have the facilities and infrastructure as these Cities. It does what it does very well, great resturants, pubs and a chilled out vibe. It is a city for the "young proffesional" i fecking hate that expression but it's not a family place like say Scarborough or Torquay are.
Dave the OAP
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But it is!
....and that is to be celebrated as we are different to Scarborough, Blackpool and Skegness! Who are full of drunken jocks, fat legging wearing northern women and miserable flat cap wearing whippet buggerers! ( note..one of these statements may be exaggerated)
Can you expand on this please. I'm genuinely interested.
Mr Everyone
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Absolutely. I might add that I see Brighton as a place that isn't defined soley by its beach like Scarborough et al are. It offers a bit more. It could also be a rival to arty places like Bristol or Norwich.
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MICK PATCHAM
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Kevo .....
"Of course both the Mail and the Torygraph despise Brighton because they think it's full of gays, lefties and greens....." er perhaps because IT IS you doughnut! pat your guide dog for me mate .....they do a great job
"Of course both the Mail and the Torygraph despise Brighton because they think it's full of gays, lefties and greens....." er perhaps because IT IS you doughnut! pat your guide dog for me mate .....they do a great job
Lord Bracknell
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But you are wrong, as proved by the statistics. Every single hotel in Brighton is full, every weekend of the year. The people coming here between september and april are coming for shops, restaurants, gigs, theatres and clubs, not because it's by the sea. A very large proportion of people who come in the summer also come for these reasons. It is a city break destination not primarily a seaside destination. Hence the comparison with Barcelona. The poster quite clearly stated Brighton is nothing like Barcelona. But the point is, most people do not come to brighton because it is by the seaside. Hence Brighton isnt desolate in the winter unlike every other seaside resort.the barcelona comparison! the classic. sorry mate but you are talking nonsense. its a seaside town. its exactly this attitude that makes it a laughing stock around the rest of the country though.
you really believe that most visitors are not coming for the traditional seaside experience
you can believe what you like about the place, its not up to me.
Exactly. It's more realistic and useful to compare Brighton to Bristol, Nottingham and Newcastle than with Scarborough, Blackpool and Torquay. That is not to say that it doesn't rely on tourism.