Of course you can moan at me and say "why don't you move then" and that's true. I could move anywhere West of Thanet and be closer to the rest of the UK, but our geographical location also has impacts on people who want to come to Thanet in that they have to come fucking miles to get here. This simple fact makes life hard for us.
We harp on about tourism, but when it's easier to get to Brighton etc then why should people make the effort to come all the way here when it's miles out of the way and when they get here they're bound to be disappointed with the post-apocalyptic scenes that greet them as they survey the boarded up shops and the zombies that patrol our high-streets.
I live here and it's hard enough getting out of the area, but why would anyone want to actually visit? If I came for a day-trip here I would be disappointed. Yes there's some bells and whistles... and glitter (we can't forget that), but it doesn't hide the fact that there is something very wrong with Thanet and this in part has a great deal to do with where we are placed.
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