Frankfurt
I'm fully aware of the shortcomings of my own home town, although I'm immensely proud of it too. But Frankfurt, FFS what a monstrosity. I spent an evening there a few months ago. I thought I'd pass the evening in a bar, idly chatting to the locals as I have done on many occasions the world over.
BOY was I wrong!
After trudging in the drizzle from the station some of the first things I encountered were; people shooting up between parked cars, some of their friends spark out in doorways under sleeping bags and every second building was either a brothel or a peepshow. Classy! I eventually ended up in a little corner bar where I got into a 'discussion' with a lairy local guy because I was English, and therefore responsible for the eyesore that was Frankfurt, all that bombing y'know. I explained that by his own logic HE was responsible for the perceived shiteness of MY home town.
"How can that be?, I've been to London and it's a great place" he argued.
"Ah, but you see I'm not from London, and the Luftwaffe made my home town what it is today" I replied.
"Where are you from?" He asked in quite a belligerent tone.

"Coventry".

Belligerent to sheepish in three syllables

My home town outshited Frankfurt AND bitchslapped Johnny Foreigner all in one evening.
No wonder I'm proud.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 16:51, 7 replies)

Is it true that our shimmering beacon of all that is great and good home city
is twinned with Dresden??? Some fucker told me this once - but they may have been talking bollocks...

If its true I bet those get togethers are a laugh a fucking minute...
( SpankyHanky, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 16:53, closed)

Really?
I'm quite fond of Frankfurt

EDIT - I meant to reply to the OP.
I like Dresden too though
( ERG1008 is climbing in yo windows & snatchin yo people up, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 16:57, closed)

You're right Spanks...

And they both shared the common happy award of being the two most bombed-to-buggery towns during WW2

Ironically, our old Drummer used to go out with a girl from Dresden.
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Thu 29 Oct 2009, 19:52, closed)

'Bombed to buggery'
Yep, both cities were bombed but the casualties were somewhat disproportionate - 656 in Coventry and between 35,000 and 100,000 (estimated) in Dresden.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 22:49, closed)

Dresden's quite lovely.

( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 30 Oct 2009, 14:07, closed)

Frankfurt's really nice
It just happens that the area around the train station is the red light district/smack alley. Apparently the tramps and junkies are encouraged to stay around there so at least Social Services know where they are.
(Axeman Jim, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 17:00, closed)

Top work m'boy!...

Keeping the Cov end up!

*enclickens*
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Thu 29 Oct 2009, 19:53, closed)