I was born in Wolverhampton and grew up just outside it. It was a thriving and growing city in my childhood but I watched it decline rapidly in the early 2010s. Large numbers of businesses closed, including some of the banks (you know a place is in trouble when even the bank doesn't want to stay). It became one of the most desperate towns I've known and I lived in Middlesbrough for 5 years! I never felt unsafe in Middlesbrough but felt VERY unsafe in Wolverhampton on a number of occasions. For example; >I saw a gun pulled on someone in Whitmore Reans (district of Wolverhampton) one time, they took his phone, wallet and skateboard shoes, the gun was a webley revolver. Didn't know if it was real, didn't want to find out. >Someone tried to steal my car off my driveway in broad daylight but I caught them and chased them off with a garden hoe. >My weed dealer kept a 2 ft sword and bear mace by his front door because he so often got robbed. >A burglar jumped my fence into my garden one time followed moments later by 4 cops and a helicopter, they caught him hiding in a chicken coop. >A drink driver crashed into the front of my parents house at over 70mph totalling both their cars and demolishing a stone wall. He was thrown through the windscreen, he survived, locked the car and ran off. Cops found him on the swing set at the local park bleeding and crying. >2 years later I saw the same guy get into his car after about 8 pints and crash it into a bus; learned nothing. >A man was executed (shot in the head) on a rural road about a mile from my house, they left his body in a ditch on the side of the road. His name was "Kevin Nunes" >My cousin (also from Wolverhampton) went to prison for being involved in a "gang related stabbing". >Audi, BMW and Mercedes cars were CONSTANTLY getting stolen; found an Audi R8 on fire in a field once having been ditched by thieves, reported it to the cops and had to give a statement. Only part recognisable after the fire was put out was the wire frames of the seats. There were good things too though; >Some people were friendly, interestingly the poorer people were nicest. >Every year the "punks" and the "chavs" would set aside their differences for one day and do amateur bare knuckle boxing in the park, everyone would get along and drink together and there was a great sense of community spirit, it was called "punk fights". Afterwards they'd go straight back to hating each other. >The accent is endlessly amusing. Wish I never lost it. >Nice beer! >Car culture there is awesome with meets and cruises. >Some of the bars and nightlife used to be great, spent many a drunken near years eves in the city centre. >Where I grew up (a rural village 7 miles from the city centre) was like the village from hot fuzz, only with (slightly) less murder, so I had a good childhood exploring the forests and working on farms etc. It was an alright town but neglected by the government and not doing too great when I left. I don't miss living there, but I have some VERY fond memories.
March 1 2020, Im Mexican, came here curios of where the WOLVES are from, Im obviously a wolves fan due to Raul, nice city, funny when the Gentleman said he like the Futbol team, and his favorite player is the Mexican bloke! jajaja el Chavo Mexicano! Grettings from Mexico SI SEÑOR! GO WOLVES... Many fans in Mexico NOW!
Anyone saying Wolverhampton is unsafe needs to realise that’s like every area which has its nice and dodgy parts. Lived here all my life and the grass isn’t always greener lol. Personally I’m proud to live here and if I did move away I wouldn’t be bashing it. Respect your roots y’all!
Vocabulary time! On the whole = in general (0:57) Bloke = a man, usually someone you don't know (02:30) Summat = Something (02:32) He said "This is my the best place in Wolverhampton" which wasn't quite right. But that's OK! Remember that with speaking a new language it's about the message you're communicating, you'll learn with time! (05:27) I dunno = I don't know (05:56) Greggs = a well known bakers in the UK (05:59) Maccies = what we call McDonald's (05:59) 'n' that = and that (06:38) All me life = All my life. We sometimes use 'me' instead of 'my' (06:48) The Black Country = The Black Country is an area of the West Midlands, England, west of Birmingham and commonly refers to a region covering most of the four Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. It was due to the factory/coal smoke during the Industrial Revolution The thing is, this is still debated over where exactly it is! (06:49) In the main = on the whole ;) (06:57) Gonna = going to (07:36) Signateur= I think he made this word up? But it means someone who signs/ has signed something (10:57)
This was so nice and refreshing to see. I'm not from Wolves originally but moved here from Tenerife back in 2005 and probably lived here for a total (on and off) of 9 years collectively. I've lived in places all over Europe and for me, Wolves has and always will have a very special place in my life. I speak to people all the time about their thoughts and overwhelmingly it seems that the main draw to the city is the location, right near the countryside but close enough to Birmingham to consider it local. 2 hours to London and less than that to the nearest beach (you can see why Americans love it here). Yeah the city has its problems for sure just like anywhere, but Wolves has a lot of up and coming prospects that many are excited to see!
Wolverhampton is a dump. I've known it all my 70 odd years, and compared to what it was 50/60 years ago it is a depressing hole - and has some of the grottiest areas in the country. I lived in Chapel Ash in the 1960s, and there is no comparison with then and now - but even then you could see that it was going in the direction to what it is now.
Bro ,,I m from India other than punjab ,,,I lived there from 2007 to 2009 ,,,,what a place it is ,,,,still I recall and my memory goes deep into the streets ,,,Whitmore teams ,,,cannock road,, Stafford road ,,,wolverine stadium moleinux,,,,the university. of Wolverhampton,,,Heath town ,,,and off course west park,,,,new Hampton street ,,,,,,still in dreams I see wolves ,,,for rest of my life ,,,I can never forget that place ,,,,weekends ,,night clubs like oceana,,,walkabout,,and one was my favourite named CRC Manhattan just near bus station ,,,,,,,,those who say wolves is not a good place are not doing justice ,,,,it's culturally diverse ,,,,I don't know much about England and London ,,,,but I know Wolverhampton is the best ,,,for me Wolverhampton is England and London ,,,,nothing else ,,,,cheers ,,,
Im from Greece and used to study law for 3 years at wlv, so good to see the city and the university making progress since then, dispite the horrible weather wolverhampton is a good place to live!
Φίλε υπάρχει ενδεχόμενο να μου πεις κάποια στοιχεία για το πανεπιστήμιο και την ζωή εκεί ; Ενδέχεται να φύγω τον Γενάρη για σπουδές και δουλεία part time και θα ήθελα κάποιες πληροφορίες..
Born here, went to London ( uni and job) for years, came back, culture shock but its my home town and like any town/city its got its good bits and bad bits. Oh and i love Wolves( town).
lived in Wolverhampton back in the 70s and 80s and loved the town and its people.i visited wolverhampton in the early 2000s and alot has changed.the cafe & restaurant where i worked was gone.the Hellenic at 31 victoria str.greetings from limassol Cyprus.
I'm from and live in London my whole life but I'm a wolves fan so I've spent a lot of time there over the years. The people are very friendly, I've made a lot of friends going to see wolves and it's always a great atmosphere especially on a match day.
First town to have traffic lights in the UK Used to be a fantastic place to shop at weekends great for dancing and pub clubs that was in my youth 50+years
I moved from the coast to bilston 3 years ago, big big mistake, what a dump... It's like going back to the 1970s, the mentality of the people here, they happily live in their own filth and don't want to change
Yeah I can agree with Bilston. Used to go over to see my girlfriend at the time and each time I went over I encountered something to put me off going. People are so much nicer over in Wednesfield.
Guy who lived in “38 places and Wolverhampton is in the top 2”! I can’t even begin to imagine what the 36 places worse than Wolverhampton are?! The cold dark surface of Pluto would possibly be one of them!
I lived in wolves from 1989-92 and absolutely LOVED the place. I was at poly there which in my final year became a uni. I lived in Whitmore Reans for 2 years. The people are wonderful down to earth people. It is where I first tried a curry patty, from the Lomas St chippy just behind the ‘new’ adsa, which are amazing. Great town centre and amazing outside market. The beer which holds a special place in my heart is Banks’s Bitter, what an amazing pint! Well at least it was in the early 90s not had it for a while. If there was a place I’d move to it would be Wolves! Happy memories! Yowright! Love it!
I'm with the guy who said that West Park is a nice place to visit, I liked to chill there, mostly when I first came to Wolverhampton which reminds me that I should go there again soon.
@@rmg5111 And rapists, if you're a female on her own, men stalk you especially at night in or out of the park, they follow you if you walk down Park Road and about two years ago, a young girl was murdered and raped in that very park, I myself have been stalked by weird men so I avoid the place if I can, not safe for women but it is a quiet street and my parents friend moved from Kingsland Road he'd had enough and in the Express and Star paper it said the Kingsland Road area and Leicester Square area was rated one of the poorest roughest places and they say Wolverhampton is nice!! It was also a pick up place for prostitutes and residents complained and there were police warnings, this is the area I was bought up in sheesh!! 😕
Are you kidding! Victoria Sokolova was murdered and raped in 2018 in West Park ,and you think it's a nice place are you sick in the head? It's a mausoleum that should be shut out of respect. They should of at least put a remembrance statue up the council couldn't even be bothered to do that!
Some of my best girlfriends were from Wolverhampton, hated the place when I moved there but 8 years later I hated to move away, still think about the place and always enjoy going on u tube to see Wolverhampton related uploads just to see the place also log on to the express and star… and the football team is doing well
Wolverhampton is a great place to live. There's good transport links to Birmingham, London, Manchester etc. The Mander Center needs improving but you can always catch a train to Birmingham which has loads of great places to see and do. Merry Hill and Telford are also near by. The city also has some nice leafy suburbs, a good hospital, there's some excellent schools as well. West Park is absolutely lovely and obviously there's Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hopefully it will improve further. Fingers crossed!
I feel wolves has a lot of potential if it was invested into and done up nicely! Wolves was one of the places we looked at to live but after a visit we found it dead as fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey John! I asked a lot of people of different backgrounds but not everyone says yes of course. Check out the first episode and others if you'd like to see a bit more diversity! - Jake
@@SimplyStreetEnglish Jake, thanks for your swift response. I wasn't trying to make a judgement, just thought it a little surprising that no BAME'S were interviewed, but appreciate your reasoning for this. I did enjoy your interviews however. Take care John.
@@moniopia9551 Hey Moni! Thanks for the comment :) My 'excuse' (let's call it a reason eh?) as mentioned to John ^ was that not everyone I approach wants to be interviewed. Again if you'd like to see some diversity - feel free to check out other videos! ruclips.net/video/vn2h9sI37pk/видео.html Have a good day!
@John Samuels Your comment is discrimitory. Maybe there weren't any brown people (my kids are brown and my best mate is Asian) to interview at the time. Why do people like you always pop up somewhere bleating about race? I grew up in Wolverhampton and attended a secondary school with a 19% white British pupils and that was in the 1990's. Back then there wasn't much discrimination in school and you may find it hard to believe with your big chip on your shoulder but the main terms used were Gora/Goree or Honkee
I am here because there is a site that scores Wolverhampton #1 place to live in the UK! .. first in safety, first in friendliness, first in area upkeep. first overall. (was provident personal credit site) I just was curious seemed a dream town
What's this site called? Wolverhampton is a horrible place to live and it's not safe either that's mostly because the police couldn't give a shit! And as for people being friendly, you must be joking! The people are bigoted and small minded aggressive and nasty.
My great grandparents were from Wolverhampton UK!! They came to America (New York I think) when they were 18 years old or so! I’ve been to the UK twice! But, just London mostly. I don’t think i’ve ever been to Wolverhampton, but it looks very nice!! 😊
Im american and lived in the West Midlands. It’s really nice in that part of the country. I’ve only been to Wolverhampton a couple times but it’s pretty nice out there.
Born in Wolverhampton in 1937,WAS a lovely place till about 1960,recently visited,What a dump,Beatrice's boarded up,streets filthy Whoever over the years on the council,has neglected it ,Queen Square was like a township,Totally disgracr
Around Penn area it’s good, other places like Bilston, Park hill, Heath town and fillings park are not that great. Litter every where and druggies roaming around..
I live in W,ton, it's fine.....though it was better in the 1960s/70s. Years ago l could walk down Dudley street: look in burtons, which 30 years ago had good clothes....also foster menswear, C&A, Woolworths, littlewoods, BHS, etc.....all those stores are now gone. And dudley street is a shadow of its former self. There will always be unsavoury people in EVERY city/town, but l have noticed over the last decade or more: there seems to be more....and sorry to be judgemental: yobby types about, and people who reek of cannabis, and f and blind in the city centre, and people having arguments everywhere, also people walking around with beer cans in their hand, and beggars asking for spare change. The mander centre has lost the character it had in the 70s......the main gallery used to have phone boxes, large sculptures, and plants etc. Now it's like an empty aircraft hanger. Times have changed country wide, not just W,ton.......and not for the best. It's people who make a town and city......and the way they behave. Manners, and behaving appropriately seems to be a thing of the past......l have seen many parents in the city centre: f..ing, and blinding at their young children......is it any wonder that morals are in the gutter here, and country wide.....some unfortunately don,t want to make the effort, and that's the top and bottom of it.
Moved to the area when I was 5 years old due to family issues, always loathed Wolverhampton, I worked in Newark, NJ which was equally as eventful but being 20 mins from NYC maybe so? I moved to China in 2015 and when I find myself back to see family I absolutely die inside when I have to be back in its vicinity.
I was born and bred here. The problem isn't so much the town, it's the people. They're horrid to be around,and so ignorant it's breathtaking! The only people I speak to usually come from different countries they seem to be less bigoted and judgemental.
Miss this place badly the queen square, Wolverhampton university the place where I have done my studies, kebab early in the nights Oceana pub still pretty more things I miss
It's an area of England that used to produce lots of smoke from the factories in history. There's a particular accent that goes with it too! Check it out here: ruclips.net/video/ZBzy32Uiikc/видео.html This lady at 9:10 has the accent and explains some of the areas of the Black Country. Hope that helps :)
It's horrible! haha I've lived in Wolverhampton my whole life and I've watched it go down the drain. Sad as i used to stick up for the city but now i cant wait to move away... far, far away!
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wolves Speedway, horse racing, greyhound racing, Bank's ales, The Grand Theatre, The Lighthouse Media Centre, The Art Gallery, West Park, East Park, Bantock Park, Moseley Old Hall, Wightwick Manor, Tettenhall pool...and plenty more besides. Born 'n' bred here. Love it. If you don't like our city, stop your moaning and go live elsewhere coz you won't be missed. *Wolves Ay We. Wolves 'n' proud* 🏴🐺🏴🐺🏴
Wolverhampton is great if you walk around looking upwards. The buildings and architecture are amazing but unfortunately it's let down by the number of closed shops. It's great if you want to pawn in your childs xbox, go and place a few bets at the bookies then spend your winnings at the pound shop but other than that there's nothing anymore. It's a real shame. Looks like the remainder of the shops are being killed off by the pedestrianisation as well, all I can put it down to is the councils trying for a city based on nightlife etc... as opposed to shopping etc... might be completely wrong but we'll see....
I was born in Wolverhampton, but I live near the beach, I love the beach, ( where do you live) I live in ADELAIDE , SOUTH AUSTRALIA, ( that’s a very long way) yes a lot farther than Southampton. Eeeeeeehhhhhhhh
I am Born and Bred in this City!, You now see Blue Jacketed Wolverhampton ambassadors walking around with "Were here to Help!", Printed on their Coats etc, but they seem very Clicky & a bit Edgy when approached!.
Wolverhampton gets a bad rap. Sure, it's not the best place in the world, but it has a fair few things going for it and it's a hell of a lot better than many other towns in the UK. If you think Wolverhampton is a shit hole, try going to Runcorn or Scunthorpe!
I’m born and bred In Wolverhampton,loved it as I was growing up ,but let’s get things right ,first never a city always be a town ,was a good town years ago ,but now the town is dead a lot of the shops are shut ,the best shop we had as long gone now beatties, the grand theatre is still nice ,but the hotel next door is full of immigrants,I like the way you only interview in some decent streets ,why don’t you say it as it is and show all the empty shops around ,if I had the monies I would move but unfortunately I don’t ,think it should be called wolverhamptonstad
Hello Pedro! I'm from Wolverhampton, it's cheap yes but Cambridge is much more beautiful. I would recommend ARU for that reason. Have a look at some more of our recent videos for a little look at Cambridge, you'll see what I mean :) Jake
I was born in Wolverhampton, left as a small child in 1970, sadly never been back, my grandparents house is still the same,( checked google eart) the address was 194 marsh lane, anyone live in marsh lane , I remember fireworks night and falling over on the snowy footpaths, I have relatives but they never communicate, my mums surname was EDGE. MAYBE ILL get back before I pass away eeehhhh,
Parts of Wolverhampton have been ruined with the reset and pedestrianisation a lot of small businesses have closed down. There are plusses the accessibility is good to travel and the banks and some stores are good. However, where the market used to be and that end of town is a ghost town sad to see. Its got good multiculturalism generally a nice place to live with clean suburbs and canals and nearby countryside
2:30 lmao nothing summarises wolvo better than these few seconds. The mildly racist old white man, The accent, The outfit. Perfection for the typical yam yam
Really sad to see so many folk from Wolverhampton bashing the place they call home. How do you expect attitudes to change or change people on the outsides perception of Wolves when you post stuff like “it’s a dump”, “avoid at all costs”… Some people in the comments are not very well travelled. Yes Wolves like everywhere has its good and bad places but overall it is nowhere near as bad as many tens maybe hundreds of towns/ cities in the U.K. It is seeing big investment and has the potential to do very well and become more affluent over the next decade or so, with good travel links and more affluent areas in the Midlands become to expensive for people outside of the Midlands looking for work. Wolves is well placed to take advantage. The town has a bright future.
Sorry but I'm having a MOAN again, there are some friendly people in Wolves, but not anybody has a friendly chat with you anymore or says Happy Christmas or Happy New Year, you're afraid to acknowledge people or say Good Morning or Hello because they look at you like you're crazy and people aren't like they were years ago, everytime you go out people annoy you and there are a lot of silly small minded people out there although there are decent folk people have to have everything their way and won't move instead of have manners, the city is very noisy and you can't get any peace and quiet and if you confront anybody for rudeness or noise they argue with you or threaten you so I just keep my mouth shut, kids scream in the street and the parents say nothing to them and there's been a lot of stabbings where I live it makes me want to keep to myself, at least everything is nearby and in walking distance all I can say is you need a thick skin, I used to be terrified to look at people but my confidence is improving why live in fear in your home town? Nights out where scary although there is nice people, someone would try to fight you, start on you or ruin your night out all in all I actually think Birmingham is better and I like shopping there but I suppose its wherever you live, you just want to be left alone but there's always some idiot that ruins your day, have to try and think of the nice people because you do meet good people but there are bad ones!! 🙁
I am sorry to hear of your negative experiences in my hometown. The genuine local people, those born and bred in the town are genuine, friendly and easy going people with a great sense of humor. Always been multi cultural, Asian and West Indian communities, Italian, Irish, Polish, Hungarian etc. We always got on and respected each other. However, what I have noticed, is the influx of East Europeans, whom I believe, don't wish to be part of the Community. Therein I feel is the problem. Due to this, and over time, a lot of the older generation of people, white, black, have decided to move away, due to violence which I have on good authority, is mainly caused by East European gangs. I wish you well young lady and be aware, be safe.
@@peterturley1331 Thankyou for your kind comment - don't know why people can't get along, I wish you well also, world would be better if people were nice to each other!! 🌎🙂
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I’m from USA and I’m a huge Wolverhampton wanderers fan which is why I find myself watching this
I was born in Wolverhampton and grew up just outside it. It was a thriving and growing city in my childhood but I watched it decline rapidly in the early 2010s. Large numbers of businesses closed, including some of the banks (you know a place is in trouble when even the bank doesn't want to stay). It became one of the most desperate towns I've known and I lived in Middlesbrough for 5 years! I never felt unsafe in Middlesbrough but felt VERY unsafe in Wolverhampton on a number of occasions.
For example;
>I saw a gun pulled on someone in Whitmore Reans (district of Wolverhampton) one time, they took his phone, wallet and skateboard shoes, the gun was a webley revolver. Didn't know if it was real, didn't want to find out.
>Someone tried to steal my car off my driveway in broad daylight but I caught them and chased them off with a garden hoe.
>My weed dealer kept a 2 ft sword and bear mace by his front door because he so often got robbed.
>A burglar jumped my fence into my garden one time followed moments later by 4 cops and a helicopter, they caught him hiding in a chicken coop.
>A drink driver crashed into the front of my parents house at over 70mph totalling both their cars and demolishing a stone wall. He was thrown through the windscreen, he survived, locked the car and ran off. Cops found him on the swing set at the local park bleeding and crying.
>2 years later I saw the same guy get into his car after about 8 pints and crash it into a bus; learned nothing.
>A man was executed (shot in the head) on a rural road about a mile from my house, they left his body in a ditch on the side of the road. His name was "Kevin Nunes"
>My cousin (also from Wolverhampton) went to prison for being involved in a "gang related stabbing".
>Audi, BMW and Mercedes cars were CONSTANTLY getting stolen; found an Audi R8 on fire in a field once having been ditched by thieves, reported it to the cops and had to give a statement. Only part recognisable after the fire was put out was the wire frames of the seats.
There were good things too though;
>Some people were friendly, interestingly the poorer people were nicest.
>Every year the "punks" and the "chavs" would set aside their differences for one day and do amateur bare knuckle boxing in the park, everyone would get along and drink together and there was a great sense of community spirit, it was called "punk fights". Afterwards they'd go straight back to hating each other.
>The accent is endlessly amusing. Wish I never lost it.
>Nice beer!
>Car culture there is awesome with meets and cruises.
>Some of the bars and nightlife used to be great, spent many a drunken near years eves in the city centre.
>Where I grew up (a rural village 7 miles from the city centre) was like the village from hot fuzz, only with (slightly) less murder, so I had a good childhood exploring the forests and working on farms etc.
It was an alright town but neglected by the government and not doing too great when I left. I don't miss living there, but I have some VERY fond memories.
i can related to most of this been in wolves since 2013,before i lived in London for a bit , the place is falling apart lol
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Haha sounds like it 😂😂
March 1 2020, Im Mexican, came here curios of where the WOLVES are from, Im obviously a wolves fan due to Raul, nice city, funny when the Gentleman said he like the Futbol team, and his favorite player is the Mexican bloke! jajaja el Chavo Mexicano! Grettings from Mexico SI SEÑOR! GO WOLVES... Many fans in Mexico NOW!
He was class! His accent is especially a reminder of Wolverhampton/home to me. Have you visited the city before? Saludos desde Inglaterra! :)
Anyone saying Wolverhampton is unsafe needs to realise that’s like every area which has its nice and dodgy parts. Lived here all my life and the grass isn’t always greener lol. Personally I’m proud to live here and if I did move away I wouldn’t be bashing it. Respect your roots y’all!
Respect your roots- well put! Do you remember when it was apparently the 5th worst city in the world? Was a madness :')
Well said. Unfortunately I reside in Stafford, a Tory toss hole. Wolverhampton is my home town, wish I was back there.
@@peterturley1331 come back home
@@peterturley1331 why there’s more in Stafford than wolves,
I hate it here
I was born in, and lived in this town for 49 years. I moved away and will never go back.
Why?
I'd leave tomorrow if I could .
My ancestors came here to America from Wolverhampton in the mid 19th century. I enjoyed this. Thanks.
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Vocabulary time!
On the whole = in general (0:57)
Bloke = a man, usually someone you don't know (02:30)
Summat = Something (02:32)
He said "This is my the best place in Wolverhampton" which wasn't quite right. But that's OK! Remember that with speaking a new language it's about the message you're communicating, you'll learn with time! (05:27)
I dunno = I don't know (05:56)
Greggs = a well known bakers in the UK (05:59)
Maccies = what we call McDonald's (05:59)
'n' that = and that (06:38)
All me life = All my life. We sometimes use 'me' instead of 'my' (06:48)
The Black Country = The Black Country is an area of the West Midlands, England, west of Birmingham and commonly refers to a region covering most of the four Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. It was due to the factory/coal smoke during the Industrial Revolution The thing is, this is still debated over where exactly it is! (06:49)
In the main = on the whole ;) (06:57)
Gonna = going to (07:36)
Signateur= I think he made this word up? But it means someone who signs/ has signed something (10:57)
This was so nice and refreshing to see. I'm not from Wolves originally but moved here from Tenerife back in 2005 and probably lived here for a total (on and off) of 9 years collectively. I've lived in places all over Europe and for me, Wolves has and always will have a very special place in my life. I speak to people all the time about their thoughts and overwhelmingly it seems that the main draw to the city is the location, right near the countryside but close enough to Birmingham to consider it local. 2 hours to London and less than that to the nearest beach (you can see why Americans love it here). Yeah the city has its problems for sure just like anywhere, but Wolves has a lot of up and coming prospects that many are excited to see!
Wolverhampton is a dump. I've known it all my 70 odd years, and compared to what it was 50/60 years ago it is a depressing hole - and has some of the grottiest areas in the country. I lived in Chapel Ash in the 1960s, and there is no comparison with then and now - but even then you could see that it was going in the direction to what it is now.
Bro ,,I m from India other than punjab ,,,I lived there from 2007 to 2009 ,,,,what a place it is ,,,,still I recall and my memory goes deep into the streets ,,,Whitmore teams ,,,cannock road,, Stafford road ,,,wolverine stadium moleinux,,,,the university. of Wolverhampton,,,Heath town ,,,and off course west park,,,,new Hampton street ,,,,,,still in dreams I see wolves ,,,for rest of my life ,,,I can never forget that place ,,,,weekends ,,night clubs like oceana,,,walkabout,,and one was my favourite named CRC Manhattan just near bus station ,,,,,,,,those who say wolves is not a good place are not doing justice ,,,,it's culturally diverse ,,,,I don't know much about England and London ,,,,but I know Wolverhampton is the best ,,,for me Wolverhampton is England and London ,,,,nothing else ,,,,cheers ,,,
Bro iam also from iam moving with my wife to Wolverhampton part time jobs were available there
Im from Greece and used to study law for 3 years at wlv, so good to see the city and the university making progress since then, dispite the horrible weather wolverhampton is a good place to live!
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@@ΒασίληςΘεόκλητος-τ3η σορυ φιλε τωρα ειδα την απαντηση ρωτα οτι θες, ειναι ησυχη πολη κ φθηνη για σπουδες οτι πρεπει κ δουλεια, εχει αρκετους ελληνες, δεν ειναι μικρη πολη εχει 250.000 κατοικους αλλα θα σου φανει μικρη, αν εχεις παει ηδη σου ευχομαι τα καλυτερα!
Born here, went to London ( uni and job) for years, came back, culture shock but its my home town and like any town/city its got its good bits and bad bits. Oh and i love Wolves( town).
I think you've hit the nail on the head there tbh
lived in Wolverhampton back in the 70s and 80s and loved the town and its people.i visited wolverhampton in the early 2000s and alot has changed.the cafe & restaurant where i worked was gone.the Hellenic at 31 victoria str.greetings from limassol Cyprus.
What about the atmosphere in Wolverhampton is amazing??
I never feel safe there ever whenever I have visited.
It's a strange one I'll admit. I've walked around a lot in the 18 years I lived there and did ok but have friends that had other experiences
Don't visit then 😊
The people are very friendly
@@MrRooibos123 As you can see in the video :)
I felt perfectly safe when visited. really quiet and friendly reminds me on my town
“A good council” you must be having a laugh
Couldn't agree more
Lol
Fake plastic council
Conartist council!!
Shut up ok not that good council but all good
I'm from and live in London my whole life but I'm a wolves fan so I've spent a lot of time there over the years. The people are very friendly, I've made a lot of friends going to see wolves and it's always a great atmosphere especially on a match day.
Big diff to coming for football and living here
I’m Wolverhampton born and bred and during the 90’s it was a great place to live. But now it’s awful especially the city centre.
Wolves ay we
First town to have traffic lights in the UK Used to be a fantastic place to shop at weekends great for dancing and pub clubs that was in my youth 50+years
I moved from the coast to bilston 3 years ago, big big mistake, what a dump... It's like going back to the 1970s, the mentality of the people here, they happily live in their own filth and don't want to change
Yeah I can agree with Bilston. Used to go over to see my girlfriend at the time and each time I went over I encountered something to put me off going. People are so much nicer over in Wednesfield.
That's bilston
U went to Bilston...lol
@@amosand7476 I caught my lesbian neighbour sucking off her brother in law on someone's doorstep... they are a different breed
boeingbwoy 😱did u tell them
Dead end town.
Feel like I'm gonna get attacked whenever I'm there
Guy who lived in “38 places and Wolverhampton is in the top 2”! I can’t even begin to imagine what the 36 places worse than Wolverhampton are?! The cold dark surface of Pluto would possibly be one of them!
This was such an interesting video. I am American, but I have ancestors from that area and I would love to visit sometime!
Unless you want to be severely disappointed don't bother!
@@Elvis-guy1973 that was harsh😂😂😂
@@Daniel23424 Not harsh enough.
My hometown. People down to earth and genuine. 💜
Not in my experience.
You must be joking 🤣
Specsavers customer??
I lived in wolves from 1989-92 and absolutely LOVED the place. I was at poly there which in my final year became a uni. I lived in Whitmore Reans for 2 years. The people are wonderful down to earth people. It is where I first tried a curry patty, from the Lomas St chippy just behind the ‘new’ adsa, which are amazing. Great town centre and amazing outside market. The beer which holds a special place in my heart is Banks’s Bitter, what an amazing pint! Well at least it was in the early 90s not had it for a while. If there was a place I’d move to it would be Wolves! Happy memories! Yowright! Love it!
I'm with the guy who said that West Park is a nice place to visit, I liked to chill there, mostly when I first came to Wolverhampton which reminds me that I should go there again soon.
Enjoy! Used to go in the little boats in the summer, not sure if they still do it anymore
It’s a shit park full of weirdos and crackheads
@@rmg5111 And rapists, if you're a female on her own, men stalk you especially at night in or out of the park, they follow you if you walk down Park Road and about two years ago, a young girl was murdered and raped in that very park, I myself have been stalked by weird men so I avoid the place if I can, not safe for women but it is a quiet street and my parents friend moved from Kingsland Road he'd had enough and in the Express and Star paper it said the Kingsland Road area and Leicester Square area was rated one of the poorest roughest places and they say Wolverhampton is nice!! It was also a pick up place for prostitutes and residents complained and there were police warnings, this is the area I was bought up in sheesh!! 😕
Are you kidding! Victoria Sokolova was murdered and raped in 2018 in West Park ,and you think it's a nice place are you sick in the head? It's a mausoleum that should be shut out of respect. They should of at least put a remembrance statue up the council couldn't even be bothered to do that!
About 5% of people living in Wolverhampton are actually from there. The rest are... use your imagination.
My word, if these were the better interviews I can only imagine what the ones they left out are like.
My Gran and Granddad were from Wolverhampton. They left in 1959 on a ship heading for Africa.
Some of my best girlfriends were from Wolverhampton, hated the place when I moved there but 8 years later I hated to move away, still think about the place and always enjoy going on u tube to see Wolverhampton related uploads just to see the place also log on to the express and star… and the football team is doing well
Very fair reflection of somewhere I knew very well and miss alot.
My family's been here for at least 400 years so yes I love living here it is home
New subscriber! I love the channel and its content. The best way to improve English and have a good time.😊
Welcome aboard! Glad you enjoy :)
I love living in wolverhampton x
Wolverhampton is a great place to live. There's good transport links to Birmingham, London, Manchester etc. The Mander Center needs improving but you can always catch a train to Birmingham which has loads of great places to see and do. Merry Hill and Telford are also near by.
The city also has some nice leafy suburbs, a good hospital, there's some excellent schools as well. West Park is absolutely lovely and obviously there's Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hopefully it will improve further. Fingers crossed!
Wolves is a great place but you then say you can always get a train to brum for shopping and merry hill ,hahaha
Thanks for a great video! Top man 💪
Good job I wasn't there if I was interviewed in this I would have told the truth.
What would you have said?
THE city of the mighty Slade!
And I’m far, far away...
Slade lol. Poor mans prog Rock.
@@edwardburnsen-hicks2721 Slade were glam rock, not prog.
@@kcwolf4624 . Garry Glitter an mark Bowlan were glam. Slade glam prog nothing. My old man knew Dave Hill.
Noddy Holder is off the beechdale in walsall ,Dave Hill just down the road (Bentley) . That's not wolverhampton.
I feel wolves has a lot of potential if it was invested into and done up nicely! Wolves was one of the places we looked at to live but after a visit we found it dead as fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The people are horrible!
I lived in Wolverhampton for 31 years, totally surprised that your man didn't interview one Asian or Afro-Carribean person 🤔
Hey John! I asked a lot of people of different backgrounds but not everyone says yes of course.
Check out the first episode and others if you'd like to see a bit more diversity! - Jake
@@SimplyStreetEnglish Jake, thanks for your swift response. I wasn't trying to make a judgement, just thought it a little surprising that no BAME'S were interviewed, but appreciate your reasoning for this. I did enjoy your interviews however. Take care John.
Me to but not that long lol
@@moniopia9551 Hey Moni! Thanks for the comment :) My 'excuse' (let's call it a reason eh?) as mentioned to John ^ was that not everyone I approach wants to be interviewed.
Again if you'd like to see some diversity - feel free to check out other videos! ruclips.net/video/vn2h9sI37pk/видео.html
Have a good day!
@John Samuels Your comment is discrimitory. Maybe there weren't any brown people (my kids are brown and my best mate is Asian) to interview at the time. Why do people like you always pop up somewhere bleating about race? I grew up in Wolverhampton and attended a secondary school with a 19% white British pupils and that was in the 1990's. Back then there wasn't much discrimination in school and you may find it hard to believe with your big chip on your shoulder but the main terms used were Gora/Goree or Honkee
I am here because there is a site that scores Wolverhampton #1 place to live in the UK! .. first in safety, first in friendliness, first in area upkeep. first overall. (was provident personal credit site) I just was curious seemed a dream town
What's this site called? Wolverhampton is a horrible place to live and it's not safe either that's mostly because the police couldn't give a shit!
And as for people being friendly, you must be joking! The people are bigoted and small minded aggressive and nasty.
Man what site was that hahaha,who does these servas
Surveys
What?? I've seen it listed as 5th worst place to live in the UK
@@simonh6371 seems that the site did the survey had some real estate that needed to move. :)
My great grandparents were from Wolverhampton UK!! They came to America (New York I think) when they were 18 years old or so! I’ve been to the UK twice! But, just London mostly. I don’t think i’ve ever been to Wolverhampton, but it looks very nice!! 😊
Im american and lived in the West Midlands. It’s really nice in that part of the country. I’ve only been to Wolverhampton a couple times but it’s pretty nice out there.
I've had some great nights in Wolverhampton with my friends through the years
Born in Wolverhampton in 1937,WAS a lovely place till about 1960,recently visited,What a dump,Beatrice's boarded up,streets filthy Whoever over the years on the council,has neglected it ,Queen Square was like a township,Totally disgracr
The heart has been torn out of the place and people are really rude!
Nice place.. Wolverhampton in my memory
Around Penn area it’s good, other places like Bilston, Park hill, Heath town and fillings park are not that great. Litter every where and druggies roaming around..
Birmingham and most of the west midlands is like that.
Tettenhall, Finchfield, Compton and Perton are really nice
apart from the recent teenage gang stabbings
Love the bloke from Boreham Wood.
No born and bred in wolvo, and in the last twenty years, it's turned into a sithole. But then again, I'll be castigated for being honest.
Tram gets you to whole of the Mids
The lad from boremwood. I’m pretty close by lol and was planning on moving down there too
Lived in wolverhampton all my life live it
I live in W,ton, it's fine.....though it was better in the 1960s/70s. Years ago l could walk down Dudley street: look in burtons, which 30 years ago had good clothes....also foster menswear, C&A, Woolworths, littlewoods, BHS, etc.....all those stores are now gone. And dudley street is a shadow of its former self. There will always be unsavoury people in EVERY city/town, but l have noticed over the last decade or more: there seems to be more....and sorry to be judgemental: yobby types about, and people who reek of cannabis, and f and blind in the city centre, and people having arguments everywhere, also people walking around with beer cans in their hand, and beggars asking for spare change. The mander centre has lost the character it had in the 70s......the main gallery used to have phone boxes, large sculptures, and plants etc. Now it's like an empty aircraft hanger. Times have changed country wide, not just W,ton.......and not for the best. It's people who make a town and city......and the way they behave. Manners, and behaving appropriately seems to be a thing of the past......l have seen many parents in the city centre: f..ing, and blinding at their young children......is it any wonder that morals are in the gutter here, and country wide.....some unfortunately don,t want to make the effort, and that's the top and bottom of it.
I miss West Park and that is it. Too much crime now
Moved to the area when I was 5 years old due to family issues, always loathed Wolverhampton, I worked in Newark, NJ which was equally as eventful but being 20 mins from NYC maybe so? I moved to China in 2015 and when I find myself back to see family I absolutely die inside when I have to be back in its vicinity.
I was born and bred here. The problem isn't so much the town, it's the people. They're horrid to be around,and so ignorant it's breathtaking! The only people I speak to usually come from different countries they seem to be less bigoted and judgemental.
Miss this place badly the queen square, Wolverhampton university the place where I have done my studies, kebab early in the nights Oceana pub still pretty more things I miss
Oceana is dead.
Wolves is a good city centre, far worse areas like Walsall and Birmingham 😊..
Why did an interviewee call the region "Black Country" @5:07? Thank you.
It's an area of England that used to produce lots of smoke from the factories in history. There's a particular accent that goes with it too! Check it out here: ruclips.net/video/ZBzy32Uiikc/видео.html This lady at 9:10 has the accent and explains some of the areas of the Black Country. Hope that helps :)
Was curious as well lol
The towns industrial heritage mate. Do your homework.
Like the council all too eager to label it as, Wolvo has never been in the Black Country.
excellent video! great interviewing and listening skills and some interesting folks for sure :)
Nice man, I really like your videos, cause they've been helping me a lot with my english studies.
I'm from Brazil, specifically in Porto Velho City that is close the amazon.
Hi Charles! Glad they're useful for your English learning :)
I was waiting for the "Bargain Stone" lol
It's horrible! haha I've lived in Wolverhampton my whole life and I've watched it go down the drain. Sad as i used to stick up for the city but now i cant wait to move away... far, far away!
_Goodbye_
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wolves Speedway, horse racing, greyhound racing, Bank's ales, The Grand Theatre, The Lighthouse Media Centre, The Art Gallery, West Park, East Park, Bantock Park, Moseley Old Hall, Wightwick Manor, Tettenhall pool...and plenty more besides. Born 'n' bred here. Love it. If you don't like our city, stop your moaning and go live elsewhere coz you won't be missed. *Wolves Ay We. Wolves 'n' proud* 🏴🐺🏴🐺🏴
Yep, lotta good about this place too!
IKR there is many things to do
@@Sophie-on9mv bare lies.
I miss my home Wolverhampton
Why doe you come back andy? You aren't a million miles away.. hope you're well mate regards Jeffrey
It was always rough but in the 80/90’s ok. It’s a complete dump now. Avoid at all cost!
Now in the 6% most deprived areas of the country. Buy a house for 60k. I'd never go back.
oh the city of liam payne!
who ?
”The Mexican bloke” Jimenez 😂🙄
Wolverhampton is great if you walk around looking upwards. The buildings and architecture are amazing but unfortunately it's let down by the number of closed shops. It's great if you want to pawn in your childs xbox, go and place a few bets at the bookies then spend your winnings at the pound shop but other than that there's nothing anymore. It's a real shame. Looks like the remainder of the shops are being killed off by the pedestrianisation as well, all I can put it down to is the councils trying for a city based on nightlife etc... as opposed to shopping etc... might be completely wrong but we'll see....
I was born in Wolverhampton, but I live near the beach, I love the beach, ( where do you live) I live in ADELAIDE , SOUTH AUSTRALIA, ( that’s a very long way) yes a lot farther than Southampton. Eeeeeeehhhhhhhh
"I like West Park."
He better mean in the day. Because we know what happens at night at West Park. It ain't pretty.
I am Born and Bred in this City!,
You now see Blue Jacketed Wolverhampton ambassadors walking around with "Were here to Help!", Printed on their Coats etc, but they seem very Clicky & a bit Edgy when approached!.
I've never bothered with them, I don't see the point.
Wolverhampton gets a bad rap. Sure, it's not the best place in the world, but it has a fair few things going for it and it's a hell of a lot better than many other towns in the UK. If you think Wolverhampton is a shit hole, try going to Runcorn or Scunthorpe!
"nice place" ppl get stabbed behind newcross and then striker gets burned down ay we nice ppl
My wife's from Wolverhampton she moved here to Scotland to get away from the area she was from. Shes been here 13 years
How did they manage to find so many white people to talk to? Wolverhampton is okay and I live there
It's a dump alright. Dumpville.
Try Stafford. Tory Toss Hole.
Wolverdumpton
@@peterturley1331 Don't try Stafford! I thought Wolverhampton was bad until I went there!
I’m born and bred In Wolverhampton,loved it as I was growing up ,but let’s get things right ,first never a city always be a town ,was a good town years ago ,but now the town is dead a lot of the shops are shut ,the best shop we had as long gone now beatties, the grand theatre is still nice ,but the hotel next door is full of immigrants,I like the way you only interview in some decent streets ,why don’t you say it as it is and show all the empty shops around ,if I had the monies I would move but unfortunately I don’t ,think it should be called wolverhamptonstad
I thorn between going to Wolverhampton university or ARU in Cambridge can anyone help me out? Never been to the UK, I'm from PORTUGAL
Hello Pedro! I'm from Wolverhampton, it's cheap yes but Cambridge is much more beautiful. I would recommend ARU for that reason.
Have a look at some more of our recent videos for a little look at Cambridge, you'll see what I mean :) Jake
@@SimplyStreetEnglish Yeah I believe you! But Cambridge is a expensive city, Wolverhampton might be cheaper for a student
True, you'll be able to visit Cambridge though I imagine!
Don't go to Wolverhampton uni, I've heard bad stories about it!! 🙁
@@angelasmithson5291 can you please explain what are those stories.?
I live in Wolverhampton and it’s ok xdd
That bargaining stone is located just behind the railings of the church, quite a lot of people in Wolves know about it.
We know about it too now, can't believe it's taken so long to hear about it!
Born n' bred in Wolverhampton, 64 years of age, and I ain't never heard of it until now.
I don't, I've lived here nearly 50 years!
I was born in Wolverhampton, left as a small child in 1970, sadly never been back, my grandparents house is still the same,( checked google eart) the address was 194 marsh lane, anyone live in marsh lane , I remember fireworks night and falling over on the snowy footpaths, I have relatives but they never communicate, my mums surname was EDGE. MAYBE ILL get back before I pass away eeehhhh,
It’s a dump lived there 25yrs would never go back
Parts of Wolverhampton have been ruined with the reset and pedestrianisation a lot of small businesses have closed down. There are plusses the accessibility is good to travel and the banks and some stores are good. However, where the market used to be and that end of town is a ghost town sad to see. Its got good multiculturalism generally a nice place to live with clean suburbs and canals and nearby countryside
I live in Wolverhampton yeah it's alright
Every city has pros and cons
Wolverhampton looks nice
That young girl was a fucking drip
Absolute truth!
2:30 lmao nothing summarises wolvo better than these few seconds. The mildly racist old white man, The accent, The outfit. Perfection for the typical yam yam
Vey good like it
I'd like to move to Wolverhampton, i also support them in EPL, but Brexit doesn't help.
Wolverhampton gang where u at
We am wolves ay we
Aar, we am. 🏴🐺🏴🐺
You yam yam give us a bad name
Really sad to see so many folk from Wolverhampton bashing the place they call home. How do you expect attitudes to change or change people on the outsides perception of Wolves when you post stuff like “it’s a dump”, “avoid at all costs”…
Some people in the comments are not very well travelled. Yes Wolves like everywhere has its good and bad places but overall it is nowhere near as bad as many tens maybe hundreds of towns/ cities in the U.K.
It is seeing big investment and has the potential to do very well and become more affluent over the next decade or so, with good travel links and more affluent areas in the Midlands become to expensive for people outside of the Midlands looking for work. Wolves is well placed to take advantage. The town has a bright future.
Me gustaría visitar ese lugar
Vale la pena una vez supongo...
Liam's hometown😢😢😢
Great video!! RG nz
Hi everybody ✌️
There's defo more pros 😆👅
Sorry but I'm having a MOAN again, there are some friendly people in Wolves, but not anybody has a friendly chat with you anymore or says Happy Christmas or Happy New Year, you're afraid to acknowledge people or say Good Morning or Hello because they look at you like you're crazy and people aren't like they were years ago, everytime you go out people annoy you and there are a lot of silly small minded people out there although there are decent folk people have to have everything their way and won't move instead of have manners, the city is very noisy and you can't get any peace and quiet and if you confront anybody for rudeness or noise they argue with you or threaten you so I just keep my mouth shut, kids scream in the street and the parents say nothing to them and there's been a lot of stabbings where I live it makes me want to keep to myself, at least everything is nearby and in walking distance all I can say is you need a thick skin, I used to be terrified to look at people but my confidence is improving why live in fear in your home town? Nights out where scary although there is nice people, someone would try to fight you, start on you or ruin your night out all in all I actually think Birmingham is better and I like shopping there but I suppose its wherever you live, you just want to be left alone but there's always some idiot that ruins your day, have to try and think of the nice people because you do meet good people but there are bad ones!! 🙁
Angela Smithson time has caused people to change and be weird welcome to the 2020s decade
I am sorry to hear of your negative experiences in my hometown. The genuine local people, those born and bred in the town are genuine, friendly and easy going people with a great sense of humor. Always been multi cultural, Asian and West Indian communities, Italian, Irish, Polish, Hungarian etc. We always got on and respected each other. However, what I have noticed, is the influx of East Europeans, whom I believe, don't wish to be part of the Community. Therein I feel is the problem. Due to this, and over time, a lot of the older generation of people, white, black, have decided to move away, due to violence which I have on good authority, is mainly caused by East European gangs. I wish you well young lady and be aware, be safe.
@@peterturley1331 Thankyou for your kind comment - don't know why people can't get along, I wish you well also, world would be better if people were nice to each other!! 🌎🙂
I'm a Mullarkey!