Greybeard Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Sheffield is indeed a big city and it has places from which you cannot see a single building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I don't like Leeds, IMO it's just a big dump with an unsettling undertone about it. Yes, it's shop choice is better than sheffield, but it is scraggy as hell! Sheffield is backwards as far as the city goes, we have no cosmopolitain elements, althought it houses two Uni's it is still backwards in terms of entertainment, shops and restaurants! We have going on currently a comedy festival with comedy every single day of the month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cv65user Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 i agree shff does seem a bit small for a city . obviously some people will start tto press the reply button in disgreement but i am comparing to other cities i have been to . i would class it as a more of an urban town . if you want village , go to derby . nice views classic traditional buildings there . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubydazzler Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 We have going on currently a comedy festival with comedy every single day of the month I think that some people just overlook things on offer that don't jibe with their own choice of leisure pastime. For example, this constant vaunting, by some, of the wonderful shopping in Leeds. Because I don't care for the shopping offer there, I never even consider it as an indicator of desirability. And, just a personal irritation, the word is 'backward', if you must. 'Backwards' means doing something in reverse! So you could have said that Sheffield is going backwards in terms of the retail/entertainment offer but not that entire city is backwards. Surely if so, we'd be calling ourselves Dleiffehs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor&Mel Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (Having a Cathedral doesn't make you a city either; Southwell is not a city.) Are you going to tell them, then...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpchooligan Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Sheffield may seem a lesser city because it lacks the cosmopolitan areas and attractions places like leeds and Manchester have...personally i think this is a good thing, it sets Sheffield apart which combined with the peak district and green space, makes Sheffield truly unique. I think this is the problem. Sheffield isn't really a city i'd go and visit. Not a place i'd come down the motorway and spend a leisurely day in. There are no (indie) shops that interest me, no attractions that interest me, not much of a diverse music scene, It's just a place where people live and students study. Places like Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Newcastle, Birmingham, etc offer more. Those are REAL cities. Sheffield is like Doncaster in my eyes but bigger. It's just a big town. The Peak District is in Derbyshire. Not really Sheffield to be honest. Don't get me wrong Sheffield is an unique city, it's just REALLY boring. Edited October 22, 2009 by mpchooligan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy B Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Mchooligan Are you working for the Leeds tourist board, all you have done is slag of the City of Sheffield if you don;t like it move, to your beloved Leeds You say we don't have the shops that Leeds have take asway Harvey Nicholls and IKEA what shops do they have then. We have the Arena Leeds don't We have the English Institute of Sport Leeds don't We host world attheletic events at the Don Valley Stadium, Leeds dont We have two Chamnpionship football team and the World-s oldest team Leeds don't The Peak district does fall into the boundarys of Sheffield not Leeds So open your eyes not only do we outdo Leeds in every department except one we do not promote Sheffield and I think most Sheffielders like it that way. Rant over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxofe Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 i think sheffield seems "smaller" than it is because up until very recently a lot of it, especially the centre has been semi derelict....the city did have the sh*te bombed out of it during ww2, then all those horrid post war buildings went up. remember orchard square before it was re-developed? it seems funny that such a fantastic bit of real estate was just sat there......thats just one example. remember what the skyline used to look like? when i drive to sheffield now, and see all those fantastic buildings that are going up, i smile to myself that finally some use is being made of all that empty/derelict space sheffield seems to be growing every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hank Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Isn't Sheffield known as the biggest village in the world? Sheffield certainly isn't a regional centre like Leeds. But who wants it to be like Leeds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 A link below containing the UK's Biggest Cities by population: http://www.citymayors.com/gratis/uk_topcities.html Not too sure when it was made up though?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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