Because I've seen this kind of comment quite a lot, I might pin it and leave my response here. I like to do this for fun, I try to go out and brave my own anxiety. I HATE going outside and speaking to people. But I do it for my own personal development. It hurts a little when I see comments like this, but maybe you can show me your vox popping and maybe I can learn from you! Feel free to send a link to your work ! I'm always looking to improve. I speak to double the amount of people that I put in the video, since most people don't want to be filmed, but I have a nice chat with them anyway. The people that are okay with being filmed are put on camera. A lot of those people who didn't want to talk were from Sheffield. I cannot help the fact that some of the individuals are from other places visiting Sheffield on the particular day I chose to do this. However, I still wanted to find out what they thought about Sheffield. Their opinions are very VERY valuable to me. Outsider perspectives can be so useful and interesting. I wanted their voice to be heard, especially when they seemed to love Sheffield as much as I do. I really hoped this cleared a few things up. If you want to write a comment like this, please PLEASE ! Get in touch! YOU could be on the next show ! I want Sheffield perspectives, and if you like this content enough to leave a constructive criticism like this, then it's important to you. That's so so good and that voice needs to be heard, and your face on the screen! Hope this helps Elise x
It wasn't really a criticism as such more like an observation. I always appreciate hearing what people from outside the city think of it so I enjoyed the video but as someone who's spent many years living here and seen a lot of change I would be interested to see what some of the locals think about it. As for having me on the next show I'm not sure that it would do much for your likes and subscribes🤔. @@EliseFreshwaterBlizzard
I've lived in Sheffield all my life, the useless Labour council and libdems have ruined it. The town centre is like the Gaza strip..... It's very sad to see.
@@alshort752 I thought you were interested in seeing what some of the locals think? It's a dump in the town centre and has been for some years. The moor, fargate, chapel walk.... Once thriving shopping precincts are now full of Poundland or empty.
You did such an excellent job on this - You're not the only one who struggles approaching people, I do too but it's lovely to connect and to remember that we are all just human, nothing more, nothing less. Can't wait to see the next one! 👍
Thanks for the video , I spent 3 years of my life studying and working there. I miss the city and watched this video to go down the memory lane. Great people!
As a born and bred Sheffielder, the city centre is a shithole! Inappropriate developments over the last 70 years or so has seen what was once probably the most impressive Victorian city in the U.K. turned into a mish mash of inhuman ad hoc buildings serviced by roads that go nowhere. The city centre seems to be no more than an experimental place for university architecture students to have their ridiculous designs brought to fruition and to give university so called ‘art’ students the brutalist blank canvasses for them to scrawl their graffiti on. Of course it’s not all bad; the Peace Gardens and Winter Gardens are a triumph, the Midland Station concourse is a pleasant space and the recent Grey to Green planting is an absolute joy to walk through but you really have to get out to the hilly suburbs, parks and countryside to appreciate the best of the city and what the city centre needs to aspire to to reach its full potential!
I think it's a great city. I lived away for years and always heard how it had gone down the pan. When i came back i was amazed how much better it was. You get a few druggies near sainsbury's and boots but it's got a good friendly vibe and some nice new buildings. It's a big city with a small town feel. I always feel totally safe day or night. Some of the suburbs no, i wouldn't live there but that's the same for all cities. It's distance from the peak district is a real bonus.
Well, Sheffield has 3 Wetherspoons so that’s a win 😜 Some great interviews - I’ve never been to Sheffield and I want to go now. I take my hat off to you interviewing people in the street - I don’t think I could do that - you are amazing!
Not sure how I stumbled on your video glad I did tho, the city has changed a fair bit since i left but it will always be home. I think your summing up of Sheffielders at the end was absolutely spot on.
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Loved the video, there is no better place than Sheffield to strike up a coversation with a total stranger. Please, do it more often and before long you will get over your apprehension. It's great that you are purposefully going outside of your comfort zone to talk to people, it is essential if you want to work in journalism. Good Luck and thanks for the video.
Thank you ! I walked up to people if they seemed open (weren't eating or in conversation) and basically said that I'm trying to become more confident by talking to strangers each day. If they were happy to talk to camera, that was an option, but for most of the interviews, they were not recorded and I found out a lot about the locals. :) I didn't want to pressure anyone, but if they were happy to be filmed, it was a nice bonus!
I came to Sheffield as a student and never left. Why? The people are warm and friendly, kind and generous. The city centre is not full of chain stores( go to Meadowhall for that). So many trees and Parks. Endcliffe Park, Hillsborough, Bolehill, Graves, Meersbrook, Firth Park, Concord, many more. So many green areas around. Independent businesses setting up. Foodhalls for small businesses. Cutlery works, Kommune, Sheffield plate. There's a make do and mend spirit that I love ❤️
I'm a Sheffielder born and bred, so here's some basic information. It's a very mixed City, it has some of the richest parts of the UK and the poorest parts of the UK within the same City. Unlike cities such as Manchester, it's quite spread out given its population, so it's more like several villages/towns joined up into a City so it's not as urban or dense as other cities (because of all the Hills). So the layout is quite random but there is a lot of greenspace. Unfortunately, like many places in the UK, the City Centre has been dying gradually after the 90s. Although a lot of development is happening in the City Centre (and moving from retail towards restaurants and entertainment), schemes are making it ever more difficult for car drivers to get there and it is still infested with homeless smackheads so one wonders whether throwing millions of quid at it will save it. Positives: - GREEN SPACE: Particularly in the outer suburbs, you can plan round on-foot journeys through parks and woods between parts of the City with very minimal interaction with urbanised areas. This makes large swaths of the City nice to live in because there are a lot of trees, some areas have the trees overhanging the roads like a forest tunnel. Sometimes it's hard to believe you are still in the City in some of the wooded areas - RANGE OF HOUSING: Because it has the richest and the poorest areas of the country, you can find really nice fancy houses, or in my case a relatively cheap house that gives young people and the working classes hope that they might actually make it into the property ladder - THINGS TO DO: If you know where to look, there are some exciting businesses and curiosities to check out, such as a cat cafe, a board games cafe, the market, Ikea, and various street food courts, etc. - PEAK DISTRICT: Great access to Derbyshire for rural getaways, buses also available to Castleton, Bakewell, and Matlock - MEADOWHALL: One of the largest shopping centres in the country (some see this as a negative but you don't have to visit, it's "there if you need it") - PEACEFUL: Given the recent riots, Sheffield missed out on the riots, and we also missed out the riots last time in 2011 as well. Negatives: - PUBLIC TRANSPORT: While it's not terrible, it is lacking compared to other comparable cities, because of the way the City is spread out over green space, they don't get enough passengers to justify a more frequent service so long waiting times between buses are the biggest problem. The layout of the city & its transport forces you back into the centre for destinations that are across from you which can double the journey length than if you went by car. - LACK OF SHOPS (some areas): Some districts are sprawls of housing, housing and more housing, with very little in the way of shops or large supermarkets within walking distance - DERELICTS: The City Centre is overpopulated with drug addicts and mentally ill people that will not leave you alone and this puts people off from going into town, adding to the reasons why it struggles to regenerate and why it has been dying for many years - DRUNKARDS: West street has a large density of bars and clubs so is a very unpleasant place to be at night time. During the day it has some interesting places to check out. - SOVIET: Some of the poorest parts of the City are a bit depressing (visually) and relentlessly full of cookie cutter housing, but I guess this reflects the UK as a whole - JOBS: It's a bit of a black hole for the jobs market. While it's nicer to live in than Manchester (arguably), you may end up commuting to Manchester for better job prospects. Subjective: - STUDENTS: Every year, more and more university and student buildings are built. Some people resent the influx of students and the relentless sprawl of student housing, but without them the City would probably go bankrupt by next Thursday, the universities seem to be the only perpetually successful businesses and account for half of the economy. The range of international students adds to the ethnic diversity, particularly students from the Far East who account for much less of the settled population, but at large they are not any trouble. - HILLS: Because of the hills, some parts of the City give great views, and are immune to flooding (at the detriment of the valleys) when British storms make their rounds. The hills make it difficult for the physically impaired and on-foot journeys that look short on a map can take a lot longer. The hills make Sheffielders less inclined to try cycling. - SHEFFISTAN: Some parts of the City have overwhelming Arab/Muslim populations which can make non Muslims feel uncomfortable. Personally I've never felt unsafe in those areas but I don't live in them, and like I said... we missed the riots. If you're a Muslim then you'll fit in nicely.
It's a great place of you want your road closed off without proper consultation or ignoring the wishes of the residents.Its a great place if you don't want to get to Wisewood Estate or Bradfield because there is no bus service.Its never been a proper city like Manchester.The trams are great but very restricted in destination.LTNs are laughably called interactive neighborhoods.
Err......you will actually struggle now to find any Sheffielders in the city centre now, just listen to the conversations as you walk about, I always look at people approaching me, are these English? They look slightly english.......listen, listen, no! Its either students or foreigners. If I want to see and speak to any Sheffielders, I go to Job Lot, Parsons Cross. The estates are true Sheffield.
Its lame i miss acting jobs in London, they have nothing hear worth going to except maybe feeding pigines but I like pigines! they are nicer then the people. Its a bit like sodom and gemora.
seeing some comments and also the ones from similar videos i get the impression that people from Sheffield are quite racist and white proud. Is this true?
Just read your comment and wondering what in this particular video made you think this. What do you mean by 'white proud'? Are you suggesting people should be ashamed or indeed not proud of being white? Have you ever visited Sheffield? You should - it's worth a weekend break.
@@PabloGarcia-hc8xq At its core, "white pride" centers around the belief that white people are superior to other races. This ideology is inherently racist and fuels discrimination and prejudice against people of color. It often ignores the historical and ongoing struggles faced by marginalized communities due to systemic racism and oppression.
Next time find some Sheffield'ers🙄
Because I've seen this kind of comment quite a lot, I might pin it and leave my response here.
I like to do this for fun, I try to go out and brave my own anxiety. I HATE going outside and speaking to people. But I do it for my own personal development. It hurts a little when I see comments like this, but maybe you can show me your vox popping and maybe I can learn from you! Feel free to send a link to your work ! I'm always looking to improve.
I speak to double the amount of people that I put in the video, since most people don't want to be filmed, but I have a nice chat with them anyway. The people that are okay with being filmed are put on camera. A lot of those people who didn't want to talk were from Sheffield.
I cannot help the fact that some of the individuals are from other places visiting Sheffield on the particular day I chose to do this. However, I still wanted to find out what they thought about Sheffield. Their opinions are very VERY valuable to me. Outsider perspectives can be so useful and interesting. I wanted their voice to be heard, especially when they seemed to love Sheffield as much as I do.
I really hoped this cleared a few things up. If you want to write a comment like this, please PLEASE ! Get in touch! YOU could be on the next show ! I want Sheffield perspectives, and if you like this content enough to leave a constructive criticism like this, then it's important to you. That's so so good and that voice needs to be heard, and your face on the screen!
Hope this helps
Elise x
It wasn't really a criticism as such more like an observation. I always appreciate hearing what people from outside the city think of it so I enjoyed the video but as someone who's spent many years living here and seen a lot of change I would be interested to see what some of the locals think about it. As for having me on the next show I'm not sure that it would do much for your likes and subscribes🤔. @@EliseFreshwaterBlizzard
I've lived in Sheffield all my life, the useless Labour council and libdems have ruined it. The town centre is like the Gaza strip.....
It's very sad to see.
@@muttonjeff105 Nonsense.
@@alshort752 I thought you were interested in seeing what some of the locals think? It's a dump in the town centre and has been for some years.
The moor, fargate, chapel walk.... Once thriving shopping precincts are now full of Poundland or empty.
I love seeing you interact with the public, you have such a friendly welcoming presence
Thank you! :) Xx
You did such an excellent job on this - You're not the only one who struggles approaching people, I do too but it's lovely to connect and to remember that we are all just human, nothing more, nothing less. Can't wait to see the next one! 👍
you have such a wonderful positive energy! it's so refreshing seeing such genuine interactions in a world of craziness
thank you! This is a wonderful comment to recieve, how kind :)
As somebody who grew up not that far from Sheffield it was interested to see what people in Sheffield think of it.
What town/city are you from?
Thanks for the video , I spent 3 years of my life studying and working there. I miss the city and watched this video to go down the memory lane. Great people!
Everyone is so nice. I really enjoyed the different perspectives.
As a born and bred Sheffielder, the city centre is a shithole! Inappropriate developments over the last 70 years or so has seen what was once probably the most impressive Victorian city in the U.K. turned into a mish mash of inhuman ad hoc buildings serviced by roads that go nowhere. The city centre seems to be no more than an experimental place for university architecture students to have their ridiculous designs brought to fruition and to give university so called ‘art’ students the brutalist blank canvasses for them to scrawl their graffiti on.
Of course it’s not all bad; the Peace Gardens and Winter Gardens are a triumph, the Midland Station concourse is a pleasant space and the recent Grey to Green planting is an absolute joy to walk through but you really have to get out to the hilly suburbs, parks and countryside to appreciate the best of the city and what the city centre needs to aspire to to reach its full potential!
Sheffield is quite small? There's 4-5 different drinking areas btw, West Street is mainly students and early 20s people.
I think it's a great city.
I lived away for years and always heard how it had gone down the pan. When i came back i was amazed how much better it was.
You get a few druggies near sainsbury's and boots but it's got a good friendly vibe and some nice new buildings.
It's a big city with a small town feel. I always feel totally safe day or night.
Some of the suburbs no, i wouldn't live there but that's the same for all cities.
It's distance from the peak district is a real bonus.
Well, Sheffield has 3 Wetherspoons so that’s a win 😜
Some great interviews - I’ve never been to Sheffield and I want to go now.
I take my hat off to you interviewing people in the street - I don’t think I could do that - you are amazing!
It’s got about 5
You are a bit short with just three weathers
3 Witherspoon' 3 places to fall a sleep with boredom
Not sure how I stumbled on your video glad I did tho, the city has changed a fair bit since i left but it will always be home.
I think your summing up of Sheffielders at the end was absolutely spot on.
What do you think of Sheffield? I love the history, and the art that thrives out of it.
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Loved the video, there is no better place than Sheffield to strike up a coversation with a total stranger. Please, do it more often and before long you will get over your apprehension.
It's great that you are purposefully going outside of your comfort zone to talk to people, it is essential if you want to work in journalism. Good Luck and thanks for the video.
Lovely meeting you! Be sure to let us know when you’re in Newcastle
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There’s more than just west street, Ecclesall road, kelham island, and it’s the 4th biggest city in the country
to you I tip my hat, this is impressive!
Thank you ! :)
Try asking the Sheffielders , not students.
was lovely to watch , how did you approach people ?
Thank you ! I walked up to people if they seemed open (weren't eating or in conversation) and basically said that I'm trying to become more confident by talking to strangers each day. If they were happy to talk to camera, that was an option, but for most of the interviews, they were not recorded and I found out a lot about the locals. :) I didn't want to pressure anyone, but if they were happy to be filmed, it was a nice bonus!
@@EliseFreshwaterBlizzard awesome , thanks for the reply
"it has plenty of Weatherspoons"...blimey
Lmao there's 9 in total.
3 in city centre itself
I came to Sheffield as a student and never left. Why? The people are warm and friendly, kind and generous. The city centre is not full of chain stores( go to Meadowhall for that). So many trees and Parks. Endcliffe Park, Hillsborough, Bolehill, Graves, Meersbrook, Firth Park, Concord, many more. So many green areas around. Independent businesses setting up. Foodhalls for small businesses. Cutlery works, Kommune, Sheffield plate. There's a make do and mend spirit that I love ❤️
lol last gig we went to was A Canadian punk band Called SNFU We had green room access , top tip never hug the drummer after the gig
unless you're into onion sweat
I really enjoyed this video, well done.
A Sheffield Bloke
I'm a Sheffielder born and bred, so here's some basic information.
It's a very mixed City, it has some of the richest parts of the UK and the poorest parts of the UK within the same City. Unlike cities such as Manchester, it's quite spread out given its population, so it's more like several villages/towns joined up into a City so it's not as urban or dense as other cities (because of all the Hills). So the layout is quite random but there is a lot of greenspace. Unfortunately, like many places in the UK, the City Centre has been dying gradually after the 90s. Although a lot of development is happening in the City Centre (and moving from retail towards restaurants and entertainment), schemes are making it ever more difficult for car drivers to get there and it is still infested with homeless smackheads so one wonders whether throwing millions of quid at it will save it.
Positives:
- GREEN SPACE: Particularly in the outer suburbs, you can plan round on-foot journeys through parks and woods between parts of the City with very minimal interaction with urbanised areas. This makes large swaths of the City nice to live in because there are a lot of trees, some areas have the trees overhanging the roads like a forest tunnel. Sometimes it's hard to believe you are still in the City in some of the wooded areas
- RANGE OF HOUSING: Because it has the richest and the poorest areas of the country, you can find really nice fancy houses, or in my case a relatively cheap house that gives young people and the working classes hope that they might actually make it into the property ladder
- THINGS TO DO: If you know where to look, there are some exciting businesses and curiosities to check out, such as a cat cafe, a board games cafe, the market, Ikea, and various street food courts, etc.
- PEAK DISTRICT: Great access to Derbyshire for rural getaways, buses also available to Castleton, Bakewell, and Matlock
- MEADOWHALL: One of the largest shopping centres in the country (some see this as a negative but you don't have to visit, it's "there if you need it")
- PEACEFUL: Given the recent riots, Sheffield missed out on the riots, and we also missed out the riots last time in 2011 as well.
Negatives:
- PUBLIC TRANSPORT: While it's not terrible, it is lacking compared to other comparable cities, because of the way the City is spread out over green space, they don't get enough passengers to justify a more frequent service so long waiting times between buses are the biggest problem. The layout of the city & its transport forces you back into the centre for destinations that are across from you which can double the journey length than if you went by car.
- LACK OF SHOPS (some areas): Some districts are sprawls of housing, housing and more housing, with very little in the way of shops or large supermarkets within walking distance
- DERELICTS: The City Centre is overpopulated with drug addicts and mentally ill people that will not leave you alone and this puts people off from going into town, adding to the reasons why it struggles to regenerate and why it has been dying for many years
- DRUNKARDS: West street has a large density of bars and clubs so is a very unpleasant place to be at night time. During the day it has some interesting places to check out.
- SOVIET: Some of the poorest parts of the City are a bit depressing (visually) and relentlessly full of cookie cutter housing, but I guess this reflects the UK as a whole
- JOBS: It's a bit of a black hole for the jobs market. While it's nicer to live in than Manchester (arguably), you may end up commuting to Manchester for better job prospects.
Subjective:
- STUDENTS: Every year, more and more university and student buildings are built. Some people resent the influx of students and the relentless sprawl of student housing, but without them the City would probably go bankrupt by next Thursday, the universities seem to be the only perpetually successful businesses and account for half of the economy. The range of international students adds to the ethnic diversity, particularly students from the Far East who account for much less of the settled population, but at large they are not any trouble.
- HILLS: Because of the hills, some parts of the City give great views, and are immune to flooding (at the detriment of the valleys) when British storms make their rounds. The hills make it difficult for the physically impaired and on-foot journeys that look short on a map can take a lot longer. The hills make Sheffielders less inclined to try cycling.
- SHEFFISTAN: Some parts of the City have overwhelming Arab/Muslim populations which can make non Muslims feel uncomfortable. Personally I've never felt unsafe in those areas but I don't live in them, and like I said... we missed the riots. If you're a Muslim then you'll fit in nicely.
Great video !
Do one at night on West Street or front of City Hall maybe in Summer time. Be fun to watch. After a few jars people will be friendly.
If I could change Sheffield I bring a John Lewis and put it opposite the city hall
I love Sheffield...beautiful
'Gone down hill massively in the last 30 years.
It's a great place of you want your road closed off without proper consultation or ignoring the wishes of the residents.Its a great place if you don't want to get to Wisewood Estate or Bradfield because there is no bus service.Its never been a proper city like Manchester.The trams are great but very restricted in destination.LTNs are laughably called interactive neighborhoods.
By of chance would it be possible for you to do one these for Doncaster
You asked foreigners not people from Sheffield, and Sheffield isn’t small it’s in the top 5 biggest in England
Zero sheffielders were quizzed
mayb interview people born in sheffield mmmm gud idea
Err......you will actually struggle now to find any Sheffielders in the city centre now, just listen to the conversations as you walk about, I always look at people approaching me, are these English? They look slightly english.......listen, listen, no! Its either students or foreigners. If I want to see and speak to any Sheffielders, I go to Job Lot, Parsons Cross. The estates are true Sheffield.
run down broken derilict. incl parson cross where i live .
I hate the place , did 30 years in pitsmoor say no more
Broomhall
Its lame i miss acting jobs in London, they have nothing hear worth going to except maybe feeding pigines but I like pigines! they are nicer then the people. Its a bit like sodom and gemora.
Good people but terrible for shops and two terrible football clubs
Sheffield, Texas is too hot!
Has any one ever looked on a map? Sheffield isn't small.
Sheffield is the Metropolis the only place to live
seeing some comments and also the ones from similar videos i get the impression that people from Sheffield are quite racist and white proud. Is this true?
Just read your comment and wondering what in this particular video made you think this. What do you mean by 'white proud'? Are you suggesting people should be ashamed or indeed not proud of being white? Have you ever visited Sheffield? You should - it's worth a weekend break.
@@PabloGarcia-hc8xq At its core, "white pride" centers around the belief that white people are superior to other races. This ideology is inherently racist and fuels discrimination and prejudice against people of color.
It often ignores the historical and ongoing struggles faced by marginalized communities due to systemic racism and oppression.
Proud maybe but racist nah