My new City (Leeds in General)

Member Name: wastingtime

Product:	Leeds in General
Date:	15/09/08 (76 review reads)
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Advantages: A vast array of things to do and cultures

Disadvantages: The accent ;)

Okay, some backround, I am 24 years old, I am a self employed Estate Agent working out of my own branch with a small team of staff and I have recently moved to Leeds to develop my small company.

The reason I moved to Leeds was a concious one, I used to live in Chester and I had become extremely bored, I am not a small City kind of person, I find myself rumbling around with not an awful lot to do, and as such I wanted to move somewhere bigger and better.

This will be one of the few reviews I update, I have not lived here long enough to paint as much as a full picture as I would like. But believe me, if you are either looking for somewhere to go on a night out, or to go shopping, or to take in the sights. Leeds has it all.

Chris
I looked at some other cities that I could move to, and try and make a go of it, Liverpool was one as it was just on the doorstep, however, I cannot say I'm a fan. The Property market there isn't up to much either. I then looked further North, and here I came across Leeds.

As a City it was everything a young professional could possibly want. It has diversity, not as much as some surrounding towns, Bradford to name one; but it has people who has come from all over the Country, much in the same way as they have London to persue a bigger and better career.

In the City centre you will be hard pushed to find a yorkshire man, it is only when you frequent places on the outskirts that you begin to feel the true Yorkshire vibes shining through. This is not a criticism, although I have a horrible habbit of picking up an accent when I spend large periods of time surrounded by it, which I'm glad won't be happening here.

The shopping is fantastic, I go looking for a couple of new pieces of clothes maybe once a fortnight, I enjoy going out drinking even if it is just a couple, and I don't like to feel scruffy. I have never struggled to find a shop which suits either my needs or requirements. Whether that be strolling into Harvey Nichs, I have to admit my sum total of purchases there so far stands at one. Or to the Primarks, H&M's and TK Maxx's that are litered around various corners of the City.

I have never been to a more vibrant City in the evening, and once again, it shows the true diversity of the place. Their is no music type not catered for in Leeds, if you want to go off and listen to cheesy 70's music, or fancy something a little bit harder in the form of metal I can think of at least two or three places that pander to both.

The people here love their sport, obviously not many of them still talk about Leeds football club anymore, although I'm sure they still sneak off in their shirts on match day. But on the doorstep you have Leeds Rhinos, one of the biggest names in Rugby League across the land and also Yorkshire Cricket club situated right next door.

It is also steeped in Culture, you only need to look at the Town Hall, which has a huge array of gargoyles and figure heads protuding proudly to understand the great effort and cost that must have gone in to building such an impressive building.

Also not 100 yards away from my flat is the 'Royal Armouries', if you are anywhere close to Leeds I suggest this is a great day out for anyone, it shows the armouries used through the ages, it contains everything from Henry the Eights battle armour to at the moment the weaponry used in the Narnia and Lord of The Rings films. It is truly something you need to go and check out, especially as it is free.

Summary: Everyone should come visit here at least once.