To say that people in Sussex are awful?

Hilarious I live in west sussex absolutely nothing wrong with people here. There are certain areas where people are considered 'posh' certain less attractive areas to live but that's like every other county in the county.

My garden backs onto the south downs and I can see the sea from thr top of it and drive to the beach in 10 mins. 1.20 from London on the train beautiful place to live.

Although people on holiday generally think we are posh on holiday due to southern accents

I agree @DragonGypsyDoris it’s bonkers

This is about as stupid as saying that one twelfth of the population has certain characteristics or attributes because of their star sign. Are you being goady just for shits and giggles?

I didn't say all of Buckinghamshire, it's a large county, just the bit I happened to be in. I don't condemn a whole place (unlike the OP) just because a bit is unfriendly

Yes Buckinghamshire is famously cold and hard hearted as a county. We certainly would have struggled to manage your delightful Midlands combination of cheeriness and tuneful accent. It’s probably a good thing that we drove you out to take refuge in the amiable climes of Sussex.

YABVU. My DF is from there and he’s absolutely lovely. His family go back there centuries. My late DGM was Sussex woman, and loved the Downs all her life. One of the best women I’ve ever known and I miss her dreadfully.

You, OP, are ignorant and rude.

Maybe you’re not very likeable?

You've just been to the wrong places . ! My village is lush and filled with all the wonderful community minded, kind generous people missing from the other parts of sussex you have been to. !

We get each others shopping as we are miles from a town, take each other to medical appointments, feed each others pets if late home .. spend a huge amount of our spare time running activities to benefit our village.

My only complaint is that we are not as racially diverse as I would like to. My kids are Eurasian.. but that's as far as it goes . We have no black families although we have a single black man who comes to ride on the farm .. so perhaps a start - if black families feel the countryside isn't for them .

LardoBurrows
O come on now you seem a bit over qualified!

My issue with my part of East Sussex is all the annoying people who've moved into my town from London and elsewhere.

Why buy a 2 bed in greater London, when, for the same money, you can purchase a 4 bed AND a 1 bed rental by the sea?

Can't stand the gentrification that's been taking place.

I went to Rye last weekend and spoke to most of the people in a small cafe. They must’ve been ok with me as I only come from neighbouring Kent. They did all have lap dogs though, that was noted.

I agree. I'm actually a manc, I moved to a village in West Sussex/mid Sussex

I've gone from the most friendliest school mums to being treated like I'm invisible.
I introduced myself on the WhatsApp group to get "Lol, see you around"

Atleast when I drive into Brighton it's friendly enough

Rather move back to the part of London I spent my twenties in.

Nailed it.

Fair do's - I like your reasoning 😁

everything, there is nothing at all that I like about the West Midlands. Hence why I haven’t ever been back 😂

I went to uni with a really fit bloke from Sussex, 20 years on I’m still gutted I never snogged him. He was really nice too, so YABU.

That makes sense- but those are all cities so can’t really be compared to Sussex as a whole. As pointed out earlier, Brighton- which is the biggest city in Sussex as a whole- voted overwhelmingly in favour of Remain. Rural areas near those cities you mentioned would likely have had fewer remainers.

There are universities in Sussex as well.

One of them used to have lots of protestors back in the day.

Oh Captain, my Captain.

We are all uniformly dreadful in my part of Sussex, but I always put it in part down to our proximity to Kent. (I'd hate for any Kentish Maids or Maids of Kent to feel left out of this).

@Notgoodatpoetrybutgreatatlit
I'm afraid not, I wasn't bright enough to become a teacher.

They/You do a fantastic job.

In Cambridge, Oxford, Bristol and Edinburgh there are many fewer Brexity pensioners I believe.

You're right actually I mixed the OP up with another poster.

I just assumed somewhere like Horsham as I equate snootiness with a conservative and middle England outlook. I only stated that it is attractive as I didn't want to offend, I don't think it is anywhere close to 'National Park' levels of beauty.

I thought the OP referred to Sussex so this is why I referred to Lewes I was trying to think of places that people may perceive as stuck up. I didn't say West Sussex, I named two West Sussex places and then one East Sussex but it isn't weird as it is about snootiness perceptions which I thought the OP was suggesting.

For some reason I saw your post and started singing "Parklife".

Even though everyone from Sussex is snooty according to the OPs.

i lived in east sussex and in the 1980s/90s there were definately sussex accents in the local village pubs

I’m from sussex so I must be awful,🙄🙄