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Belfast Mags

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The area around the San Giro is really terrible, dodgy as.

 

Really?

 

Not sure I'd agree with that. I've been to the San Siro probably 30 times (season ticket holder one year), and I always thought the walk from the metro station to the stadium along the tree lined avenue was quite nice. I guess it depends which area you approach from.

 

One thing I will say, the San Siro is one of the truly epic sights in football, the first time you see it. From outside, it just - to my eyes - looks absolutely beautiful.

 

Mind you, I am aware that I am maybe exaggerating that as a result of the 1990 WC, which is my favourite (for lots of reasons, some not to do with actual football)

 

Have walked from the Metro up and I must say there was a lot of dodgy geezers about, atmosphere was a bit weird (playing Napoli though  :lol:) and the graffiti along that tree-lined avenue was grim to say the least. Don't speak Italian but Gays and Negros need not apply around there from what we could make out.

 

All-in-all, a strange experience

 

Graffiti is just an Italian thing, really.

 

I lived in Northern Italy for a few years, and you get used to the racism (not that it excuses it in any way shape or form). Although, to be quite honest, the worst racism I ever saw at Milan matches was directed at southern Italians (or 'terroni', as they'd call them).

 

Yeah, found that out when we were there (they proper hate the southerners  :lol:) Our hotel receptionist told us all about it.

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Naples is possibly the worse/scariest places I've been.

The rubbish up the mountain tunnel "thing" was ongoing when we were there (6 or 7 years ago) and the generally mood was menacing.

 

Born and raised in a pit village where the blokes are generally fucking tough cunts. You get used to mixing and mingling with some right hard bastards but Naples was something else like.

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Isn't Rome a shithole as well?

 

I don't think it's too much worse than most major cities TBH, it's tainted by graffiti/litter/dog poo/cigarette buds and like every city has its grim areas. Still a beautiful place to visit though.

 

Napoli, now there's a shithole.

 

The last time I went to Naples, there was a taxi driver strike, in which they were refusing to pick up or drop off people at the airport.

 

I therefore had to walk out of the airport, and up a road, before I could get one. Exiting the airport, the very first thing I saw was an enormous dead rat, just lying there in the middle of the street. Weird.

 

Naples is a hole (google Naples refuse collection for an idea of the problems it has), but it is also an amazing city in many senses.

 

I went to see Napoli play Inter, and it was one of the best football experiences ever.

 

Aye when we went the garbage collectors were on strike, but I think this is a continuous problem.

 

It definitely has a lot of charm despite the problems, was there in the summer so didn't get to go to the San Paolo. In fact I've been to Italy 7 or 8 times and I've only ever been during the summer, which is a shame as I'd love to take in football while I was there.

 

What year did you have a season ticket for Milan/Inter?

 

The garbage problem isn't so much to do with strikes as it is organised crime, and the mafia involved in all sorts of horrible shit, dumping toxic waste in the country side, whilst mountains of rubbish build up in the city.

 

96-97 was my Milan ST season, but I also went a fair amount in 95-6 and 97-8.

 

I'd only ever go and watch Inter if i had friends or family over, and they fancied a game, and it was Inter at home.

 

Aye we were told by locals about the amount of power the Camorra has. It's something I've always meant to read more about but never got round to it.

 

Do you speak the language then, or at least some of it? I love Italy, but my experiences extend to solely holidays. Unless I was wealthy, I'm not sure I could live there permanently.

 

My Grandad lives in a tiny village in Tuscany, about an hours drive from Lucca. It's an absolutely beautiful place (village is Orzaglia, google images will have some stuff).

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Belfast Mags

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Naples is possibly the worse/scariest places I've been.

The rubbish up the mountain tunnel "thing" was ongoing when we were there (6 or 7 years ago) and the generally mood was menacing.

 

Born and raised in a pit village where the blokes are generally fucking tough cunts. You get used to mixing and mingling with some right hard bastards but Naples was something else like.

 

Was born in the mid seventies in Belfast and grew up through the troubles and Naples still gave me the shits  :yao:

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Who'd have thought  this thread would turn into the English people don't like foreign places because it's not like the distinctly average places they're accustomed too at home and are therefore worse thread.

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So who we signing then?

 

Dunno but i'm getting some great holiday tips, mainly scary ones.

 

f*** that. I want rumours man! RUMOURS!

 

Bollocks to that, this became the most interesting thread in the football section.  Screw the rumours.

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Naples is possibly the worse/scariest places I've been.

The rubbish up the mountain tunnel "thing" was ongoing when we were there (6 or 7 years ago) and the generally mood was menacing.

 

Born and raised in a pit village where the blokes are generally fucking tough cunts. You get used to mixing and mingling with some right hard bastards but Naples was something else like.

 

Was born in the mid seventies in Belfast and grew up through the troubles and Naples still gave me the shits  :yao:

 

I'm going to Naples in May to see Springsteen. Only got two nights there though, off to Sorrento for five days afterwards. Having read the last few pages I'm glad we made that decision.

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Isn't Rome a shithole as well?

 

I don't think it's too much worse than most major cities TBH, it's tainted by graffiti/litter/dog poo/cigarette buds and like every city has its grim areas. Still a beautiful place to visit though.

 

Napoli, now there's a shithole.

 

The last time I went to Naples, there was a taxi driver strike, in which they were refusing to pick up or drop off people at the airport.

 

I therefore had to walk out of the airport, and up a road, before I could get one. Exiting the airport, the very first thing I saw was an enormous dead rat, just lying there in the middle of the street. Weird.

 

Naples is a hole (google Naples refuse collection for an idea of the problems it has), but it is also an amazing city in many senses.

 

I went to see Napoli play Inter, and it was one of the best football experiences ever.

 

I've always wanted to go and see a Napoli home game I must admit. Their fans are quality. Also they remind me a bit of us (barring their more recent successes of course) but more due to feeling isolated from the rest of the country due to location.

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Portuguese À Bola likning us to van Wolfswinkel. On my phone so cant give the actual link.

 

Sporting having a shocker arent they? Financially knackered and doing as bad as us in the League.

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