Personal Development for Smart People Forums

Personal Development for Smart PeopleTM Forums

 

Go Back   Personal Development for Smart People Forums > Personal Development > Social & Relationships

Social & Relationships Social skills, friends, dating, sex, seduction, monogamy, polyamory, marriage, alternative relationships, soul mates, parenting, children, family life, education


Welcome to the Personal Development for Smart People Forums, the place for lively, intelligent discussion of all personal growth issues -- physical, mental, financial, social, emotional, spiritual, and more.

You're currently viewing as a guest, which gives you limited read-only access. By joining our free community, you'll be able to post your own messages, access many members-only features, see the new messages posted since your last visit, and of course remove this header message. Registration is fast, simple, and free, so please join today.

If you arrived here from a search engine, you may want to explore the main site first, which includes hundreds of deep and insightful articles on a variety of personal development topics.
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 01-14-2009, 05:28 AM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 367
dice is on a distinguished road
Default UK residents? Which is better?

I'm deciding between Leeds and Sheffield for a university to study abroad at.

Has anyone been/have any experiences that they could share?
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 01-14-2009, 10:41 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Manchester
Posts: 23
Big C is on a distinguished road
Default

Ive actually been around both cities and must say i prefer Sheffield. Okay im a speedway fan and theres a track in sheffield but its also a good night out. Plenty of good real ale pubs and some decent venues for indie rock bands, i also think Sheffield is a friendlier city too.

Best Wishes
Big C.
__________________
You cant play the blues in an armani suit-Rory Gallagher.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 01-14-2009, 11:28 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 24
shy talk is on a distinguished road
Default Leeds or Sheffield?

Both of them are evil.

At the risk of offending everyone from the UK, we only have two good cities, London and Edinburgh, and only one beautiful one, Edinburgh.

The rest are pretty horrible, generally dirty and lacking in facilities, especially compared to say a Melbourne, Sydney, Barcelona, San Francisco, Vancouver etc.

I should know I'm from Liverpool, and you wouldn't gas badgers there! City of Culture? Your'e having a laugh!
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 01-14-2009, 11:48 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 3
Eddy is on a distinguished road
Default

I'm at Leeds Uni and have visited Sheffield so can comment.

Leeds, great city, very warm and sociable. Great nightlife...

Sheffield, great student union, more compact student area...

It's a toss up but I'm glad I went to Leeds and would certainly not have it any other way. Both are great though, you can't go wrong with either imo.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 01-15-2009, 12:14 AM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 367
dice is on a distinguished road
Default

Thanks so much everyone!

I've heard Leeds is a 'good party city' but just from my research I do get better vibes from Sheffield.

Any other cities besides Edinburgh in the UK (or the world for that matter) that you think would be a good, friendly place to live/study for a year?


I'm from Canada btw, and I've been to vancouver/ottawa/toronto/victoria and probably will make comparisons to those cities.

Last edited by dice; 01-15-2009 at 12:17 AM.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 01-15-2009, 01:23 AM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 220
Sanity Panda is on a distinguished road
Default

Really. You're going to be fine in most places. It'll probably be better to focus on the course, and the sort of environment you want. Campus vs City etc.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 01-15-2009, 10:01 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Manchester
Posts: 23
Big C is on a distinguished road
Default

Manchester and Portsmouth rate highly among students also.

Best Wishes
Big C.
__________________
You cant play the blues in an armani suit-Rory Gallagher.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off



All times are GMT. The time now is 10:39 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.1.0
Copyright © 2008 by Pavlina LLC