Pros and Cons of living in Leicester, UK | Solo Ann.
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- čas přidán 19. 05. 2020
- I have been living in Leicester, UK, for more than 5 years and I wanted to tell some of this city's pros and cons.
If you have ever been to Leicester, let me know in the comments below your thoughts, impressions and if you agree or disagree with my points.
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I need to comment on this as I was born in Leicester and raised in the county and I've spent some time living elsewhere in UK.
I have to be brutally honest. It's shit for employment if you want something other than a warehouse/factory or hospitality job. Office jobs either don't exist or there like witchcraft to find.
The county is also way worse for employment it's just warehouse central.
It's pretty shit for clubs and nightlife too.
And lastly as a young male I'm speaking from some negative experiences in the clubs but generally my observations are Leicester and Leicestershire is horrendously bad for women and dating generally!
If you came and looked around walking through crowds, very rarely would you encounter many attractive girls and that on the whole also gets worse as you move out from the city into the county.
I moved from Leicester for uni and I want to move again just my parents and some family keeping me here at the moment.
Bottom line.
I totally agree with you 💯
I do agree that people in Leicester are mostly polite enough, but not overly friendly.
Leicester isn't small,it's the 10th largest city in the country
i am going to study in Leicester for a year and half. and so this video is really helpful for me. thankyou
I could be moving to Leicester soon. This was very helpful
Wanted to move in liecester as my wife has just received a job offer from liecester hospital. My first day in liecester (for viewing a house on lothair road) and I encountered worst form of racism and religious hate speech on the very first encounter. Having lived in newcastle upon tyne for 5 years (predominantly English majority area) I never went through anything close to it. And guess what the ethnic and religious abuse of horrible nature was committed by an Indian Hindu who upon knowing I am Muslim from Pakistan immediately visualised himself as if he is in kashmir or gujrat and abused me, my country, my God, my prophet and also called me a terrorist and taliban. So decided not to live in any Indian majority area. Some people may have a better experience but now it has started making sense to me why white people have a bad view about us (brown) because we actually misuse the liberty given to us which we don't get in our native countries. And they generally can't differentiate between bengalis, Pakistanis, Indian and Sri Lankans.
So sorry to hear that . I am from india and i am really really sorry about that. I know its wrong and i totally agree with you , well there are some good and some bad people everywhere , i hope you meet some good indians who dont have perceptions like that
@@nishkarsh335 yes and now i have been living here since december . I came across some very lovely people and most of them are indians. Absolutely gem of them are also living here in leicester.
@@zohairfahmee3238 bro which area is good to live in Leicester I’m coming in jan wid wife nd kid
@@shazmohammed5608 le3 ,le2
@@shazmohammed5608 hamilton is also good
I've lived in Leicester all my life and found taht Leicester is one of the best cities for acceptance when it comes to different ethnic, religious or Lgbt backgrounds. Great video👍
Agreed. I'm from Leicester too and I am very proud of the fact that you stated!
Is it easy to get part time jobs in liecester for international students
I guess im randomly asking but does someone know of a way to get back into an Instagram account?
I stupidly lost the account password. I would appreciate any help you can offer me
Go woke, go broke.
Same I agree!
Live here for many years and you're accurate!
I’m happy to hear that there’s someone who thinks the same as me 😁
Thank you so much 😊
although my wife was born & lived in leicester for 32 years of her 33 years of life...her australian/french husband writing this comment tonight couldn't live there...different life there than life here in queensland australia...only 1 month at a time for me...nice video...hope your future is a bright one young lady....mitchell - sunshine coast
Thank you! Australia seems to be a cool place to live! I’d like to visit a few cities in Australia in the future 😄
What you say is so true. The roads in Leicester are narrow, and chaotic.
I personally didn’t like the look of the city, as not enough greenery and had litter( I am from Yorkshire and may be biased).
it had a lot more greenery before everyone moved here
Thank you for your video, I'm French and I want to live there in five years, 'cause I need to take more time to improve my English x)
So you given to me precious information !
This is a very unprofessional video and so I’m super glad it helped you!! I’m sure you’ll learn English fast. Good luck 😁
@@SoloAnn I hope too ! 😊
The people in Leicester are still leaning English or have no English language at all.
It is the LEAST English city in UK 😂
Please - this is not precious information.
Leicester is friendly, inclusive, fun and easy to get to places. It is not a small place at all, it is a top 10 city in the UK in the terms of size.
Also it's not just Leicester, it is the surround areas, Wigston, Oadby, Groby, Anstey, Thurmaston etc. These areas are essentially part of wider Leicester.
We have cinemas, bowling arcades, tonnes of bars, restaurants, lots of shopping.
The food is amazing and the whole culture aspect is fabulous. The Curve Theatre is an excellent theatre with many great shows. De Monfort Hall has great live events.
I think Solo Ann is very confused - she hasn't really seen much of Leicester, she sticks to certain small areas, and she is for some reason trying to compare Leicester to huge worldwide cities which is wrong.
I live in Leicester, London and Buenos Aires because of my work and Leicester is charming and great place to live. I realise it's not for everyone and many foreigners want to feel like they want to live in London and i understand that but you cannot compare the experiences.
Leicester is quieter and smaller than london but every city is quieter and smaller than London!
Bonne Chance!
@@nickk5336 Damn. Ur rude
Hey I live in Leicester and just wanted to let you know there isn’t only 2 cinemas in the whole of Leicester there is actually 4 .
And the Phoenix, an independent cinema in the Cultural Quarter
It also can be subjective right? If you want to live in a quiet place compared to London, Leicester seems to be that “quiet” one. I’m moving to UK next month and I want to live in a less populated city and Leicester is definitely on my list. My list has 3 cities, Bristol, Leicester and Reading.
Nottingham is also a really quiet place to live. There is so much nature as well. I love Nottingham.
@@SoloAnn thanks for your comment. I believe you have a video talking about Nottingham, let me watch it as well. Note that Leicester has a nice football club and I’m a big Premier League fan :) for sure that also motivates me to go to Leicester.
@@lenilsonsg It's been 8 months, where do you live now? And how is it?
I personally have often thought about moving permanently to Leicester, and would be delighted to do this, but I have family roots elsewhere in England. Incidentally I lived for eight years in London and it's a hellish nightmare as well as being impossibly expensive and uncomfortably overcrowded. In addition the crime is terrible.
Please make a video about sports facilities in UOL .
Thanks.
Hiii, thanks for the insightful video. 😊 I'm moving to Leicester in about 3 weeks to university. I feel like Leicester would be an ideal starter city for me as it is close to home; its quite small so I'm less likely to get overwhelmed; and that its quite accepting 🙂🙂.
You'll love Leicester! It's easy to go around. You will not get lost very easily in this city. And you're right, it's an ideal starter. Good luck with your new journey!
@@SoloAnn thank you so much 😊😊
@@amywilson6854 I can show you around 😁
@@RAGSTAluvsDA90z aw thanks :)
Are you joking, there are few English speaking people here.
Mam I got an offer letter from DMU what are your opinion on should I take addmission or not?
I lived in Leicester for a few years and yes it wasn't very nice. I wouldn't say Leicester is small - in fact the city boundary population is bigger than Nottingham city population but Nottingham Urban Area is much bigger than Leicester Urban Area
Personally I love living in Leicester. I've done alright for myself here and got a solid friendship group. If I do move it'll be out of the country, not anywhere else in the UK.
how are part tym job oppurtunities in leicester
@@Akshay-pz1ex I have no idea sorry, I've never worked part time here
dont slam the door on the way out
@@rogerwood4846 well aren't you a pleasant individual
Did you say Capita is best option when it comes to big companies?
hi thank you for the video. this is exactly what I need at the moment. I am going to work at Leicester, but I am indecisive. about whether to live in Leicester or in Nottingham and commute to work. I am wondering whether it is possible to ask for some more advice from you?
@@SoloAnn Hi thank you so much for replying so quickly! That's great! It'd be really great if we could talk a bit more? What would be the best way to contact you? I don't know whether CZcams has chat function, but perhaps you could drop me an email to let me know how you prefer to be contacted, if you don't mind? My email address is yingliu61@yahoo.co.uk
@@SoloAnn Hi...please send me your mail id...thank you.
hi, thanks for good information. will you plz tell me what is ongoing rent price for 2 bed apartment per month in leicester. Thanks
1. The city has 2 universities
2. Food is not cheap unless it's rubbish
3. No there is not much tolerance towards and between different cultures,
religions etc
4. Asian people born here are British. And they do live mixed.
5. You know no one who wants to stay here because your not from here originally.
6. There are 2 universities.
think the migrants tolerate the indigenous population rather well.....useful for kids to abuse
There are actually 5 Cinema's in Leicester (NOT 2) Odeon Cinema at Freeman's Common, Vue Cinema at Meridian Business Park, Phoenix Cinema at St George's Cultural Quarter, Showcase Cinema at Highcross Leicester City Centre and Piccadilly Cinema on Greenlane Road, East Leicester.
Is earning is similar than other cities in liecester like Glasgow, and Edinburgh
There are two big NHS hospitals in Leicester: "Leicester Royal Infirmary" and "Leicester General Hospital"
lived there in the 80's and 90's loved the place...a violent city tho but hey
Nice place I was here can you do video about Leicester interesting
Leicester is one of the highest dumps in the UK... And that's putting it nicely... I grew up here and couldn't wait to leave! I'm so glad I did!
Can’t wait to leave this city too!
@@SoloAnn I don't blame you lol! ♥
I agree! Strongly!
first uk city where the white English are down to 30%.......
Very helpful soon I will call you regards your O2 contract
Dear Ann, thank you for your beneficial videos that compared the cities' pros and cons for students and drew parallels to get the best decision.
I wanted to update you on my graduate school offers. I have received offers from both the University of Leicester and Cranfield University for their MSc in Geographic Information Systems programs. Initially, I had decided to accept the offer from Leicester, but after doing some research on university rankings and comparing the courses, I have decided to take a new approach and select Cranfield instead.
I reached out to the program director at Cranfield and inquired about scholarship opportunities. She was extremely helpful and provided me with more information than I had expected. She even set up an interview with me over Zoom and offered me a discount on my tuition, which is now comparable to the tuition at Leicester.
I am now faced with the difficult decision of choosing between the two programs, and I would greatly appreciate your support and guidance in this process. Thank you for your help!
Best regards, Nastaran
You haven't seen the Leicestershire countryside (Rutland, Oakham, Newton Linford)
I haven’t visited Newton Linford but the other two places yes.
I was born in Leicester and left at the age of 12. Bad move I should have stayed till at least 18.
why is that?
@@muniroloko3584 The people are so open and I would have achieved so much more at school if I had stayed in Leicester. I might have been a biker even.
Is it easy to get part time jobs for international students
Yes
@@reuben8531 which is it?
You're so wrong! Leicester is not small. It's in the top 10 largest cities in the UK - 10 out of thousands of cities, towns and villages!! Of course it is smaller than London or New York or any major world city but basically every city is smaller than them.
"People are nice but you can't find nice people?" And "no real community?" Are you sure you live in Leicester?
I think you must leave to the surrounding areas to see just how big Leicester is comparitively speaking. Leicester has a higher population than Leeds, Edinburgh, Newcastle and so many more.
People are friendly and inclusive. Transport links are excellent. Regarding subway or metro, basically every city in the UK does NOT have subway or metro.
For the weather, this is typical of the whole of the UK.
I was looking forward to hearing what you had to say but it's just plain wrong. Good luck with the future videos, i hope you can take constructive feedback.
Is it safe to visit ??? I heard it’s the most dangerous.
@@Amie_105 There are good, safe places and horrible places so it's a 50/50
How to get jobs in Leicester wigston
The comment on only TWO universities and lack of subject choices is completely RIDICULOUS! For such a tiny city, really just a town, and only technically a city, to have two universities is actually a LOT! Birmingham second biggest city in England has 2, Manchester I think has 2/3, Cambridge 2, Oxford 2, etc. Big cities generally have 2-3 universities. The only place with a lot of universities is London. Leicester university is exceptionally good too, with world leading research in many areas, notably in molecular biology and genetics. There are just as many subjects and courses available in Leicester as in London with all its universities, because the universities all offer very similar courses, unless you go somewehere very specialised like SOAS or the LSE.
I don't think vitamin D is to do with depression. I think it is something to do with melatonin and the light sensitivity of the pineal gland.
Tell about LLM course
Hello I am also moving there for LLM
3 Universities??? I thought it was just two, the (real one) "Leicester University" and "De Montfort University" (a 'polyversity'). Have they opened a third one now?
I wouldn’t say Leicester is really small lol it’s the UK’s 10th largest city ffs
Nice 😍
umm in new walk there are so many cyclists i have to try and not be ran over
Career opportunities in Leicester?
It's pretty shit for employment.
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Bye
This woman needs to do her homework on Leicester she’s clueless
Título español pero habla otro idioma que es eso
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This girl has no idea about Leicester, take no notice of her, she’s from India 🇮🇳 with very little knowledge of our east midland county
I’m not from India
Cutie xxx
It is IMPOSSIBLE to get bored in Leicester. There are endless activities. Obviously you have to make contact with people who are doing them. It has always been a lively place, with lots of art and culture. Who needs more than two cinemas, they only show the same films? You did not mention the theatres, arts centres, or the various live events such as music gigs which are always going on at the two universities and at numerous other venues. There is a good football club, a good rugby club and all sorts of other sporting clubs and societies. Despite going to New Walk in your videos you never even mention the Museum. I strongly disagree with what you said on this point!
I lived in other countries and cities so of course Leicester appears to have less activities than the places I’ve previously lived in
If you enjoy having your house burgled every 3 months this is guaranteed in Leicester
I know families who have moved to Leicestershire and wish they had moved sooner.
London is over populated especially now with so many free visas given to HK nationals.
baji agr ap ko english nai ati tu urdu ma a bat kar la
Boring, yawn zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
You don't want segregation bit in India you have a caste system
I’m not from India. But yes, I’m well aware of the caste system. I’ve read about it. And even if I were from India, there isn’t much I can do to tackle it. I haven’t created it.
You're right, that's why we look up to Western countries 🤷🏻♂️
5 Years in the Leicester and still she could not lose her home country's accent says everything to me.
Not sure it’s an insult or compliment, but it’s 5 years in Leicester*
@@SoloAnn Think how you may, those words came straight from the heart and I just typed right after watching the video with no second thought. So, even I am not sure what I meant.
@@chandlerchowdary2474 Sorry thats a rude comment, my mum has been here 25years and still has a thick accent. Of course she knows how to switch up her accent from time to time.
This is a rude comment. Everyone including people from different parts of UK has their own accent. And that makes us who we are. No accent is superior than others. If someone has an problem with people having an accent , I think it is his/her own problem that s/he needs to fix.
@@yingliu8381 wise words. Accent doesn’t describe anyone. That was a rude and unnecessary comment. She speaks English very well and this is what matter.
The place is too Asian, it's that simple. If you went to Barcelona would you want them to speak Spanish or another foreign tongue?
It's ok having minorities, but not taking over.
You speak English, but it's obvious you don't speak it very often.
No, they speak Catalan in Barcelona!
You are definitely those type of people in Leicester XD