The North-West of England

[kancutlawns]

Thames Valley includes SLOUGH, Bracknell, brain-dead Reading..

Why is Reading Brain dead,

It’s not brain dead. A number of hi-tech organisations in Slough and Bracknell too so Hillman’s being rather disingenuous there to put it lightly.

I think what he’s done is pick up that there are council estates in those towns and looks down on them, rightly or wrongly but, people have to live somewhere, they can’t afford to live in Ascot, Windsor or Maidenhead.

[Sid Pervcat]

Thames Valley includes SLOUGH, Bracknell, brain-dead Reading..

Why is Reading Brain dead,

It’s not brain dead. A number of hi-tech organisations in Slough and Bracknell too so Hillman’s being rather disingenuous there to put it lightly.

I think what he’s done is pick up that there are council estates in those towns and looks down on them, rightly or wrongly but, people have to live somewhere, they can’t afford to live in Ascot, Windsor or Maidenhead.

Hillmanz gonna Hillman

[chelseachelsea]

Thames Valley includes SLOUGH, Bracknell, brain-dead Reading..

Why is Reading Brain dead,

It’s not brain dead. A number of hi-tech organisations in Slough and Bracknell too so Hillman’s being rather disingenuous there to put it lightly.

I think what he’s done is pick up that there are council estates in those towns and looks down on them, rightly or wrongly but, people have to live somewhere, they can’t afford to live in Ascot, Windsor or Maidenhead.

Windsor has Council estates, I lived on one for 20 years.

[kancutlawns]

Yes it does but my point was that the towns I mentioned are renowned for their prosperity and being where the privileged classes largely live and Slough, Bracknell and Reading are generally sneered at and have been for at least the last couple of decades.

[chelseachelsea]

Yes it does but my point was that the towns I mentioned are renowned for their prosperity and being where the privileged classes largely live and Slough, Bracknell and Reading are generally sneered at and have been for at least the last couple of decades.

Slough isn't very nice, but parts of Bracknell and Reading are lovely, you don't know what you are talking about.

[kancutlawns]

Yes it does but my point was that the towns I mentioned are renowned for their prosperity and being where the privileged classes largely live and Slough, Bracknell and Reading are generally sneered at and have been for at least the last couple of decades.

Slough isn't very nice, but parts of Bracknell and Reading are lovely, you don't know what you are talking about.

I’ve worked in Bracknell and Reading. The first was quite grim but the surrounding area was lovely, especially the drive between Maidenhead and Bracknell. Reading’s got lovely suburbs like Cavendish on the Thames. Reading itself is so-so. Oracle Centre is a bit meh but the restaurants on the side are decent. On end of the London Road is shit and cheap but nice eating places on the other side.

Not sure why you’re having a go at me when I’ve been trying to give a balanced view against the disparaging comments Hillman made but there you go.

[chelseachelsea]

I’ve worked in Bracknell and Reading. The first was quite grim but the surrounding area was lovely, especially the drive between Maidenhead and Bracknell. Reading’s got lovely suburbs like Cavendish on the Thames. Reading itself is so-so. Oracle Centre is a bit meh but the restaurants on the side are decent. On end of the London Road is shit and cheap but nice eating places on the other side.

Not sure why you’re having a go at me when I’ve been trying to give a balanced view against the disparaging comments Hillman made but there you go.
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Not having a go at you at all, just saying the areas I grew up in are ok, not the best but by far not the worst.

[kancutlawns]

Fair enough and I know those towns have good parts just as they have bad parts. That goes for all towns.