[Sussex] Chichester

sir albion said:

Spot on as I've mentioned this loads of times....Brighton sadly is a dump and attracts all the wrong types and they're so bloody scruffy it's unreal.
Brighton is a shitehole because it attracts all these hippy liberal types,students and more....
It's getting worse and will get worse

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bn9 bha said:

I don't know much about Chichester so I can't really comment, but it's nearby neighbour Selsey had some interesting characters when I worked there.

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Mouldy Boots said:

Selsey has lots of 6 fingered citizens, apart from the Albion greats, Adam and Martin Hinslewood!

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goldstone said:

I had the pleasure of visiting Chichester on Friday afternoon/evening, and what a very real pleasure it was. A very nice town centre with plenty of non-chain shops, and, what was really uplifting, good looking well-dressed people everywhere. It was almost as though I'd stepped back to an earlier age when people took care with their appearance and how they dressed. Hardly a tattoo, a piercing, or a pair of ripped jeans to be seen.


Compared to scummy Brighton it was like another world, and a very nice one too.

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sir albion said:

Spot on as I've mentioned this loads of times....Brighton sadly is a dump and attracts all the wrong types and they're so bloody scruffy it's unreal.
Brighton is a shitehole because it attracts all these hippy liberal types,students and more....
It's getting worse and will get worse

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el punal said:

Yes, it is a lovely town full of polite people and they all go to bed at 7pm.

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el punal said:

Yes, it is a lovely town full of polite people and they all go to bed at 7pm.

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Mouldy Boots said:

In Bitterne they would still be out fighting and stealing until at least 4am

Infact they have 10 x the crime to Chichester.


Chichester Crime rates

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Bitterne crime rates

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el punal said:

Slightly misleading. The Bitterne crime figures actually represent the whole of the eastern half of Southampton which admittedly has some shit hole areas. Bitterne Village (estate agents speak!), where I reside, is a rather tranquil place where residents enjoy barbecues, wine tasting and wife swapping.

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Mouldy Boots said:

Hmmm wife swapping in Bitterne doesn't do much for me, do you have any pictures to back this claim up?

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goldstone said:

I had the pleasure of visiting Chichester on Friday afternoon/evening, and what a very real pleasure it was. A very nice town centre with plenty of non-chain shops, and, what was really uplifting, good looking well-dressed people everywhere. It was almost as though I'd stepped back to an earlier age when people took care with their appearance and how they dressed. Hardly a tattoo, a piercing, or a pair of ripped jeans to be seen.


Compared to scummy Brighton it was like another world, and a very nice one too.

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Tim Over Whelmed said:

I like Chichester too. So many people say this or that town is OK but it doesn't have a waterpark, nightclub, Cathedral, Aldi, Bowling Alley or whatever else it is that people seek without thinking whether, or not, that is how a town / city has been planned. The nightlife of Brighton will always be different to Chichester mainly because some people seek Brighton style and others Chichester style, neither is wrong it's just what you prefer.

Someone recently told me that Arundel needed a night club because so many people visit in the evenings and want somewhere else to go. A nightclub could totally change the feel of a place and detract from what attracted people there in the first place.

Love places for what they are not what you want them to be.

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seagullsslimjim said:

Chichester - no character - oh dear on that post.

Yep nothing to see and forget Bosham, Fishbourne on its doorstep, sailing from the harbour and the motor circuit and racing on the Goodwood Estate, some connection to the Romans and yep no Character

Here's a bit of reading for you ..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichester

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Lower West Stander said:

My sister in law worked the stables at John Dunlops during their heady days of the 90s. There was subculture at night in the town which you never saw during the day and which has now, happily, disappeared.

Not sure I would want that revisited!

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