Off Topic A Level help needed

A daughter of a mate came up to Sunderland and didn’t get many answers so looking for help with answers:


- What is one word you would use to describe Sunderland?
- How aware are you of the divide between the North and the South of England?
- How has the divide affected your life?
- What is your opinion on the quality of the education?
- What do you think of the public transport? Is it reliable?
- Do you think Sunderland is well-connected to other parts of the country?
- Do you think the services in Sunderland are of high quality? (e.g. Shops are affordable and accessible to the whole community)
- Is Sunderland well run? Are local people included in decisions made for communities?
- Is Sunderland active, inclusive and safe?
- Do you think Sunderland is diverse?
- If you have a degree, where did you study?
- What’s your job?

 

Interesting answers there @TeamOfTalents Especially about education and transport.

Having moved back 18 months ago from Exile in Somerset, I'd say the opposite to both those as I've answered below

 

What is one word you would use to describe Sunderland? Home
- How aware are you of the divide between the North and the South of England? Very aware, because of southern bias, financially
- How has the divide affected your life? It hasn't
- What is your opinion on the quality of the education? I know a few that have been to Sunderland University, who only have good things to say about it.
- What do you think of the public transport? Is it reliable? At least as reliable as anywhere else, I believe
- Do you think Sunderland is well-connected to other parts of the country? Not as well as it could/should be.
- Do you think the services in Sunderland are of high quality? (e.g. Shops are affordable and accessible to the whole community) Yes
- Is Sunderland well run? Are local people included in decisions made for communities? I don't know, but there have been massive improvements/regeneration recently.
- Is Sunderland active, inclusive and safe? I believe that the council is active now, and inclusive. I don't know how safe it is compared to other places.
- Do you think Sunderland is diverse? The area is definitely as diverse as it needs to/should be.
- If you have a degree, where did you study? Sunderland
- What’s your job? Not relevant

 

Thanks everyone

 

Do you have to be living in Sunderland or have lived there at some point? I never have, family moved to Cov in 30’s. Happy to answer if helpful.

 

Preferably Sunderland based. But I answered and live in Shields.