Too deep for an old grease monkey like me :D
Some places you like and some you don't but its all part of the great game. Funnily enough, I quite like Ukraine and they're not exactly a bundle of laughs. Just more approachable
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Too deep for an old grease monkey like me :D
Some places you like and some you don't but its all part of the great game. Funnily enough, I quite like Ukraine and they're not exactly a bundle of laughs. Just more approachable
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Italy is delightfully bonkers. People love to complain about everything, they love to discuss things loudly, they sing loudly and they don't muck about when it comes to restaurants, pubs or cafes. Italy is a nation without self-control - "La Dolce Vita" is a phrase which can exist only in Italy.
Special mention must be made of France. Not Paris which is IMWPO not "French" but rural France. Provided you make an effort to try to speak a little French, the locals will fall all over you trying to be hospitable. I pulled in at a petrol station asking for directions and one chap asked me to follow him, which led to coffee and cake at his shop before sending me on my way.
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Paris. I'm willing to punch Paris out of France and call it it's own thing. The first time I went there, I orginally thought that Parisians were rude to outsiders but the second time I went there and went with a cousin, I found that Parisians are also rude to other Parisians.
Paris smells of wee, the people either don't know how to or don't care to drive properly and people will try to walk through you if you're standing on a Metro platform.
Couldn't agree more. The week I've just spent there reinforces exactly those feelings. Great fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
Ahaaaaaaa....... It explains why Bucharest is called Little Paris.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
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Never been there but it's one of my dreams.
I even dreamt one night that I was there with my boss -who acted like a jerk as usual. Now whenever I say I'd die he says I must live to see Paris with him. :devil:
Yeah...When you need a visa you'll see how friendly and welcoming they are. :devil:Quote:
Originally Posted by Donney
I've driven through the centre of Paris and it was one of the scariest situations I have ever found myself in. Its a beautiful city in parts but its like many other cities where the scum aren't too far away. Its not somewhere I've been and thought, wow I really want to return here soon. I'm not a huge fan of London, but then again only Londoners truly like London lol. Its one of those places where its enjoyable to go for a day, but on the packed train at the end, you just can't wait to get out of the place. I also don't like the mentality of 'England being a country surrounded by the M25'. Quite a few of my friends moved there after University and only a couple still remain. Every single one of them at some point got quite arrogant about London being the best place to live in the UK. One of them has bought a flat in the last month and it costs double what my 4 bed new build house is worth in Wales. If they want to pay through the nose and live in the rat race, that is fine by me.
The worst place I have ever been in the world by far is Egypt. What a filthy place that is. I've been to places where poverty is rife but in Egypt I got the impression it could have been better if the people had at least tried to look after their surroundings. I covered a lot of Egypt during my time there and it was very rare to see nice parts, apart from resorts. Driving into Cairo I saw a garbage truck tipping its contents into the river Nile which was weird for two reasons. One, I couldn't believe Cairo had a rubbish collection service considering how much rubbish was dumped in the streets or on the edge of the desert and two, the river Nile is an attraction I feel they should look after, not to mention a source of water for the city. Another shocker that stands out was when we tried to leave a coach at the pyramids. Stupidly I let my wife go in front of me and as soon as one of her feet touched the floor outside she was literally grabbed by several men either selling tacky souvenirs, or informing her she would be paying $40 to ride on a camel whether she wanted to or not. I thought at one point I was going to be arrested by the very lazy tourist police who stroll round smoking fags and pointing their AK-47 rifles. I had one guy by the throat as he gripped and stretched my wife's t shirt in the struggle. Our tour guide diffused the situation and the camel guider chanted 'donkey' at me as we walked away. Not sure if he was referring to our own resident 'Donkey' here or actually under the impression it would insult me?
The final delight of that trip was visiting a famous Mosque. we were told before we left that day that women had to cover their shoulders and legs to which my wife did out of respect. What my wife didn't realise was the white t shirt she was wearing was quite transparent and you could see her bra through it. When inside this Mosque we wondered around reading the tourist info boards when two men approached her and took a photo of her chest with their camera phones before walking away sniggering. What the actual hell??!!! To me that was not only disrespectful to us but also disrespectful to do it in a place or worship. As you can probably tell I hated Egypt lol. If earth had a backside, this was it. :)
Hmmm....I see all egyptian inconvenients were somehow related to your wife...
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Not all the annoyances though. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
Hmmm - you may as well have been describing inner London there too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
I'll break both rules... it's not a country and it's a place part of my own country.... So the most dreadful place I've been to is Bucharest. Horrible place, nasty people (not all of them but so many) and perhaps the ugliest capital in UE. Don't get upset gadjo. I'm sure your are dragging up the average :p :
I really like Germany and Austria. It's a fondness that comes from the frustration of living in such a chaotic country as my own.