Cardiff, how nice is our City ?

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

Re: Cardiff, how nice is our City ?

That Churchill way canal re-opening though is a joke, what a waste of money and I bet it’s cost the council millions? Yet they struggle to afford to pay rufuse collectors? Bins once every three weeks but a large puddle opened up on a pretty insignificant city centre street?…I can’t believe how small it is, it used to be really wide and much longer.

I couldn't disagree more. That end of the city centre has been dying a slow death as the centre of gravity shifted towards the southern end and the Bay. This will undoubtedly rejuvenate it. Of course there are other things that, in theory, money could be spent on, there always are. But local government finance doesn't work like that. You can't simply transfer money from one expenditure head to another. And if you could, it would mean all the money would be all spent on absolutely essential services and nothing would ever be spent on making the city a nicer place to live and visit.

[splott parker]

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I couldn't disagree more. That end of the city centre has been dying a slow death as the centre of gravity shifted towards the southern end and the Bay. This will undoubtedly rejuvenate it. Of course there are other things that, in theory, money could be spent on, there always are. But local government finance doesn't work like that. You can't simply transfer money from one expenditure head to another. And if you could, it would mean all the money would be all spent on absolutely essential services and nothing would ever be spent on making the city a nicer place to live and visit.

I agree, it’s a forgotten part of town that needed rejuvenating. I’ve read that a few new outlets have opened or extended in the area providing more choice and bringing more revenue into the city. The hospitality industry has been through a tough time as well as us punters with many well loved establishments disappearing off the face of the earth. If it brings business to the city it has to be a good thing, something needed kickstarting in that area. Better than leaving the area to rot.

[goats]

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I couldn't disagree more. That end of the city centre has been dying a slow death as the centre of gravity shifted towards the southern end and the Bay. This will undoubtedly rejuvenate it. Of course there are other things that, in theory, money could be spent on, there always are. But local government finance doesn't work like that. You can't simply transfer money from one expenditure head to another. And if you could, it would mean all the money would be all spent on absolutely essential services and nothing would ever be spent on making the city a nicer place to live and visit.

Nonsense, it’s tiny, I couldn’t even see water walking passed it. We shall see how it works out in 5/10 years time. I do agree that that end of town needs something, it could be a lot better as there are lots of flats, lots of students but no where really to hang out as everything seems to have shut including most of the capitol centre.

[BLUETIT]

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Our city is filthy !!!!!!
Gutters full up with leaves, drains blocked, lanes full of rubbish, and as for the city centre, it gets cleaned about 6 times a year ( that’s after EGG games)

[RichardM]

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Our city is filthy !!!!!!
Gutters full up with leaves, drains blocked, lanes full of rubbish, and as for the city centre, it gets cleaned about 6 times a year ( that’s after EGG games)

Are you as miserable in real life as you are on here. Your posts always seem to be moaning about football, the council or Mark Drakeford.

[BLUETIT]

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[QUOTE=RichardM;5495065]Are you as miserable in real life as you are on here. Your posts always seem to be moaning about football, the council or Mark Drakeford

WHO ?:hehe::hehe:

[bobh]

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Having lived in London for ten years, IMHO Cardiff is by far the better city. The only thing that lets it down is public transport.

[MOZZER2]

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Having lived in London for ten years, IMHO Cardiff is by far the better city. The only thing that lets it down is public transport.

This

[goats]

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Having lived in London for ten years, IMHO Cardiff is by far the better city. The only thing that lets it down is public transport.

And no top flight football or any decent clothes shops

[RichardM]

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And no top flight football or any decent clothes shops

Isn't Cardiff City and M&S good enough for you😃

[Tuerto]

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Having lived in London for ten years, IMHO Cardiff is by far the better city. The only thing that lets it down is public transport.

By far the better City? you really need to elaborate on that statement. London is a Mega city, Cardiff is a village in comparison.

[NYCBlue]

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I was in St Louis, Missouri the other day, and the baseball park is absolutely the focal point of the city.
it's relatively new but built in the style of an old stadium and is absolutely stunning.

also in the centre, about 20-30 minutes walk from that is a brand new football stadium (soccer) for their new MLS franchise, and that looks really nice as well. not an identikit bowl.

St Louis is a pretty dull city though. If there's no baseball game, downtown it's dead after 5pm. I'd much rather spend an evening in Cardiff.

[Carl Dale's Mole]

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Everyone's entitled to their opinion of course and as someone who's lived in Asia since 2006 and went home last November for the first time in nearly 10 years, mine is that Cardiff is brilliant.

And I honestly think it's going to get better and better: https://www.cardiffwalesmap.com/CardiffDevelopments.htm

If I HAD to say something bad about the place I'd say that the Bay is a little overrated as it is but no doubt that'll look different too by my next trip home. There's so much potential there.

The thing that stuck out the most for me is how nice the people are. I had heard that everyone's miserable and it's all doom and gloom but that's just not the impression I got. We'd go to a bus stop looking lost and peopled helped us out every single time, then we'd chat for ages. People are so easy and nice to talk to. Sat next to a great bunch at the CCS, chatted and laughed the whole time. No idea who they are. Every day was a different conversation with a nice stranger.

I'm a bit of a pussy but never felt unsafe. Although my family did drop me off at my hotel down the Bay after a Tuesday night game because I was planning on walking through Grangetown alone with my new City away shirt in my hand. They didn't think it was a very good idea.

I admit I didn't go down that end of Queen Street but town is still great. The arcades are great. Cardiff Market is great. If that market was in Perth or Adelaide it would be all over the travel blogs. I grew up on pub food and a cone of chips. Now I can eat good Greek food and Polish dumplings? Maybe it was always there but there does seem like a lot more quality options nowadays.

My only hope is that house prices don't go through the roof before I get the chance to move back. Fingers crossed!

[Wash DC Blue]

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St Louis is a pretty dull city though. If there's no baseball game, downtown it's dead after 5pm. I'd much rather spend an evening in Cardiff.

That’s because it’s dangerous as.
Back to the thread, comparing Cardiff to any City is daft.

I read an article in National Geographic comparing Cardiff to Baltimore.

A merchant shipping history with the docks done up and stadiums which could be considered as focal points is fair enough, but the reality is chalk and cheese.

[RichardM]

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By far the better City? you really need to elaborate on that statement. London is a Mega city, Cardiff is a village in comparison.

Size isn't everything.