COLCHESTER - fantasy town or what !!?? (Colchester in General)

Member Name: Jimmy B

Product:	Colchester in General
Date:	10/09/08 (112 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Schools, scenery, safer

Disadvantages: cold, souless, boring

Colchester - well what can I say ?

I have lived here for just over 3 years, and what a mixed bag the place is. It is a safe enough place to live for the kids growing up, but the adult population leave a bit to be desired. I find them childish, sneakey, and a bit fearful of outsiders (like me a Londoner). The only people I really get on with are people who come from other major cities. Colchester has a small town, alabama like mentality. If your straight talking forget it, your get freezed out.

Its a shame, cause its a top place for activities, its fairly clean, unless you end up on a pikey estate and the schools are pretty good in the main.

It lacks heart and soul I'm afraid...life is about people, and thats what I miss about London - the diversity.

After my kids leave school, I'll look to go abroad or something.

Life is too short for the curtain twitchers, and gawkers, which this place has, and the attitude is one of "i'm alright jack".

Great for scenery and cycling......but Lord...where are all the characters !!!!????

I give 3 stars - but a 2 and a half in reality.

Summary: A mixed bag, but I moved here for the kids really