Comments on: Brighton: Not for Me

By: natdogg

natdogg — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:38:40 +0000

Hastings has everything Brighton has minus the seediness. Hastings actually looks very similar to Brighton except you aren’t expected to demonstrate a commitment to some kind of carefree new age hedonistic woeful lifestyle. Having said this, my friend visited from LA and couldn’t understand why everything was closed so early given that it was supposed to be the hedonistic capital of Europe haha. Mostly it is well off students curiously dipping their toes into the hedonistic philosophy with the option of returning to their upwardly mobile parents at a whim and those who have been thoroughly burnt by said bankrupt philosophy.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 22:36:43 +0000

“It is jam packed with 6 million a year all pretty much bemused as to what they are actually there to see.”
Haha, this.
I was there today and was kinda disappointed
I preferred Hastings for some reason. At least it had a proper tourist attraction which was worth visiting. Brighton is so hyped, but to me it just seemed like a duller version of Camden…with a stony beach…

By: natdogg

natdogg — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:58:11 +0000

Or you could stay 25 years and still not spot it.

By: natdogg

natdogg — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:56:25 +0000

call me hahaha.

By: natdogg

natdogg — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:38:25 +0000

I am English but hate this continual American bashing also. Well said YankeeGirl. At last an American who isn’t too well mannered to say it. The good folk of Brighton feel they have somehow outgrown all forms of racism, (see smugcloud episode of SouthPark for parallel), but North Americans are somehow open season. The jewel 1 hour from London hahaha.

By: natdogg

natdogg — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:34:50 +0000

Well said. Shabby and beer stained touting an image for ‘craziness’ that is ill deserved. I was unfortunate enough to live there for some years. The gentleman above states that he’s glad it isn’t inundated with tourists which is a lie. It is jam packed with 6 million a year all pretty much bemused as to what they are actually there to see.

By: NYC Girl

NYC Girl — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:11:04 +0000

I’m American and I live in London. I’ve been to Brighton and lean more towards the “melancholy charm” opinion stated in ‘John Irwin’s’ post, but still I prefer London for it’s vibe and access to the rest of Europe. Thanks for the food suggestions! I’ll check them out next time I go back.

By: Proud to be British

Proud to be British — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:07:06 +0000

Every place has its good and its bad points. The only comment I can make to anyone that doesn’t like our country is you can always leave- be my guest!

By: Yankeegirl

Yankeegirl — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:47:44 +0000

I forgot to say, “stars and stripes forever” !

By: Yankeegirl

Yankeegirl — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:45:53 +0000

Signs of the British inferiority complex popping up in the comments eh? If Brighton is so wonderful then why isn’t it named ‘The Jewel 1 hour away from London by train”?
AmericaninLondon, the way you feel about Brighton is the way I feel about everything this former Empire has to offer. And I salute how politely you responded to those America bashing comments.

By: An American in London

An American in London — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 23:45:08 +0000

Hi Charles – Tell me what you *really* think of Americans, lol! It’s too bad you have such a low opinion of everyone belonging to a nation of 300 million people, but in any case, if you read my post again, I hope you’ll see I didn’t think Brighton was entirely horrible. It just wasn’t for me. Query whether your view of Brighton might be colored by your fond university memories?

Having been here for five years now (and loving every minute of it), I like to think this devotion to London suggests that I’m not roaming the world hoping to recreate America wherever I go.

By: Charles Jenkins

Charles Jenkins — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:51:32 +0000

Heaven save us from reviews by Americans.

Who cares what some American thinks. I used to visit Brigton as a child and enjoyed it ….. PEBBLES TOO! I lived in Brigton while at university and found it a delight still. I visited last year for the first time in over 30 years. Tragically many of the wonderful things of Brighton are gone but the place still has charm and interest – so unlike the miserable Atlantic City and the gruesome Jersey shore.

Heaven save us from Americans. What they want is ‘America’ where ever they go. Open your eyes young man – travel – stop – see – and stop judging everything America – heave save us from America too.

By: An American in London

An American in London — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:35:12 +0000

bittersweetcity – I did like Bill’s very much, and no, I haven’t been back to Brighton since this blog post.

toby – In defense of my home country, it’s a nation of 300+ million people, so there’s undoubtedly a lot of different cultures to be found there, but I’m sensing you have a narrow definition of what “genuine culture” is.

By: toby benjamin

toby benjamin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:26:00 +0000

hi there

i’m glad that you did not like Brighton. if everyone appreciated how cool it is we would be inundated by Americans with bum bags and large cameras, trying to soak up some genuine culture, as their own is trapped within New York and parts of the East coast.

You could stay here for a month and not spot whats good about Brighton. thank god.

By: thebittersweetcity

thebittersweetcity — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:06:14 +0000

I adore Brighton! I can’t imagine what there is to not like about it – the fresh sea air, colourful rows of terraced houses, lots of funky boutiques and some incredible places to eat. I see you’ve already found Bill’s (that’s how I found your blog – I wanted to use the photo you took of the interior of Bill’s. I didn’t steal your photo, but I have linked to this post. Hope you don’t mind). Have you been back since your first experience of the town, I wonder?