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Best and Worst in Plymouth, Devon*

Plymouth, Devon Triumphs and Tragedies

Favourite Building

• University of Plymouth Students Union.
• Smeaton's Tower I used to climb up here when I was little, back in the 1950's.
• Montpellier school, local hangout.
• There is one on the Barbican opposite the Quay Club along from the Maritime but I have no idea what it is.
• The Skate park!!
• civic buildings

Demolish It Now Building

• Marjons Uni. (College of St. Mark & St. John) - W*nkers!
• Drakes Circus...they should never have taken down the red-brick "Guiness clock"!
• Odeon
• The whole of the city centre. A bland, unimaginative concrete wasteland, blighted by muddy craters that were once flower boarders and diesel soaked walls. Whoever designed this monstrosoty after the war must have had Waaaaaayyyy too much cider.
• My school, devonport high!
• chicago rock cafe
• The Civic Centre. What is that all about? I think the only good purpose it serves is for people to abseil down and raise money for charity. It is hideous and needs to be flattened now.
• Most of them, as they were all built too fast after they were flattened last time !

The Best Things

• Going to Cuba for a beer in summertime when the students are spilling out onto the pavement
• close to beach. larger city than people expect, 250000 people live here
• The students! Real people in Plymouth for a change!
• It's the correct side of the Tamar!
• Peverell, full of top babes. always have a laugh in peverell, down the box down ham and the legendary phone box. loadsa gals, quality.
• Sleeply hollow feel of things. Countryside on your doorstep
• The fantastic trails, street and skatepark scene amongst skaters and BMXers
• Beatiful women
• The countryside, the people. Plymouth is getting there at last. Loads of new pubs, clothes shops are springing up at long last. The weather is a major bonus as well.
• The laid back, friendly atmosphere of the place, theres no where like it in the summer.
• Its Great !!, Student life, chill atmosphere, close to cornwall....etc.
• The summer, beach parties; good beaches for surfing nearby.
• Loads of off-road cycling paths Moors, Plymbridge.
• Near the sea, Loadsa skaters, Nice peeps, etc.

The Worst Things

• The Poly
• The fact that the entire city is GREY all year round, and the students who wear uni hoodies - why are you pround of attending such a crap uni?
• destroyed by germans during the world wars, so buildings are all the same and boring,
• The really big scary arch bridge/viaduct near Penny Come Quick - At night it drips water constantly and scares the willies out of anyone who walks under it.
• the local "Janner" 14 year olds with the basin haircutsand horrible accents.
• The Cornish are just across the river Tamar!
• swillyites, watch ur valuables
• The ignorant locals. they are either rude or indifferent. Supporting Manchester United and letting their home team of Plymouth Argyle die a slow laborious death doesn't show much character either.
• Swillies
• The accent is a bit nasty but the worst thing has to be the level of driving. It is absolutely shocking. London/Birmingham are great compared to Plymouth. I have been cut up and had to swerve out of the way because of DRIVING INSTRUCTORS. Not pupils, but instructors and that is no lie. Plymouthians don't seem to know who has the right of way at roundabouts either. Sort it out cos if you hit my car I will have to kill you!!!!!!
• Everything is made of concrete
• The trouble on Union Street when all the clubs kick out - beware, lager louts and sailers!!
• The local inbreds !.
• Union Street: try not to stare at gangs of lads unless you're hard. The football hooligans/general townies. Persistant beggars.
• Skaters sometimes get hassle when skating on the Hoe, skaters maybe fined...(bollox more like-no-one has yet, even the ones stopped!!)

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Last updated: 2008-05-15