My city vs Your City (official city bashing thread)

Originally Posted by grego66

Hmmm maybe, maybe not but whichever that's only for now.

Yeah, Leeds is going to keep falling further and further behind. After all, people live, work and play in conurbations, they don't restrict themselves to artificial boundaries. The simple fact is that the Manchester City Region is the fastest growing in the UK economically, meaning it will continue to leave Leeds behind.

[dgnr8]

No there isn't, if you're arguing about blasphemy then don't change your argument. One is not worse than the other, they're both equally blasphemous. Do you tell a child off for saying "arse" or do you tell the child off for using a low level of vulgarity? Make your fucking mind up.

I could quite easily say "Jesus titty fucking Christ" and it wouldn't be blasphemous. Why? Because it DOES NOT RELATE TO ANY ONE PERSON OR GROUP OTHER THAN BY NAME. I'm NOT attacking anybody, I'm NOT disparaging a religion (and you've got some fucking cheek to question my beliefs) and I'm certainly NOT backing down on my previous stance. I know I'm right, others have agreed but you being a fucking nonce, are blowing things way out of preportion to stave off some of the tidal wave of shit that's been flowing your way.

Tidal wave? Shit, by grego's reckoning I need to send an apology letter to the Prime Minister of Thailand.

[grego66]

Originally Posted by dgnr8

You could fuck the Trafford Centre off all together and Manchester is still better than Leeds for shopping. The only thing I've seen that's different from Manchester is the markets. Big whoop. We may not have one big fancy one in the centre but there's hundreds of daily markets spread throughout Greater Manchester.

Leeds only caters to the street chic. You've admitted this yourself. Manchester really does have shopping for *every* type of person you could wish for, and more of it.

But then so does Birmingham. And London. And Glasgow. You're not special for shopping anymore. The fact you had a Harvey Nicks before anyone except London seems to have gone to your head a bit.

Who cares whats in GM we are talking city ve city.

Dgnr8 you completely misunderstood what I said about street chic. I was
referring to manchester when I said it and I was being complimentary
particulary to the shops that cater to the undergound and alternative in
other words the street chic. manchester is probably the best city around
for this I ackowledge that but Leeds is up and coming with places like
Granary Wharf and Corn Exchange.

[dgnr8]

You can't compare the corn exchange to anything in Manc. The building is wonderful, but the shops are chains man. They're not independent stores. The shops you have in the corn exchange can be found in most UK cities. And you're lying, you were totally agreeing with me about Leeds only catering for trendy street chic people. Don't be such a whiney fag and just admit it.

And again, your knowledge knows no bounds! Manchester's underground scene is good but not on a par with London. To say it's the best in the country is like me saying Leeds has the best shopping in the country because somebody told me once. Uh oh!

Greg, people from Leeds (well, you and Leeds No.1) are the only ones who seem to think a city should be restricted to an artificial boundary. Everyone else considers the "city" to be the conurbation. After all, that's where you live, work and play. You don't restrict yourself to an artificial boundary. Even Gothic came into the conversation a while back to say that yourself and Leeds No.1 were being arses and that both Salford and Trafford are a part of Manchester in the same way as Westminster is in London.

[dgnr8]

Alright then, bollocks to just GMCR. Manchester it is. There are over 13 full on markets in my locality (and they're the only ones that spring to mind). I live at least 6 miles from any boarder. All are within this fake small city you insist on.

[grego66]

Originally Posted by dgnr8

No there isn't, if you're arguing about blasphemy then don't change your argument. One is not worse than the other, they're both equally blasphemous. Do you tell a child off for saying "arse" or do you tell the child off for using a low level of vulgarity? Make your fucking mind up.

I could quite easily say "Jesus titty fucking Christ" and it wouldn't be blasphemous. Why? Because it DOES NOT RELATE TO ANY ONE PERSON OR GROUP OTHER THAN BY NAME. I'm NOT attacking anybody, I'm NOT disparaging a religion (and you've got some fucking cheek to question my beliefs) and I'm certainly NOT backing down on my previous stance. I know I'm right, others have agreed but you being a fucking nonce, are blowing things way out of preportion to stave off some of the tidal wave of shit that's been flowing your way.

Tidal wave? Shit, by grego's reckoning I need to send an apology letter to the Prime Minister of Thailand.

I have to admit I don't even know if this post was directed at me!
Fact is you were out of order I never mentioned blasphemy!!! the
bottome line is you went too far and probably will do again.

There's no shit coming my way I can't handle. Tidal wave? What are
you talking about - serious question.

The only thing I am guilty of is bringing it up again and that's because
you of all people "got angry" at me because I was stating fact about
the CG. The same person who writes low-life stuff like you do has the
balls to get angry at me for putting a few people right about a sporting
event.

[dgnr8]

If you really don't know what the tidal wave thing was in reference too, I'm going to leave SSC for good, full of content in the knowledge that I'm really not that bad a person.

[grego66]

Originally Posted by dgnr8

You can't compare the corn exchange to anything in Manc. The building is wonderful, but the shops are chains man. They're not independent stores. The shops you have in the corn exchange can be found in most UK cities. And you're lying, you were totally agreeing with me about Leeds only catering for trendy street chic people. Don't be such a whiney fag and just admit it.

And again, your knowledge knows no bounds! Manchester's underground scene is good but not on a par with London. To say it's the best in the country is like me saying Leeds has the best shopping in the country because somebody told me once. Uh oh!

No find the thread/post I am not lying you are wrong about
what I meant by street chic. Street Chic means the alternative
people. Go read the series of posts again.

I didn't say manchesters underground scene was the best
I said it's probably the best. I should have said 'in the
North of England' but I thought London would go without
saying Carnaby Street etc. manchester can't compete with
that and we all know it. It goes witout saying.

[caw123]

manchester can't compete with
that and we all know it. It goes witout saying.

Neither can any other UK cities.

[grego66]

Originally Posted by dgnr8

If you really don't know what the tidal wave thing was in reference too, I'm going to leave SSC for good, full of content in the knowledge that I'm really not that bad a person.

LoL
No one is saying you are a bad person (I don't think I did)
just that you tend to be a bit colourful in your language and
probably offensive to people who don't know your style.

Instead of apologising for making a couple of posts which would
have got you banned from all the forums I know of you have
simply gone on and wormed your way out of it.

Tidal Wave get real okay! manchester when it comes to shopping
doesn't have anything on Leeds WTF is this tidal wave?

[caw123]

manchester when it comes to shopping
doesn't have anything on Leeds

Yet more bollocks. Had too much to drink this season greg?

[grego66]

Originally Posted by caw123

Neither can any other UK cities.

Exactly that is why it should go without saying and that's why
I didn't say it. manchester on the other hand particularly in the
80's was probably the best (OUTSIDE LONDON) for alternative
shopping.


Leeds is coming up now though. There are loads of independant
stores in the Corn Exchange, my Auntie owned one and I have
a mate that owns another for starters. Then there's Granary Wharf
and in the 70's not now though the Merrian Centre market could
make a fair claim for underground shopping particularly record shops
(rarities).

[grego66]

Originally Posted by caw123

Yet more bollocks. Had too much to drink this season greg?

I rarely drink C123
Leeds has it over manchester when it comes to shopping.
Shoppers in manchester have to cross streets busy with cars to
get from A 2 B - enough said.
Shoppers in Leeds don't have this problem. We have an unmatchable
pedestrian area that covers a fucking massive area filled with wonderful
arcades, architecture, shopping centres, shops, stores, convenience, the
ultimate shoppers trip. The ambience is there. I know of nowhere in
manchester where this buzz can be found.

[dgnr8]

Just the trifling matter of over 25,000 lives being lost over the past 48 hours Grego.

The fact you're oblivious to either the event or the reference is absurd. My 4 year old cousin said a prayer for them yesterday without any coercing. It has nothing to do with anything, I know, I was making light of you. Bollocks to it, I'm going to get stoned now. I suggest you try skunk sometime Grego, it might drag you out of your sheltered life sometime.

[dgnr8]

I don't need to find the thread Grego because you're posting in it. About 4 pages back. Do keep up, spacky.

[dgnr8]

I rarely drink C123
Leeds has it over manchester when it comes to shopping.
Shoppers in manchester have to cross streets busy with cars to
get from A 2 B - enough said.

CASE CLOSED, LOCK THE DOORS AND SEAL UP THE WINDOWS BOYS, NO SHOPPING FOR YOU MANCS TODAY!

Originally Posted by grego66

I rarely drink C123
Leeds has it over manchester when it comes to shopping.
Shoppers in manchester have to cross streets busy with cars to
get from A 2 B - enough said.
Shoppers in Leeds don't have this problem. We have an unmatchable
pedestrian area that covers a fucking massive area filled with wonderful
arcades, architecture, shopping centres, shops, stores, convenience, the
ultimate shoppers trip. The ambience is there. I know of nowhere in
manchester where this buzz can be found.

And Manchester has the small matter of more than twice the number of shops and a much larger selection of goods. A pedestrianised area doesn't make a city centre the best for shopping. Leeds is nice to go to but you can't get everything you would need there. Manchester, on the other hand, has everything. You name something you can buy in Leeds but not Manchester. As for the other way around, lets start with the entire range at Selfridges!

[grego66]

Originally Posted by dgnr8

Just the trifling matter of over 25,000 lives being lost over the past 48 hours Grego.

The fact you're oblivious to either the event or the reference is absurd. My 4 year old cousin said a prayer for them yesterday without any coercing. It has nothing to do with anything, I know, I was making light of you. Bollocks to it, I'm going to get stoned now. I suggest you try skunk sometime Grego, it might drag you out of your sheltered life sometime.

I know of the disastour dgnr8 I was saying WTF as it got to do
with the argument?

Now you are still trying to worm out of wht you posted but even
now going to lower depths.

Shame on you dgnr8.

I don't need drugs.

[dgnr8]

You obviously do grego because you're a total fuckwit without them.