Essex is a poorer county because of the ****holes down the south of Essex like Basildon and Southend. Colchester and Chelmsford are far richer and at least Colchester has the charm and history. It is actually relevant in the world, it used to be the capital of England FFS. Plus I suggest you go out and get a life once in a while instead of pondering your life away on message boards, take a break for once.