Comments on: Reading can be a cool capital too http://readingroars.com/reading-can-be-a-cool-capital-too/ Bringing news and views from the roaring capital of the Thames Valley Thu, 21 Apr 2011 06:15:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ross http://readingroars.com/reading-can-be-a-cool-capital-too/#comment-4229 Ross Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:12:43 +0000 http://readingroars.com/reading-can-be-a-cool-capital-too/#comment-4229 It's an interesting argument - having lived in both London and more recently Reading, I can certainly see the similarities... Not many of them good, but similarities nonetheless! IMO Reading is now certainly big enough to be considered some sort of capital (even if it still hasn't officially gained 'city' status), we've got the prerequisite shopping mall full of cloned chainstores and everything! At least the number of charity muggers on Broad St has declined. In my opinion, Reading is already creaking at the seams from growing beyond the size supported by the infrastructure - have you ever driven into Reading on a Saturday? Or got the train into London at rush hour? It's not a pleasant experience. As for me, I have grown weary of living in Reading - so much so that I have decided to relocate to Wellington, NZ. Now *there's* a cool city :-) It’s an interesting argument – having lived in both London and more recently Reading, I can certainly see the similarities… Not many of them good, but similarities nonetheless!

IMO Reading is now certainly big enough to be considered some sort of capital (even if it still hasn’t officially gained ‘city’ status), we’ve got the prerequisite shopping mall full of cloned chainstores and everything! At least the number of charity muggers on Broad St has declined.

In my opinion, Reading is already creaking at the seams from growing beyond the size supported by the infrastructure – have you ever driven into Reading on a Saturday? Or got the train into London at rush hour? It’s not a pleasant experience.

As for me, I have grown weary of living in Reading – so much so that I have decided to relocate to Wellington, NZ.

Now *there’s* a cool city :-)

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