Our City is Beautiful, Our Parks are amazing..

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

Why have you narrowed it to Boroughs? The poster said City.

 

Because there are only two cities in Greater London; Westminster and the City of London. The City of Southampton therefore has more parks than any other City.

 

Semantics? Maybe.

Pedantry? Definitely.

[Crab Lungs]

The problem with Southampton is that its populated with Southamptoners, some of which are the most miserable, negative, aggressive, scummy toss-pots it has even been my misfortune to encounter, and thats saying something considering I studied in Manchester..

 

So true.

 

I'm looking forward to returing next weekend and catching up with my friends but Southampton is full of knuckle draggers or pretentious ****s. And it COULD HAVE BEEN an amazing city if we'd taken the same initiative Portsmouth Council had and redeveloped Ocean Village, West Quay and other parts of particular interest. What have we got considering out city used to be referred to as 'the gateway to the world?' an pathetic Titanic museum, a pokey tudor house and an aviation museum that would embarass the Wright brothers.

 

And, to top things off, people actually stop off from cruises here... they walk through the container yard and industrial estate to spend a day sightseeing... although there is nothing to see apart from the 'tourist attractions' above or west quay... and any ****er can go shopping in any big city, a mall isn't really that much of a big deal.

 

Southampton... could have been a flagship city. could have been...

 

And...

 

I wish I had had that experience this weekend, I went back for Saturday and Sunday and was saddended at how soul-less Southampton feels compared to Brighton. It seems every time I go back there is another giant square monstrosity or block of 'luxury flats' but nothing built which you can actually do. This isn't a moan for moanings sake, as I said I was genuinely saddended by how I felt about a place I want to feel proud of.

 

Therein lies the big problem. Flats, flats and more flats on precious land which could have been something far more enterprising. Soulless is correct...

Edited 22 April, 2009 by Crab Lungs

[pilsburydoughboy]

I started out as a parks for gardener for the city council in Southampton and was fortunate enough to work in all the green spaces in our fair city. I have to say that there are not many cities the size of ours that can claim as much quality green space as ours.

Later in life i had worked as a parks manager in Skateville and what a **** hole that really is.

[hypochondriac]

How on earth did you find this? Did you search parks?

[hamster]

I really do hope that you True Sotonians keep your beautiful green areas, they are the blooming window boxes on a carbunkle, soulfree, grey, luxury apartment ]sic], corporate bloodsucking abomination of a city.I am sorry but it is true. You have.some great historical buildings and some amazing tales to tell from days of yore. They are for the.visitor though. In future years, your time in your city will be forgotten, and you can't.keep on blaming the council btw, IT IS YOUR CITY AND YOU LET THIS HAPPEN.

[Big John]

hamster have you considered ****ing off away from this city that you so dislike

 

you and your ilk may be part of the problem