Quote Originally Posted by tibilicus View Post
The area itself is lovely with a classic English rural feel to it. Regrettably however the area has attracted a lot of "new money" the past couple of years, basically young people who have made lots of money early on so feel some sort of dignified right to everything in life. I guess some of the places 10 minutes up the road are worse, that place is pretty much the richest place in the UK outside of London and the members of the Manchester United team make up what seems a large portion of the population, although that's probably due to the high visibility they demand when going about their daily business.
Wilmslow? Pretty place. Can't say I ever noticed the footballsie types, but then I'd struggle to spot them if they were right up in m'face doing a wee dance. My hometown's not too far away. It's a bloody sty. Courtesy of my parents' hard work and general yuppiness I had the good fortune to live on the verge of the only decent road in the place. Went back about a month ago. The local's shut. The cricket field's been set aside for housing. Drains were broke and overflowing. Some pleb had done their business in the street. Was it always like that? And what happened to the row-upon-row of pale birches and towering horse-chestnuts? Did they always have "Generic Chav Woz Ere" carved into their trunks and bog roll cast into their branches? Woe.