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Most hopeful basin in the world.
http://englishrussia.com/?p=1410

 

[David Kronenbourg]

I'd just like to clarify - I've been living in Cardiff for 4 years while I complete a PhD. I've know the photographers work for a while and it's amazing stuff.

all those cardiff shots are taken from the same spot which is around a lane known locally as "chip alley". that area consists of 5 or 6 big super pubs that pack people in with cheap booze and shit music.

the police have developed a strategy where by they close the street off to traffic and place barriers up to bassically pen people in so when the clubs close they feel they can control everyone. It's a shit strategy because there are no seats, insufficient bins and too many chippers.

Basically think of an area not much bigger that meeting house square in temple bar with many hundreds of people coming from the pubs at 3 or 4 in the morning...

The place is infamous and I would never really be down that way on weekend nights but in 4 years I have never seen it as bad as in the photos. I have had to walk through the place to get home some nights and have never had any grief other than pissed saps trying to get you to join in whatever buzz they are having.

I have looked at these photos about 10 time over the last 6 months and keep thinking different things each time - is it the fact that Wales is the poorest part of the UK, is it the police strategy, is it the concentration on chain pubs?? i don't know.

way ey man, d'you want a dig with those chips?

 

[broken arm]

way ey man, d'you want a dig with those chips?

i may as well add that in those years I have never been hassled by anyone, been a victim of crime (theft, mugging etc). I have seen a couple of fights (3 or 4) but it's never the random attacks you get in dublin - it's usually drunk people fighting over rugby or some shit.

in the last few years I have been a "victim" of crime in paris, berlin and barcelona so cardiff feels safe as fuck.... even though I live around the corner from a crack house...

 

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way ey man, d'you want a dig with those chips?

Byker Groooohve