BOF Posted November 1, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 1, 2013 It would make more sense to market it as somewhere you should also go to. Americans are used to huge distances. A 118 mile road trip is nothing to them especially since they're already a long way from home at that point. That article will probably achieve that anyway. You won't stop people going to London, nor should you. But letting them know there's somewhere else worth visiting is only common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted November 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 1, 2013 Yeah bof I found that weird. We went to a house party about an hour and a half away and the guys mum was happy to pick us up, drive that hour and a half then collect us again. I can't imagine randomly going to a house party in Manchester, and getting my mum to drive there and back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 (edited) I was thinking about that island mentality. Dublin seems ages away, but it's really a two hour trip, and two hours is nothing for Americans or mainland Europeans. Anyway I'd tell tourists to give Birmingham a miss and go straight to Manchester. Edited November 1, 2013 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 1, 2013 It's like saying: "Forget New York City - Des Moines, Iowa is a WAY better tourist destination". Did London invent metal? Does London have the Villa? No? This American will gladly take Birmingham over London. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Although it's not. It's like saying, 'don't go to New York, go to Chicago'. This. Second city and all that. Plus, Brum is twinned with Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 1, 2013 Yeah bof I found that weird. We went to a house party about an hour and a half away and the guys mum was happy to pick us up, drive that hour and a half then collect us again. I can't imagine randomly going to a house party in Manchester, and getting my mum to drive there and back. It's strange in New England. There are times I'll think nothing about driving two or three hours. But then there'll be times when the next town over may as well be Outer Mongolia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I think the extortionate fuel prices in this country play a part. A friend of mine and her boyfriend were over from Australia and they had gotten a rental car. The guy's face dropped when I told him the price of petrol here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 1, 2013 61p per litre last night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 61p per litre last night... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Did London invent metal? Can you invent metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 1, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 1, 2013 61p per litre last night... For comparison, you can get it for £1.26 per litre here at the moment (€1.48). Did London invent metal? Can you invent metal? Osbournium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessiWillSignForVilla Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Although it's not. It's like saying, 'don't go to New York, go to Chicago'. This. Second city and all that. Plus, Brum is twinned with Chicago. Chicago is only known as the second city as it is the second Chicago, as the first burned down. To advise someone to go to Chicago instead of New York isn't as bad as Birmingham instead of London. Chicago is just as interesting and beautiful as New York imo, without all the major tourist attractions such as Empire State building, Statue of Liberty etc. Birmingham isn't anywhere near London. Although that might just be because Chicago is my favourite city. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 61p per litre last night... For comparison, you can get it for £1.26 per litre here at the moment (€1.48). Apparently the petrol prices in my town are a little below the national average and the cheapest place to get petrol in town is £1.29 per litre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Wouldn't New York really be the second city as Washington is the capital? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 (edited) Wouldn't New York really be the second city as Washington is the capital? Cough DC is the capital and Philadelphia should be the Capital really ..Liberty bell , Founding Fathers and all that Edited November 1, 2013 by tonyh29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Wouldn't New York really be the second city as Washington is the capital? Cough DC is the capital and Philadelphia should be the Capital really ..Liberty bell , Founding Fathers and all that And the home of Rocky Balboa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Wouldn't New York really be the second city as Washington is the capital? Cough DC is the capital and Philadelphia should be the Capital really ..Liberty bell , Founding Fathers and all that And the home of Rocky Balboa. for shame I ran up the stairs and did the pose .. mind you I had just beaten my 2 mates at Crazy golf so I think i was entitled to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 been a shooting at LAX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 For a while this woman would come over from the New York office maybe every other month, sometimes more often and as she always had some kind of an IT related problem, so after helping her out one time she knew my name and we got on well so every time after that she was over, she'd call or email me to help her. She left the company a few months ago so I hadn't seen since then so I was just thinking "I wonder what happened to her?"... It seems she is now 'starring' in one of these 'docu-soaps' where they follow some rich family about as if anyone actually cares. The one in blue. Well that's my new claim to fame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 1, 2013 Did you dhutwu?If not, what is wrong with you? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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