Waderider all Sounds a bit Wankenshire to me

Futureboy77 – Member

BoardinBob – Member
Horrendous place with virtually no redeeming features

BoardinBob – Member
The Dundee accent should be enough to put anyone off

…sounds like you have a few issues Bob if you took the time to post those pearls of wisdom! What’s the story? Were you:

a) knocked back by a Dundee lassie
b) filled in by a Dundee laddie

c0ck!

Your mum wasn’t that fussy to be honest

Grew up in arbroath its a dump a92 dualer killed it nothing but tinks and charity shops left – went to uni in dundee – i liked it easy to get to good riding and plenty to do and see.

auchmithie – i used to do my hill climb training from the beach to the telephone mast !

Moved to aberdeen – what a shite hole compared to dundee ….least dundee folks are friendly….. Now live near stonehaven in auchenblae

East coast has alot of variety of places to live but the closer you get to aberdeen the more expensive – dundee is not that bad. Although bucking that trend St andrews is horrendous – missus went to uni there 120 quid a week for a bedroom in a shite flat.

So that was 1500 quid a month for small 3 bed flat – thats aberdeen prices ! – we were 525 a month for a 1 bed box.

In comparison my dad rents out 3 bed semi detatcheds in a not bad area of arbroath for 450 a month.

Only place youll find cheaper is brechin ! – by all accounts avoid brechin !!!!!

peh – made me giggle. Mum lives just over the river and I spent a lot of time in Dundee. Not sure I’d live there but on our list of possible spots is around the bit where my mum is cos i could ride into town easily enough. Great pubs – mennies etc. Hazy memories of quality Perth Rd pub crawls and then a peh on the way home.

some other Dundonianisms translations provided later (spellings probably lost in translation):

Kribby
keeker
cundie
Oxter
Howf
Pletty
Hulltoon
Tap O the hul
Half loaf
Circle
Peh
Lampy
Ben the hoose
Lobbie
Eh
Eh ‘O eh
D’ ye ken?
Oh eh ken
aye but do you ken
Eh itz affy iz it
Pint o heavy pal
Ehl hae a Pilz ‘n black
Half ‘n half
ehllhaeaplenaneananinginaneinawe

Things the Dundee way
what does it mean? eh dinnae ken

posted fae lochee by the way

Broughty Ferry is quite nice – I lived there for 4 years and enjoyed it. The West End is ok too. Some other ok areas and some nice places further out – there is some lovely coastline further up towards Aberdeen, Lunan Bay and St Cyrus are both really nice beaches.
Dundee was really cheap for houses when we moved up there (erm, about 10 years ago I think) but probably not such good value now as it was.

There is some good riding close by -the Sidlaw hills are good, or a little bit further away is Pitmedden forest which is one of my favourite places to ride – I still miss not being able to go there!

As with all cities there are nice bits and horrible bits.

Futureboy77 – Member

BoardinBob – Member
Horrendous place with virtually no redeeming features

BoardinBob – Member
The Dundee accent should be enough to put anyone off

…sounds like you have a few issues Bob if you took the time to post those pearls of wisdom! What’s the story? Were you:

a) knocked back by a Dundee lassie
b) filled in by a Dundee laddie

c0ck!

Your mum wasn’t that fussy to be honest

Stunning riposte BoardingBob…….are you 12???

Stunning riposte BoardingBob…….are you 12???

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BoardinBob,

from your reply his mam wasn’t too fussy but still knocked you back.

How hairy are yor knuckles

Brilliant, best thread this week !

As mentioned in a few posts above plenty to do outside Dundee some great countryside
iv’e always found Dundee quite a nice place, like every city it has its dodgy areas but there
easily avoided ,we have mates in Carnoustie so were up that way quite a bit

I went to Dundee once. The crucial word in that sentence is “once”.

My girlfriend asked me to kiss her where it stinks.
I drove her to Dundee.
That’s not what she meant.

More seriously, it was a dump in mid-late 90s when I formed my impression of it (was at St Andrews University so nearest big city), grew up near Middlesborough and Stockton so I know a dump when I see one.

Last time I was there (May this year) I found it was massively improved. Real positive vibe about the place, great Italian restaurant and some nice pubs. It’s a reasonably large town surrounded by lots of great countrysides and coastline. Like much of Central Scotland it’s very mixed but definitely on the up.

Go and have a look and see what you think.

Being a resident in Dundee i will try and pass on my opinion of the city.

I grew up in Carnoustie but moved out due to the small town mentality, small fish in big ponds, everybody knowing your business, seemingly becoming full of twa##, and the good old rumour mill being in full functioning order..don’t miss it one bit, only go there to visit family and friends now, No socialising..

I did move to Forfar for a bit….momentary lapse in concentration!

Anyway Dundee,

I have lived here for a while now and lived at both ends, i stayed on Laird street near Clatto country park, nice area where i was but a bit dodgy round the Ardler area. I never had any problems mind you so i guess it comes down to how you come across to other people, tolerance and how much attention you pay to other people.

I then moved into the Morgan street area as i got a flat with my partner, it was our first place together and near to her work…..Now while i liked the flat and our closey (tenament), the area itself was full of..well not very nice people, alot of unemployment and substance abuse in the area..plus a problem with “business” ladies, which was stamped out by the police to be fair.

We recently moved to a nice wee cottage on the Perth road, it is like a different city, nice and quiet as we are set back off the road, sorrounder by gardens, Perth road shops/pubs are nice, close to Magdelane green which is a big park where people have bbq’s in the summer and sit and soak up the sun (when it shines) and look out over the Tay to Fife.

Dundee and sorrounding areas have alot to offer, granted during the 90’s and early 00’s the place was a bit of a dive, but now the majority of the city has been revamed, redesigned and tidied up. They are continuing to improve the city and its facilities all the time, everything you need in in Dundee, good shops in the centre of town, good retail parks on the outskirts, sorrounded by good walks, biking, beaches and hills.

The people in the majority are friendly, the traffic is never that bad, Edinburgh is 1 hour away, Glasgow is 1.5 hours away, good road and rail links, good bike shops nearby aswell..Cycle World in Arbroath, Bikeworx in Dundee, Alpine bikes in Perth to name just 3. Laggan wolftrax is 2 hours up the A9, Fort Bill is 3 hours max, Glentress is 2 hours max..loads of good riding closer to hand aswell. Dundee has a good Ice rink, swimming pool, cinemas, nice parks, good country parks within 30 mins drive, plenty eatries and nice wee pubs aswell. Sure there are minging bits, but it is the same wherever you go, Dundee has got a crappy reputation from it’s past, all change now though.

Rental prices are reasonable, we were paying £435 in Morgan Street, payng a bit more now but worth the extra for peace and quiet, you will easily be able to rent a good 3 bed property for £650. Broughty Ferry will be more expensive, as will Carnoustie. In my opinion you can’t go far wrong with Dundee if you pick the right area.

Hope that has helped you a bit and hasn’t bored you, im pretty sure you will enjoy living here (stick to the west end of the city though).

If you require and further info please feel free to email me at mikedonald@hotmail.com.

Thanks,

Mike.

So whats the Visiting Times

Thanks for the information all! We’re really hoping it all goes ahead – we’re sick of living in an (expensive) off-road biking void, and Mr Toast misses the sea!

For info

When Mike’s talking about living near Magdalene Green, this is what he’s talking about.

Stu-n’s got it pretty much spot on – used to a total dump, but hugely improved, which is where you’ll get a lot of negative vibe from

Also, keep an eye on this – the local paper, see what the news actual is. today, woman gets attacked, design for V&A to be decided shortly, new swiming baths to be built and one of the football teams in administration. Small town news.