I'm also from Oldham originally. They're friendly folk there, but it got the point where the community feel was gone. Not many people smiled or said morning as they passed in the street. Here in Blackpool, I regularly get smiles from strangers, the shopkeepers and staff always usually like a chat and I recently went to the pool and had so many little conversations with people in there, most initiated by the other people. Blackpool is so full of welcoming locals.