View Full Version : Whats the best thing about bristol !
Termite Man
01-07-2005, 13:00
Why do you lot love Bristol so much ! What makes it the best place in the country ?
and if you south west lot want to tell me about the south west then you can as well !
I think they have very special buses :)
munkeeunit
01-07-2005, 13:19
I never said I loved Bristol.
It smells of dirt and diesel and makes me ache all over.
It stinks!
It has nice parks mind. Lots more than a lot of cities.
Apparently, if all the flora was removed from your average city we would all choke to death within minutes.
Bristol is good for students, as it has one of the highest concentrations of clubs per capita in Europe, but while I am technically a student, I don't go to clubs much anymore.
It is very hilly, which also sucks, unless you're going downhill, in which case it's a brilliant city at that moment in time.
Backatcha Bandit
01-07-2005, 13:21
Whats the best thing about bristol !
It's downwind. :)
Spitting off the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
And the phrase Ship Shape and Bristol Fashion.
And the word Bristols, when applied to breasts.
Best things: Docks/harbourside, Avon Gorge/Clifton Suspension bridge/Leigh Woods (especially the cycle track alongside the gorge) Bristol to Bath cycletrack, Goldney Gardens/Cliftonwood, the walk through Eastville Park along the Frome to Stapleton/Frenchay, Ashton Court festival, Gloucester Road.
Worst things: Students, Broadmead shopping centre (even though I love it, it is shit) too many hills, buses!
Everyone gets along well, that's the best thing about Bristol I think.
gentlegreen
01-07-2005, 18:11
Everyone gets along well, that's the best thing about Bristol I think.
eggsacccly ..
I've been having a major scrap on the general forum with a London-based fellow urban cyclist - it's clearly a jungle up in the smoke :eek: :eek:
http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=120168&page=8&pp=25
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It's big enough to get lost in, but small enough to bump into people you know randomly. Exactly the right size of city :)
eggsacccly ..
I've been having a major scrap on the general forum with a London-based fellow urban cyclist - it's clearly a jungle up in the smoke :eek: :eek:
I think 'Inks' was taking the piss.
munkeeunit
01-07-2005, 19:47
It's big enough to get lost in, but small enough to bump into people you know randomly. Exactly the right size of city :)
Oh yes, I'd forgotten about that good bit. That I do like about Bristol.
gentlegreen
01-07-2005, 19:47
I think 'Inks' was taking the piss.
no - go and check the cycling thread - I will never get angry at another road user again :D
now if only the night clubs were more wrinkly-friendly ....
Mrs Magpie
01-07-2005, 19:56
My favourite memory of Bristol is the starlings wheeling about above St Mary Redcliffe...really beautiful against a darkening sky.
The people, when i first came here in 1981 I was struck by how friendly and non judgemental most poeple were. (ahem).... :rolleyes:
gentlegreen
01-07-2005, 20:27
The people, when i first came here in 1981 I was struck by how friendly and non judgemental most poeple were. (ahem).... :rolleyes:
But everywhere was more racist / sexist etc back then ... where were you before ?
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But everywhere was more racist / sexist etc back then ... where were you before ?
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London.
gentlegreen
01-07-2005, 21:37
Oh I geddit now -- d'oh !! ;)
kalidarkone
02-07-2005, 05:56
The best thing about Bristol is that my house is here!-very handy for when I want to cook my dinner ,watch tv or go to bed..... :rolleyes:
Nah-wot crispy said.... :D
munkeeunit
02-07-2005, 09:30
Something I do like about Bristol, after I've been away, is coming back and hearing expressions like 'alright me luvver' for the first time in a little while.
That warms my soul.
Mrs Magpie
02-07-2005, 10:05
I like the L on the end of things...like 'What's on the agendal?' and I have actually seen a sign outside Bristol for 'Victorial Plums'. Is it true that Bristol was originally Bristow, or is that a myth?
I like the L on the end of things...like 'What's on the agendal?' and I have actually seen a sign outside Bristol for 'Victorial Plums'. Is it true that Bristol was originally Bristow, or is that a myth?
True.
The extra l is a good ideal imho.
gentlegreen
02-07-2005, 10:10
I like the L on the end of things...like 'What's on the agendal?' and I have actually seen a sign outside Bristol for 'Victorial Plums'. Is it true that Bristol was originally Bristow, or is that a myth?
I believe that's the generally accepted excuse. :D
munkeeunit
02-07-2005, 10:11
I like the L on the end of things...like 'What's on the agendal?' and I have actually seen a sign outside Bristol for 'Victorial Plums'. Is it true that Bristol was originally Bristow, or is that a myth?
Bristol was orginally called Brigstow. Which I think in old English means 'bridge over water' or something like that.
Talking of L's...
"Bristol grew up in Saxon times at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Frome. A bridge was built there and the settlement was known as Brigstow. The local dialect caused an 'L' to be added to the end of this - hence Bristol."
http://www.about-bristol.co.uk/old-00.asp
fat hamster
02-07-2005, 10:16
Is it true that Bristol was originally Bristow, or is that a myth?
The name has been through several changes. Before it was Bristow it was Brigstowe, meaning "bridge town" - a form still seen in the name Brigstocke Road (in St Pauls).
<edit> I see munkeeunit got there before me!
munkeeunit
02-07-2005, 10:20
The name has been through several changes. Before it was Bristow it was Brigstowe, meaning "bridge town" - a form still seen in the name Brigstocke Road (in St Pauls).
<edit> I see munkeeunit got there before me!
I think Bristle is quite an old official version too, but I'm not sure.
Brizzle I'm sure is a very new version, and is a response to the ever developing Brizzle drawl.
munkeeunit
02-07-2005, 10:22
The name has been through several changes. Before it was Bristow it was Brigstowe, meaning "bridge town" - a form still seen in the name Brigstocke Road (in St Pauls).
<edit> I see munkeeunit got there before me!
I think you're right that Brigstow means 'Bridge Town', and not 'Bridge over water' as I was thinking.
Brizzle I'm sure is a very new version, and is a response to the ever developing Brizzle drawl.
Which I'm convinced nobody from Bris actually says, it's just a misinterpretation of what we actually say ie 'Bristle'
djbombscare
02-07-2005, 21:34
Which I'm convinced nobody from Bris actually says, it's just a misinterpretation of what we actually say ie 'Bristle'
Two post form you no metion of ROVERS mate :confused:
munkeeunit
03-07-2005, 02:00
What's the best thing about Bristle?
I remember now,
St. Pauls festival
is one of the best things.
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Which I'm convinced nobody from Bris actually says, it's just a misinterpretation of what we actually say ie 'Bristle'
Hmmm, I know people from Bristle who do say Brizzle, not all the time mind, and usually only when drinking. ;)
fizzerbird
03-07-2005, 06:21
I'm known for having a prominant Bristolian accent and I have just sat here and said 'bristol' over and over again...hmmm...nope... deffo do NOT pronounce it 'Brizzle'...infact...there is definitly a 't' sound in there...the closest spelling of my pronounciation for Bristol is...'Brist-awe' ('brist-all' if followed by a word beginning with a vowel) :p
One of my pet hates is when people from outside the area try to imitate this unique west country accent! They rarely get it right and often end up sounding like they are from Somerset, Devon or Cornwall!
DONT DO IT! IT'S JUST WRONG! :rolleyes:
The best thing about Bristol? All the stuff mentioned above.
It's so diverse.
It's is a mixture of different scenery,culture and history.
Best of all by far, are the local people. The majority are friendly, generous and... erm...a third thing that I can't pull out of my brain right this second! :D
Bristol is both Historic and modern, Vibrant and chilled, Countryside and City etc etc.
Eyup. It's the Yin and Yang of all cities. :cool:
gentlegreen
03-07-2005, 06:30
One of my pet hates is when people from outside the area try to imitate this unique west country accent! They rarely get it right and often end up sounding like they are from Somerset, Devon or Cornwall!
DONT DO IT! IT'S JUST WRONG! :rolleyes:
I remember Bill Nighy doing a particularly bad wurzel impression once ...
"Eddie Shoestring" / Radio west ? - well it was a start I suppose.
I haven't watched it for years, but I imagine "Casualty" put Bristol (especially Brunel Technical College ;) on the map)
Mostly we have comedians playing on their linguistic heritage :D
I suppose it's the same for the Brummies ....
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munkeeunit
03-07-2005, 14:29
The word "lush" :D
The best thing about Bristol is that you're all in one place :D
One of my pet hates is when people from outside the area try to imitate this unique west country accent! They rarely get it right and often end up sounding like they are from Somerset, Devon or Cornwall!
They never sound like they're from Cornwall - people on telly do shit Cornish accents :mad:
djbombscare
03-07-2005, 22:43
The best thing about Bristol is that you're all in one place :D
Yep and another best thing is that that one place is nearly far away enough from Cornwall :p :D
Nothing a flame-thrower, a large quantity of high DV explosives, and a holdall of automatic weapons wouldn't sort out.
bristle-krs
03-07-2005, 23:08
Nothing a flame-thrower, a large quantity of high DV explosives, and a holdall of automatic weapons wouldn't sort out.
*reports post to special branch*
Yep and another best thing is that that one place is nearly far away enough from Cornwall :p :D
You said it :p
i went out in bristol a lot when i was a teenager, king street mostly, the naval volunteer was our regular haunt, i'd guess that area is still a bit studenty? and i don't think i'd enjoy it if i was to go out there now
last time i was there, took mrs21 to the waterside place, andreally enjoyed that industrial museum place on the docks :)
Isambard
04-07-2005, 08:00
One of my pet hates is when people from outside the area try to imitate this unique west country accent! They rarely get it right and often end up sounding like they are from Somerset.......
Well you're so south bristol you're almost in Somerset anyway! :p
For me it's the people, particuarly the people off of urban who mke me love the place and have really changed my relationship with "home". :cool:
<Goes all gooey and slushy and stuff> :o
The Lone Runner
04-07-2005, 17:26
Best stuff...being able to walk to most places from my house ermm my house and most my friends are here
worst stuff - not enough destinations from brizzle airport & too cold & Broadmead is horrible.
Tank Girl
04-07-2005, 17:32
bristol is where we'd like to move to if we ever leave london. (when we leave... when we leave)
if it ever happens I'll be picking your brains for where to move to :)
fat hamster
04-07-2005, 18:49
Oooh yes - bring milesey and little Tanky to Bristle! :)
Don't bring that "dodgepot" geezer with you though! :eek: ;)
strung_out
10-04-2006, 15:03
The people are the best thing about Bristol and the south west
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