I could live in Manchester. It is like a very big city but in a smaller package. It has everything London has but not so much of it. It’s so much less hectic and frantic.
It has a very extensive public transport system with the trams, albeit very slow. Easy to reach rest of UK from here with 3-4 rail stations in the central part. Lots of culture, music, arts. Lots of diversity. History.
It would be cool to live in one of their many high rise buildings. The only drawback I can see is weather. (This coming from someone who lives where there is 6 months of snow and cold).
I think Manchester has maybe two months of summer where it gets to maybe 68. Rest of months range 44-62 degrees. They get more rain than most UK cities. Cold and damp winters? No. I guess you get used to it. What is worse 10 inches of snow and -15 or cold and damp winters. It’s a toss up. They typically get 2.8 inches of snow in winter. (See photo) The UK doesn’t seem to have clear days. It’s a lots of clouds, then partly cloudy periods.
I’m looking forward to exploring more of this fascination’ city!
