Comments by "" (@titteryenot4524) on "Battle to protect Tyne Bridge’s endangered residents for 100 year celebration" video.

  1. By ‘eck, it’s grim oop North! Poor old Newcastle will never win any prizes for beauty. Try Durham; a much more pleasant option.
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  2. Ask yourself why the wild parties and binge alcohol? These people are living in a horrendously grey, grim urban landscape. Never underestimate the power of our surroundings to shape our lives. Seeing ugliness everywhere warps the soul.
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  3.  @mamabari07  Are you a Brit? Bari suggests Italy?
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  4.  @jenjones90  I disagree about Bari. It has a gorgeous whitewashed Old Town that reminded me of a Morrocan medina. The rest is a bit meh, agreed, but even Bari’s ‘meh’ is 100x more appealing than Newcastle’s ‘ugh!’
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  5.  @jenjones90  Google ‘Bari Old Town’ and look at the pictures. You cannot with a straight face tell me Newcastle can remotely compete with this in terms of pulchritude. Even Italy’s ‘ugly’ cities are miles more lovely than the bulk of UK cities: Milan or Manchester? Brindisi or Birmingham? Perugia or Portsmouth? I rest my case.
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  6.  @jenjones90  You described Bari as a “sh*thole”; it’s not. And on the sh*thole scale, if Bari is one, I dread to think what Newcastle is.
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  7.  @jenjones90  Seriously: Google ‘Bari Old Town’ and if you describe what you see as a ‘sh*thole’ then what on Earth you consider ‘beautiful’ is going to have to meet very high standards. Perhaps an Italian boyfriend cheated on you in Bari; is that it?🤓
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  8.  @jenjones90  ‘ Probably wins?! Probably?! Have you been to an optician’s lately? 😂
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  9.  @jenjones90  “Everyone is depressed and poor and there’s a huge amount of crime” - that’ll be Newcastle then!🤣
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  10.  @jenjones90  Ah, you’re twisting the debate now. This was originally about the visual merits of certain places. The economics of a place is a different matter. I lived in Sicily for a year back in the 1990s and the quality of life (sunny, relaxed, healthy, surrounded by beauty everywhere) was much better than the grey, grim treadmill stress of the UK. Yes, some of the attitudes vis-a-vis women were a bit hidebound, but this didn’t ruin or unbalance the overwhelming positives when compared to the UK. Also, many of these attitudes you mention exist in France and Spain, too, and I have lived in both those places, too. When you weigh up the pros and cons of life in France, Spain or Italy versus life in the UK, for me, the Latin countries win out every time, notwithstanding their evident deficiencies and social/economic issues.
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  11.  @jenjones90  Ah hah! Mugged! That’s bound to taint your view, but I take your points and they are well made.👍
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  12.  @jenjones90  Just for the record, and in the interests of balance, the UK has some high-points, aesthetically: my hometown, Edinburgh, is up there in any list of most beautiful European cities; Durham is a delight; Bath is beautiful; Chester’s charming; it ain’t all bad! However, I’m afraid that when it comes to natural beauty the UK once again cannot hold a candle to the likes of France, Spain or Italy. Even the Highlands of Scotland (massively overrated imo) are no match for the Italian Alps, or Dolomites or Apennines. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but most everyone I meet with whom I discuss these things would concur with the aforementioned opinions.
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  13.  @jenjones90  Another one for the record: I ain’t into all that machismo bollix so prevalent in the Latin countries. For me, this is one of the most off-putting things about them.
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  14.  @jenjones90  I don’t buy the “it’s friendlier oop North” schtick. They are friendly … to a point. It’s very tribal. You need to fit in. Need to conform. Speak like them. Share similar ideas. I can’t abide that inbred mentality. The ‘friendliness’ quickly evaporates in the face of non-Northern ‘difference’. Also, I never trust anyone who bangs on about how much more friendly they are compared to everyone else. Others will be the judge of that. It’s like a comedian telling me they are funny. We, the audience decide that; not you, the comedian. All that said, tribalism exists everywhere. Particularly in traditional communities. So, yes, in Southern Italy particularly there exists this mistrust of difference, and yes, often undisguised racism. Humans are messy and complex.
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  15.  @jenjones90  Nice chatting.👍🤓
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  16.  @jenjones90  You need to stop buying your clothes in Primark and get some Gucci!🤣 😎
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  17.  @jenjones90  I was talking specifically of the North/South thing in the UK. As much as I can (it can be difficult) I try to take every person I meet on their merits. Try not to categorise or box them, and doing this, the vast majority of folks everywhere are decent and nice. But these things all depend on so many things: am I male or female? Black or white? Gay or straight? Rich or poor? Most people I meet respond well cos I’m curious, I suppose. Anyway, must dash now. All the best. Btw. Edinburgh is lovely, but wtf did they do with Princes Street?! A whole other debate for another day. Bye! 👋 ✌️
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  18.  @markpalmer8995  Lol. I’m from the North and I’m here to tell you that Newcastle is an utter dump! 🤣
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  19.  @keith8609  No. I’m not a small business, Keithy. Get it right or not at all, son.
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  20. It’s just an opinion, cobber. We all have ‘em! Don’t get me started on Oz as you might not like it. 👍✌️😉 Oh, I just read yer a Geordie. It’s amazing what an accident of birth can do to a feller.
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