Are people from Stafford just rude?

[Stevo]

Well yet again I experience another evening out with friends and work colleagues that has been ruined by the intolerant and rude attitude of people in Stafford.

The 'diverse background' I come from is simple being tall. I'm only 6ft 4" so not a freak by any means but as seems to be the case whenever I go out anywhere in this town I am subject to abuse from the ignorant morons who live here.

Yes, I'm tall but don't feel the need to come up to me and tell me this and make remarks about me, I'm fully aware that I'm slightly different from the 'normal' person. I appreciate you may want to play Sherlock Holmes and tell me that I'm as tall as my height (how funny, like I've never heard that before) but I'm just fed up of how backwards people in our town are.

I'm constantly having to restrain myself from smacking these pricks and the only way I can diffuse the situation is by leaving the place I'm at. Why must you take a picture of me to post on Facebook? This town is a disgrace!

I can go out anywhere else in the UK and not receive these kind of remarks, what is wrong with the people in this town? Is the education system failed to the point where accommodating and appreciating diversity is not taught? Are the people here just backwards and completely unaware of how modern society actually treats people?

Sorry to all the decent people in this town but I'm just waiting for the day I actually snap and beat the living hell out of someone who feels the need to discriminate against me.

 

[Withnail]

The only thing i can suggest is to avoid places where knob-ends go. That's what i do anyway.

 

[Stevo]

Thanks Withnail.

Sorry to vent on the forum and I appreciate that many decent and good people live and go out in Stafford.

I try to avoid the 'knobbish' places but shouldn't have to avoid them when I wish to go out.

 

[proactive]

I try to avoid the 'knobbish' places but shouldn't have to avoid them when I wish to go out.

I find that avoiding the knobbish places is essential to having a good night out, irrespective of the town I'm in. Who wants to mix with a bunch of knobs? If they find your supposed great height a problem, then it says far more about them than it does about you.

 

[Withnail]

Sorry to vent on the forum and I appreciate that many decent and good people live and go out in Stafford.

I don't think apologies are necessary - tbf there are quite a lot of knobbers as well. Luckily they tend to 'flock together', sort of thing, so are eminently avoidable.

 

[Jonah]

Stafford has gone downhill in the last 10-15 years with a load of mindless idiots living in the town. I dislike going anywhere near the town centre in the evening and haven't been in a pub at night for probably two years or more.

We use the cinema at night and last time we did, we came out after the film and had a totally drunk man, probably aged late twenties, try and "high five" us. When we didn't respond (except for smiling nicely at him) he got abusive, called us "miserable b******s" and then told us to "f**k off".

I would have liked to smack him in the face but thought better of it as you just never know if anyone is carrying a weapon nowadays. Anyway I would have probably ended up in trouble if I had.

 

[rbellamy]

Coinciding with the general deterioration of this town in the last few years is the increase of people getting absolutely wasted when they go out, and alcohol makes already mindless people complete imbeciles.

Take no notice of these idiots, and choose a better class of venue when you go out for the evening. It won't be in Stafford, though.

 

[Jonah]

It's not just the alcohol. The general standard of behaviour and how people treat each other has deteriorated badly in the last decade or so.

I used to go out in Stafford every weekend in the early 80s, usually ended up drunk but never abused other people or tried to get into fights. It's all about your own personal attitude and standard of behaviour.

 

[ben0239]

I could not agree more with the last comment. I am in my early 30s and I am consistently amazed by how teens and so called adults in the early teens now behave. There feckless attitude and disregard for other people and the community in which they live is a source of irritation for me. Clearly a lot of this is due to poor upbringings but I also think as a society we need to do more and show these morons that there are consequences to there actions. Stevo, I am a Stafford lad so I can assure that we are not all bad but there are some idiots out there.

 

[Gadget]

It was one of the reasons we left (apart from getting away from the ''do gooders'') the attitudes of some (not all) are shocking. Everyone should be able to walk un accosted either verbally or physically down their own street.

 

[wmrcomputers]

I very rarely have a pint in town these days for the same reasons. On the odd occasions when I do fancy a drink, I'd rather do so at home where I can choose not to invite idiots!
It's a shame though. I look back to the days when I could crawl as p'd as a fart between The Colloseum, The Reynolds (and if I couldn't make it that far, then the Props) and 90% of the drunks were like minded and just wanted to have a good night out followed by a kebab and a walk home you wouldn't remember the next day. These days it's the 10% that want a good night out and the 90% that are either looking for trouble or causing annoyance.

It's another reason I enjoy going to the Casino every now and then as it seems to be a better class of people... but even then I've come across the odd idiot who's just tried to freak me out and scare me away from the blackjack table.

 

[Withnail]

I think it might be worth reining in the old 'i predict a riot' thoughts here a bit.

I admit i had not really thought the whole thing through - there are some perfectly wonderful places to go of an eve to be sure, but there is that bit of the eve where you have to walk in the open air to here or there that can indeed be cause for a bit of a scare.

But let's not give too bad an impression - there are, after all, some really good pubs in town where a jolly good night can be had. In fact, i'd go so far as to say it's a good deal easier to have a good night out in Stafford than a bad one, on account of being fairly sure where the Riotous Assembly has assembled.

Out the door - eyes front - quick march - detour if necessary - get home - job done.

 

[Jonah]

You shouldn't have to do that in my opinion.

 

[Withnail]

No, you're quite right, you shouldn't.

But just as oftentimes folk'll bemoan the traffic situation, to be rejoindered that 'it is worse elsewhere', it is surely worth pointing out that in this matter it is also.

Frankly this is partly a self-preservation thing, cause i do like to go out 'n' about on occasion - it would be a bit more reassuring to know that there were at least a few fellow non-bellicose travellers out there.

 

[darben]

Last night (the last friday before christmas) is called Mad Friday up and down the country, as there are a lot of people out on the lash from early doors, especially once a year drinkers. The emergency services are all well prepared for it as is one of their busiest nights of the year.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Friday

 

[John Marwood]

Are people from Stafford just rude?



No



They can also be ignorant and prejudice

 

[tek-monkey]

The main problem is see is that the knobbers are on the move, all the shithole pubs keep closing due to their fucktard customers and that forces those to be avoided into the places I like to frequent.

I worked in a nightclub in the mid to late 90s (with wmr in fact!) and it was never like this. I'm sure many will disagree but I think it's because kids don't get a slap when they step out of line. In my day you went out and had a laugh but made sure not to annoy the locals, if you acted a **** then generally one of them would **** you!

Nowadays kids think they are invincible, I watched some nobs yesterday outside the college banging on the bus stop and frightening an old woman waiting there. They thought it was hysterical, in my day you'd have been thrown down the steps to the guildhall then kicked a few times for good measure for that!

 

[tek-monkey]

May I suggest the greyhound for a quiet drink? They don't tolerate nobs in there, and it's one of the best and busiest pubs in know. Stafford Ale House doesn't seem to attract ***** either. Go anywhere near casa, the yard or spoons though and expect trouble.

 

[rbellamy]

Nowadays kids think they are invincible, I watched some nobs yesterday outside the college banging on the bus stop and frightening an old woman waiting there. They thought it was hysterical, in my day you'd have been thrown down the steps to the guildhall then kicked a few times for good measure for that!

Who by, the old woman..?

 

[gilbert grape]

It does appear to be a Stafford thing and has been said many times over the years.
You do, however, have to consider that dreaded term "acceptable standards". The amount of people that would look at certain incidents and just say "that's life" is quite scary. Personally, I dont go out and pick on anybody for what or who they are and also not what they look like. I, on the other hand, am sometimes a target. If you carry certain attributes you seem to be "fair game" for the said knobheads! Or should that be sad knobheads? I think I probably had 3 drinks almost knocked out of my hand last night by people unaware of their surroundings and just crash into you without as much as a glance, never mind an apology!
It would appear manners, humility and a touch of humour are all a bit too much to ask for these days.