Locals fume as ‘soul destroying’ city labelled UK’s ‘most miserable’
A UK seaside city has been labelled essentially the most “depressing place” to reside in Britain.
According to a brand new survey from iLiveHere, the Cornwall magnificence spot of Falmouth was branded “bland and boring” with an air of “soul-destroying mediocrity with a gaping cultural void”, sparking outrage amongst residents who referred to as the choice a “joke”.
Locals had been fast to dismiss the ballot’s outcomes, insisting it could not be extra improper. One individual could not perceive how Falmouth ranked above areas comparable to Blackpool, Burnley and Luton, saying it was “always busy” and attracts “countless tourists”.
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They added: “The locals are friendly, the food is good and there’s loads of decent restaurants.” And one other native praised the realm, saying: “The coastal walks are epic, it’s fairly diverse class-wise and even in the summer when it’s packed it’s still a pleasant place to be, unlike Looe and St Ives which while they are both beautiful places to visit, parking is a total nightmare.”
A 3rd commented: “Who believes these soul destroyers?”. The common home value in Falmouth is round £395,000, with indifferent homes reaching as much as £620,000.
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The ballot organisers stated that “the power of social media and word of mouth is what propelled Falmouth to number one.”
But, a spokesman stated: “We have to admit, we know absolutely nothing about Falmouth. We googled it, it looks picturesque but we’re sure it’s a façade it trades on, and who are we to question the wisdom of the crowd?
“Hell, we would even make a journey to this Cornish port and keep in an Airbnb that’s now owned by a London landlord {that a} native household as soon as lived in, to absorb what we think about is a sterile socially cleansed fishing theme park for DFLs.”
The full list of the UK’s most depressing towns is as follows:
- Falmouth, Cornwall
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
- Aberdeen, Scotland
- Alloa, Scotland
- Tiverton, Devon
- Yeovil, Somerset
- Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
- Portsmouth, Hampshire
- Paignton, Devon
- Crawley, West Sussex
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- Luton, Bedfordshire
- Croydon, London
- Swindon, Wiltshire
- Widnes, Cheshire
- Torquay, Devon
- Teignmouth, Devon
- Blackpool, Lancashire
- Wells, Somerset
- Basingstoke, Hampshire
- Chatham, Kent
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