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What do you most dislike about the town where you live?

335 replies

Dieu · 02/09/2019 00:15

Edinburgh. I'm sitting in bed listening to a mouse scurrying around underneath. They'll be wanting to nest inside, now that the weather's turning colder. And I also have the horror of hearing them inside the walls.
All very normal here in the New Town.

What are your bugbears where you live?

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Dieu · 02/09/2019 00:16

I hope the cat reappears home soon Confused

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CremeEggThief · 02/09/2019 00:18

Abandoned shopping trolleys and broken glass everywhere.Sad

Biancadelrioisback · 02/09/2019 00:18

All the horse rustlers

PalmersGreen · 02/09/2019 00:18

London. The last few days it has been protesters outside, sirens, fights, traffic blocked and general trouble making.

Greatnorthwoods · 02/09/2019 00:20

I love my town, but it’s getting too big and urban for me (2000 people)

TreacherousPissFlap · 02/09/2019 00:20

Not much really. We have two Waitrose but our Crew Clothing is rather small Grin

ilovesooty · 02/09/2019 00:30

I dislike very little about mine. The number of Brexit voters and the simmering xenophobia maybe.

Skittlesandbeer · 02/09/2019 00:39

The number of snobby school mums at pickup. Identically dressed, identical cars, identical holidays and life goals. Does my head in every single day.

I’d happily swap them for a mouse!

helpmeiamatoad · 02/09/2019 00:41

I hate my village. Just today I tried to take a picture of someone’s lovely horses and got verbally attacked by a madwoman.

justonecottonpickingminute · 02/09/2019 00:42

Holidaymakers and daytrippers. I live in the number 2 (I think) busiest coastal resort in UK (or maybe England). It is too small to take all the visitors. It is very, very beautiful - but I can only enjoy it out of season.

Ginfordinner · 02/09/2019 00:43

Similar to ilovesooty. 70% of the people in our local market town voted for Brexit Sad

LocalBeach · 02/09/2019 00:44

Virtue Signallers, White Feminists and Londoners.

Purpleartichoke · 02/09/2019 00:44

Not enough restaurants. Really my only complaint.

evilharpy · 02/09/2019 00:45

There is absolutely nothing to do here. Population of about 8,000 people and nothing to do that doesn't require getting into a car and driving somewhere else.

PaquitaVariation · 02/09/2019 00:45

Students. Even though I used to be one of them. They just stand in the middle of the road, carrying on their conversation as you drive towards them, then look at you as if you’re the inconvenient one for daring to want to drive on the road...

hittheroadjack1 · 02/09/2019 00:45

@helpmeiamatoad I hope it is really you 😂

LocalBeach · 02/09/2019 00:46

Oh, and the cost of bus fares.

Redshoeblueshoe · 02/09/2019 00:49

All the photographers
And all the horses being squished in to 2acres !

Sorry OP but your thread is being disrailed

grannynap · 02/09/2019 00:50

Everything!

It has a bad reputation.
All the shops are closed.
There's nothing to do.
Most of the people are arseholes.

BlockedAndDeleted · 02/09/2019 00:51

@helpmetoad

We must know each other, I’m pretty sure I lived next door to that dozy mate.

She was telling me today she was getting posters of you printed to distribute through the village.

She’s got 17 Shetland ponies in her 2up 2down’s front yard yes?

tryingtobebetterallthetime · 02/09/2019 00:53

Really bad traffic that is being made worse by building cycling infrastructure but no adequate public transit. Not everyone can cycle everywhere. The cycling infrastructure is being used mainly on weekends for recreational cycling by groups of Lycra louts.

TheGirlWhoLived · 02/09/2019 00:53

Mine is the complete lack of food available past 9pm. If you are looking for anything other than a chain then you need to be in at at least 8.

Also Maggie. The village photographer is doing my bloody nut in with her incessant photographing and scuttling around ffs

Gingernaut · 02/09/2019 00:54

Wolverhampton.

Dying on it's feet, incompetent council, deprived, illiterate inhabitants, no prospect of jobs, everyone whining on about the 'good old days' and no hope of anyone voting for anything different.

Cindy55 · 02/09/2019 01:04

Very middle class white brexiteers, these people love their dogs then any children (probably their own too). They complain about everything and anything, a dark skinned man had the nerve to drive through our town? Quick call the constable.

Lack of diverse restaurants, shops, etc.

Ornery · 02/09/2019 01:12

Van lifers.

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