20 Problems Only People From Southampton Will Understand

18. The Other Side Of The Water Is Always Greener

If you scramble for loose change in the narrow streets of Portswood and Northam on the western side of the Itchen, then you probably stare across the river in wide-eyed hunger at the matchless beauty of Bitterne or Sholing. Similarly, denizens of Woolston and Weston in the darkened east dream of the glistening spires of St. Denys and Highfield, home of the University, and Truth. But there's no need to envy your neighbours over the water - for don't forget (never forget) that you live in Southampton. If it's possible to be fine anywhere in Southampton, then you're just fine where you are.