Back in St Andrews

[Al]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if the person who coined the term "badlands" was related somehow to the person who came up with the notion that St Andrews only has three streets.

[s123]

I lived in the badlands for about 2.5 years (2003-2006), on Langlands Road, opposite the football ground. In that time I had keys scratched down the side of my car, my car aerial stolen, and a side window on my car smashed (there separate incidents). A disabled neighbour had someone force his way into his home, who then fled when the neighbour grabbed the phone and called the police. Another neighbour had her wheelie bin set on fire during the night, which destroyed her garden shed and caused damage to the rear of the house and windows. Oh, and there was a series sexual assault in the park behind the football ground. In the strangest incident, I found a hammer, and a large spanner, wrapped in a plastic bad in the front garden one morning.

[caladonia]

There's one less seal in the sealife centre

no sign of the seal yet?

[macgamer]

I remember walking along South Street with a friend and when we approached the now closed off-license, Alldays, some local youths, who clearly under 18, asked us "D'yer think you could by us some alcohol if we gave you the money?" We answered in the negative and they responded "Well thanks anyway."

St Andrews is tame even compared with Durham, where I've had abuse and physically objects hurled at me on several occasions for no reason other than I looked like a student. I was even physically assaulted in Durham. These things occurred in areas of Durham which weren't even what one would consider deprived council estates.

[RedCelt69]

...when we approached the now closed office licence...

What's an office licence?

[macgamer]

Sorry yes. Proof-reading does help.

[DACrowe]

...when we approached the now closed office licence...

What's an office licence?

It's a physically object.