| Swansea 19:28 - Aug 25 with 3798 views | Togg |
Okay it's not perfect but where is? The town centre has a number of problems but the gateway in is now looking a lot better. However when people say Swansea is a dump thats so far from the truth. No matter what your social up bringing is, you are only a bus ride away from Langland, Caswell etc. We have the village of Mumbles the envy of many. The wonderful unspoilt Gower coastline and beautiful parks.
I know loads of people from parts of the UK and Europe who love living here. How many have been students and stayed...the graveyard of ambition.. Maybe because we are not a rich City but if you have a reasonable job you will have a better standard of living then you would in the Home Counties. Also I know a lot of middle age Swansea people who have worked in parts of England, sold up retired and with the excess of house value have moved to so called posh areas with change to spare.
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| Swansea on 20:25 - Aug 28 with 1228 views | Togg |
| Swansea on 18:05 - Aug 28 by Treforys_Jack |
Someone who works in Tesco in Swansea gets the same money as someone working at any other Tesco in the UK, its true that there are better paid jobs elsewhere but that's not down to the Swansea public accepting lower pay than anywhere else. [Post edited 30 Aug 2022 18:45]
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Not in London I would imagine. But even the extra couple of quid an hour won't go far in the Smoke. | | | |
| Swansea on 21:16 - Aug 28 with 1201 views | PawelAbbott |
| Swansea on 18:05 - Aug 28 by Treforys_Jack |
Someone who works in Tesco in Swansea gets the same money as someone working at any other Tesco in the UK, its true that there are better paid jobs elsewhere but that's not down to the Swansea public accepting lower pay than anywhere else. [Post edited 30 Aug 2022 18:45]
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I'm sure it's different in different industries and I can only speak of the one that I know of. In my experience companies pay distinctly less in Swansea in a large part because they know people will accept it.
It's quite possibly because Swansea is quite disconnected from any other major city. The nearest is obviously Cardiff which is an hour away. It creates a micro-market of a very small number of options.
But, in my experience, I have routinely heard people admit to being happy with it because it's Swansea | | | |
| Swansea on 21:49 - Aug 28 with 1194 views | BryanSwan |
| Swansea on 21:16 - Aug 28 by PawelAbbott |
I'm sure it's different in different industries and I can only speak of the one that I know of. In my experience companies pay distinctly less in Swansea in a large part because they know people will accept it.
It's quite possibly because Swansea is quite disconnected from any other major city. The nearest is obviously Cardiff which is an hour away. It creates a micro-market of a very small number of options.
But, in my experience, I have routinely heard people admit to being happy with it because it's Swansea |
I think you are probably somewhat right, firms do tend to adjust their wage depending on location. They won't be willing to pay the same sort of wage when located in a less central location i.e Cardiff. But the same thing works between Cardiff and say London.
As for people accepting lower wages, of course they do, in most cases it isnt worth the additional travel costs nor time to commute for more money. So they are happier for less due to the job being local. | |
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| Swansea on 22:14 - Aug 28 with 1179 views | Catullus |
| Swansea on 21:16 - Aug 28 by PawelAbbott |
I'm sure it's different in different industries and I can only speak of the one that I know of. In my experience companies pay distinctly less in Swansea in a large part because they know people will accept it.
It's quite possibly because Swansea is quite disconnected from any other major city. The nearest is obviously Cardiff which is an hour away. It creates a micro-market of a very small number of options.
But, in my experience, I have routinely heard people admit to being happy with it because it's Swansea |
It's about cost of living surely? Many jobs ay a bit extra in London, Royal Mail do to start with.
The cost of living being much less in Swansea, a minimum wage job here goes further than it does in certain other areas. | |
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| Swansea on 10:18 - Aug 29 with 1122 views | controversial_jack |
Swansea is a shithole. It's a lovely area, but the city itself is a dump and there's nothing there | | | |
| Swansea on 11:00 - Aug 29 with 1115 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| Swansea on 10:18 - Aug 29 by controversial_jack |
Swansea is a shithole. It's a lovely area, but the city itself is a dump and there's nothing there |
It was but in fairness the council are doing a good job in trying to spark something better here. The biggest problem for me is the amount of alcoholics and drug users all over town. There’s no plan to sort that out and until it is sorted people are going to be put off coming.
It’s a symptom of decay though sadly I agree with that. |  |
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| Swansea on 10:58 - Aug 30 with 1038 views | felixstowe_jack |
| Swansea on 10:18 - Aug 29 by controversial_jack |
Swansea is a shithole. It's a lovely area, but the city itself is a dump and there's nothing there |
Probably a lot better than the obliterated cities in the occupied parts of Ukraine that your Russian friends are liberating. | |
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| Swansea on 12:02 - Aug 30 with 1013 views | pencoedjack |
| Swansea on 10:18 - Aug 29 by controversial_jack |
Swansea is a shithole. It's a lovely area, but the city itself is a dump and there's nothing there |
The walk from the train station down to Wind St makes a poor 1st impression for anyone visiting.
Get past there & the centre itself isn't that bad & obviously venture to the costal areas & people are blown away by the beauty. |  | | |
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| Swansea on 18:21 - Aug 30 with 959 views | controversial_jack |
| Swansea on 10:58 - Aug 30 by felixstowe_jack |
Probably a lot better than the obliterated cities in the occupied parts of Ukraine that your Russian friends are liberating. |
Probably a lot better than some of the cities we liberated in Iraq, Afghanistan or Syria | | | |
| Swansea on 07:58 - Aug 31 with 902 views | felixstowe_jack |
| Swansea on 18:21 - Aug 30 by controversial_jack |
Probably a lot better than some of the cities we liberated in Iraq, Afghanistan or Syria |
Yes your Russian friends did a lot of liberating in Afghanistan before their tactical withdrawal and also destroyed most of the Civilian areas in Syria. | |
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| Swansea on 17:58 - Aug 31 with 872 views | 1983 |
| Swansea on 10:18 - Aug 29 by controversial_jack |
Swansea is a shithole. It's a lovely area, but the city itself is a dump and there's nothing there |
( INSERT NAME HERE ) is a shithole. It's a lovely area, but the city itself is a dump and there's nothing there.
Fixed that for you. |  |
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| Swansea on 18:27 - Aug 31 with 867 views | STID2017 |
| Swansea on 21:05 - Aug 25 by Dr_Winston |
On the face of it it doesn't look too bad, but there's more beggars per square yard than anywhere I've been in my life. |
Spent the weekend in London.
The numbers of people begging and obviously professionals was staggering.
So sad.
Swansea is I feel no worse than a lot of British towns and cities.
Lots we could improve but I would never want to live anywhere else |  |
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| Swansea on 19:08 - Aug 31 with 860 views | 1983 |
| Swansea on 18:27 - Aug 31 by STID2017 |
Spent the weekend in London.
The numbers of people begging and obviously professionals was staggering.
So sad.
Swansea is I feel no worse than a lot of British towns and cities.
Lots we could improve but I would never want to live anywhere else |
Exactly! this summer I have been to a few places
Reading railway station a few weeks ago and loads of people "living" outside the station
Oxford was full of beggars
Portsmouth one of the most roughest & chaviest places I've been to with Newport not far behind.
......the list is endless it's not just Swansea scratch the surface anywhere in the UK | |
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| Swansea on 19:28 - Aug 31 with 850 views | Togg |
| Swansea on 19:08 - Aug 31 by 1983 |
Exactly! this summer I have been to a few places
Reading railway station a few weeks ago and loads of people "living" outside the station
Oxford was full of beggars
Portsmouth one of the most roughest & chaviest places I've been to with Newport not far behind.
......the list is endless it's not just Swansea scratch the surface anywhere in the UK |
Last time I set foot in Newport was 2004. Rough as a Badger's behind. We are lucky here and no matter what the problems of the City Centre, we are only a short bus ride from some outstanding areas plus beautiful parks like Cwmdonkin, Singleton, Brynmill and Clyne. | | | |
| Swansea on 22:09 - Aug 31 with 833 views | Robbie |
Up in Birmingham some weeks ago , traffic on stop at lights , cars being approached by beggars rattling their half empty McDomalds drinks containers asking for money .
Would be very intimidating for nervous drivers and single females travelling .
Called into Neath today , there are some sights by the railway station there also , so all areas have their problems . Cannot comment on Swansea centre nowadays , very rarely travel into there , am able to do my everyday errands without the need to visit the place .
Part of the problem why Swansea is on a slow downward spiral ,
Hopefully things will improve soon . | | | |
| Swansea on 11:34 - Sep 1 with 774 views | Catullus |
| Swansea on 19:28 - Aug 31 by Togg |
Last time I set foot in Newport was 2004. Rough as a Badger's behind. We are lucky here and no matter what the problems of the City Centre, we are only a short bus ride from some outstanding areas plus beautiful parks like Cwmdonkin, Singleton, Brynmill and Clyne. |
While I agree, if you get of the train and walk to the Quadrant you could get a very bad impression of our city. Beggars/homeless, drug addicts shooting up in public places and drunks.
There's a homeless man who sleeps on the street in the day time, often around the Travel lodge area, York Street, little Wind street. He's no harm, never bothers anyone but still, it doesn't look good. Then there are others who wander the city centre begging, actually approaching people to beg.
The world is a shite place. We should be so much better than this and we call ourselves a first world country, educated and enlightened. it's BS. | |
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| Swansea on 13:30 - Sep 2 with 720 views | sP7qupUf |
Interesting comments here. Most agree on the good/bad points.
In response to a couple of comments... I lived in Newport for 10 years. Rough as cats. I believe statistics show only Glasgow is rougher in the whole of the UK.
I spent last Friday night in Middlesborough. Wow. You think Swansea has issues? Loads of beggars on the route to and from the ground. | | | |
| Swansea on 16:20 - Sep 2 with 682 views | 1983 |
Wow forgot
Yeah Middlesbrough now that is an interesting place and their fans were a lively bunch back in the day | |
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| Swansea on 09:41 - Sep 8 with 571 views | controversial_jack |
| Swansea on 16:20 - Sep 2 by 1983 |
Wow forgot
Yeah Middlesbrough now that is an interesting place and their fans were a lively bunch back in the day |
They would have probably been the top firm then. really game | | | |
| Swansea on 00:26 - Sep 10 with 509 views | owainglyndwr |
North of the City you have country parks , show cave , fantastic walks |  | | |
| Swansea on 07:52 - Sep 10 with 480 views | Dr_Winston |
A family of four has just started renting the house next door to me. They moved here from Brighton. They've been to South Wales on holiday before and as both parents can work from home they decided to relocate.
What they can get for their money here when they do buy something would probably just about pay for a two bed flat where they were. [Post edited 10 Sep 2022 9:19]
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| Swansea on 07:59 - Sep 10 with 473 views | angryjack |
| Swansea on 12:02 - Aug 30 by pencoedjack |
The walk from the train station down to Wind St makes a poor 1st impression for anyone visiting.
Get past there & the centre itself isn't that bad & obviously venture to the costal areas & people are blown away by the beauty. |
"Centre itself isn't that bad"..its a dump with either charity shops,vape shops, phone shops,betting shops,or shops closed down..the scaffolding around my gym and zara has been there years and years it's a joke..council should make the landlord do the work.. | | | |
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