Manchester, England | The MAIN Things You Need to Know

Manchester, England has long had a reputation of being industrial and possibly a little rough. Is it still like that today though? Josh and Kalie from ExpatsEverywhere talk about moving to, living in, and working in Manchester. They show you what the city looks like and give their opinions about the vibe. Do they think it's rough? Would they live there? See this comprehensive break down on Manchester and if Josh or Kalie would expat that.

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[WyeExplorer]

Great video—you covered most things, including city construction. Greater Manchester, though, is the metro area, with a population of 3 million. All the best. Mark

[chrislethbridge]

Great video. I lived in Manchester for many years and the changes have been astonishing. As others have pointed out, 550k is only the population of the bit that’s The City of Manchester - which is equivalent to a borough. Indeed quite a lot of your footage was actually taken outside ‘the city’ in Trafford and Salford which share sections of the urban centre. The true population is closer to 3 million. Tellingly the population stats for London always cite the ‘Greater London’ figure, but this same principle is almost never applied to the big regional cities - as though to minimise their status when compared to the capital.

[vordman]

Manchester is a fantastic city. I spent a weekend there last summer. The weather was fine and the people were great too. I'm sorry some people have had a negative experience there, because it was all positive for me.

[notreyf]

This vid just got recommended by the bots. I was born in Manchester and still live here. Your review is extremely accurate and very fair.

[malsm]

I worked in that area for about 16 years. You missed the Docks by years it was a sea feed canal the Manchester Ship Canal and the start of the Bridgewater Canal in Worsley in a Coal and lion Stone mine with Orange coloured water

[jayt]

I find the people of Manchester the friendliest in the uk

[CowmanUK]

I'm from Manchester and... fair enough. You got it about right. You either don't know, though, or didn't mention such gems as John Ryland's Library, Manchester Town Hall, World's first passenger railway (at Manchester Science and Industry Museum) or the beauty of Manchester Cathedral. Not to mention the Town Hall. Stunning building (I worked there for 2 years).

[malsm]

Some of the old brick mill buildings were called fireproof because of the iron supports and when trying to demolish them by burning the oil impregnated flooring it burnt but the structure was still safe

[seanpatrickmccarthy]

You briefly visited and make a wildly inaccurate video. Manchester is a great city. I live here. The climate is mild and it is not always rainy. It is no more aggressive than any city with a population of 2.7 million.

[Nathan.Manchester]

Great video - good to have an insider's perspective - I would of said the suburbs are more suitable for families and the inner city is more suitable for young professionals.

[veronicadcf]

We have good memories of the university tour, the older parts of town, the neighborhoods..., but the airport... OMG! Crowded, understaffed, security way too strict, and to make matters worse: not so many flights to Porto. We missed our flight and that was a terrible end to our journey to Manchester. It probably would have been better if we watched a match live.

[eichman]

I’m always curious to hear the puritanical attitude which Americans often display towards alcohol consumption. It’s also curious to hear an American describing Manchester as being “rough”!
Having visited major cities in California and North Carolina, all of which have areas which are almost post-apocalyptic in comparison to anywhere in the UK, it is puzzling to hear Manchester described as rough by anyone.
Additionally, Manchester is incredible in spite of its weather - not because of it!

[malsm]

Great video just a point a lot of the stuff shown was in Salford a city in its own right I was born in Manchester as was my late wife.

[MrTSK]

You only quote the population of the City area. Greater Manchester has about 2.9 million now...There are 10 local authorities in the conurbation and the whole area has a Metro Mayor..Andy Burnham who leads The Greater Manchester Combined. Authority.

[majshd]

Love your videos and great content, thank you

[bjorntorsten]

You two did a great video considering you don’t live there, it’s hard when you just visit but your video is awesome and really great. 🎉

[karlsmith]

Children not out past 7PM…sign me up! Sounds perfect to me 😜

[seamusp]

Great job, folks! Thanks, as always. 😊

[mervynriley]

I am a proud Mancunian and lived in the area for 70 years, Your views are totally inaccurate. It is the greatest city in the world. Better if you don.t return and leave it to the Brits.

[sharilynmiller]

Would you consider having a look at Rovinj or Split in Croatia?