Just another faceless town (Croydon in General)

Member Name: Krystal

Product:	Croydon in General
Date:	13/11/00 (67 review reads)
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Croydon has long been the butt of jokes in TV sitcom land, about what a dreadful place it is. But is this justified? Probably.

I live in Croydon, and have done for quite a few years. If I had the choice I would move, but there are a number of factors keeping me here. My husband needs to be in the area for work, our families live in the vicinity and so do a lot of our friends. All those reasons aside, I'd leave tomorrow!

For the past few years Croydon has been trying to attain city status, and has so far failed. I'm not surprised. To me, a city is a place of character, which unfortunately Croydon is not, and probably never will be.

If you venture into the town centre you could be anywhere, it has nothing to distinguish it from any other anonymous town in the UK. The buildings are an architectural disaster, a mish-mash of old and new which just doesn't work.

This year trams have started running in and out of Croydon, in the hope of easing the traffic problem. Guess what? It doesn't appear to have made the slightest difference.

I suppose you shouldn't really run down your home town, but then again Croydon isn't my home town. And thank goodness for that!

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