Hull is Pretty, Unlike its Reputation..

When I first moved to Hull, I had some pretty worrying comments from friends and family. By the time I got here, I was expecting to be stabbed and mugged within the first 5 minutes and to be living in a hovel. Surprisingly enough, none of that happened and 3 years down the line I am STILL struggling to see why Hull has this terrible reputation! The University and surrounding areas are the same as any other university city, and to be perfectly honest, the town center is a LOT nicer than quite a few places I've been to. The architecture is fantastic, the city in general is exploding with culture, there's a whole shed of things to do out and about and the locals are wonderfully friendly, not to mention everything up here is gloriously cheap. So why the reputation?! I have no idea! I took this today as I was walking through town and I'm sorry, but this is NOT a photo of a s**thole.