What are the most / least friendly towns / cities in the UK? IYO?

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My town has a reputation for being unfriendly / snooty and I’m interested to see if it pops up here 👀

Personally, I find Cardiff and Birmingham to friendly and upbeat cities.

So does mine! Glasgow and Newcastle both have friendly reputations which have been borne out when I've visited.

I think it’s useful when deciding where to go for a day trip. I wouldn’t say that London is unfriendly but it’s quite intimidating.

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Bath is snooty and I didn't like the rugger buggers who made me feel intimidate.

Edinburgh was very friendly, if a tad reserved. I loved it there.

Stondon, Bedfordshire. Suffocatingly posh.

Sorry I meant Stotfold!

Billericay, Brentwood, Basildon. Find people there a very odd bunch - so mean!

Stopped off at Stroud on route to somewhere once and people there seemed so rude.

Did the Christmas markets in Birmingham a few years ago and everyone we spoke to or asked for directions from were lovely.

GLASGOW ❤️❤️❤️

I found Cardiff awful
Never had a problem in Leeds

Harrogate unfriendly

You'll get as many opinions as people. For example: I love London, find it very friendly and full of neighbourly support.
Bath was a delight.
Glasgow stank of cigarettes (only passed through to be fair).
Edinburgh ok, same old things with some nice buildings.
My daughter HATED Brighton.
My friend loves St Leonards/Hastings - I can't see the attraction.

Lol @Crumpleton I used to live in an incredibly unfriendly village near Stroud! Was a shame as its really pretty around there.

Also found the East Midlands unfriendly where I went to uni.

Friendliest places ive been/lived are Newcastle and Manchester.

I'm from near Glasgow so am used to how sociable strangers can be. At the weekend there I stayed in Newcastle and found folk of a similar ilk.
It's nice to be nice!

Edinburgh and Manchester, friendliest

Newcastle and Bedford, least friendly

Bourton-On-The-Water. In fact a large proportion of the Cotswolds in general. I get along with everybody but the undercurrent of snootiness really got to me after a few days. Guess they’re just sick of tourists, I get that. Money definitely doesn’t buy manners tho!

People tend to be very friendly in B’ham and the Black Country IMO.

I'm not sure I want a town or city to be "friendly" if that means striking up random conversations on the bus, neighbours expecting you to be their friends or people knowing your business. I like cities because you can generally be self-contained and anonymous.

I was happily surprised at how chatty, friendly and willing to stop and chat people were when I was in Liverpool. They all seemed really upbeat and comfortable in their own skin.

Newcastle and the north east in general, lovely friendly people

I spend my working day speaking to members of the public from all over the UK. I can categorically state that Solihull wins the prize for the most stuck up, unfriendly place in the country. No contest.

Wigan is the friendliest place I've ever visited!

It really is! I work there and folk are so warm and down-to-earth.

Most friendly.
Liverpool
Manchester
Edinburgh
Glasgow

Least friendly London

Most friendly Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham.

As cities go, I find Sheffield pretty friendly, probably more than Manchester. Buxton also has a friendly reputation, and I've found it a pretty relaxed place to visit.

Have to confess I don't find Lincolnshire in general has a friendly vibe.