WHAT exactly do foreigners make of our city?

To us, it’s just home. But for others Brighton and Hove is a strange, beguiling yet exciting place to visit.

One of the world’s biggest and busiest airports, Singapore (Changi) International, recently published a tourist guide to our city – giving us a special insight into what others think of us.

The Now Boarding travel guide describes Brighton and Hove as having an air of “goofball eccentricity” which is the antithesis of London.

It also promotes us as “a most un-English town” that is “a warmer, weirder and wilder alternative” to our nation’s capital.

The piece gives a colourful portrayal of Brighton for potential visitors and promotes our major attractions such as Brighton Palace Pier, the beach and North Laine.

The city’s unique blend of cultures prompts the writer to focus on its “quirky, artistic and indie” nature.

The author writes: “An eclectic mix of London hip and Soho avant-garde (of the Big Apple variety, that is), Brighton one-ups the English capital and other top UK tourist destinations with its exclusive offer of an eight-mile stretch of pebbly seaside enclaves – stomping grounds for mostly affluent free spirits out for a taste of this coastal haven’s eccentric diversity, flamboyant counter-culture and indie landscape.

“Brighton exudes an air of goofball eccentricity, so don’t you bat an eyelid when a naked cyclist whizzes past and says hello to that bloke in a pretty frock.”

The article begins by trying to draw an image for readers of the Royal Pavilion, describing it as the “secret love nest-slash-kinky funhouse-slash-royal retreat” of King George IV, for whom it was built.

The author gives his highlights of the city, including a stroll along Brighton Palace Pier, seeing the remains of the West Pier, tours of the city’s culinary scene and the abundance of graffiti and street art.

Brighton Festival is seen as a three-week “crazy, arty bender” celebrating music, theatre, dance, circus, film and literature.

Brighton Pride also get a special mention in the piece. The author writes: “A city unafraid to express itself, check-in with an open attitude in August for the two-day Brighton Pride extravaganza.”