'sorry, I don't go south of the river' - north v. south poll

[Cadmus]

I've been discussing this issue with a mate for quite a while and the cheeky bastard sent me this link today.

So I decided to quiz urban lot. Generalisation aside, which in your opinion is better - north or south london? and why?

 

[Kid_Eternity]

North. Because there be dragons down south.

 

[Wolfie]

South of course - I don't even know why you're asking - all the coolest people come from south of the river ...

 

[Dan U]

its got to be south for sure

north london makes no sense to me and i work there!

how comes theres never east vs west debates?

does the river play such a big part in our geographical psyche?

If i was a cabbie i'd have as much fear of the hell that is the A4 or the commercial road.

 

[Biddlybee]

South, it's where I live so I prefer it. Never have any problems getting south of the river... night buses for me!

 

[zenie]

Saaaaaaaaarrrrrrfffffff innit

South - I'll go anywhere south and always feel like I could knock on someone's door if I was in the shit.

North London at night by myself - feck off.

I also think North London is a bit more touristy where as South is grittier and more kind of local with a better sense of community.

Maybe it's just South is traditionaly poorer

Saying that I only lived North of the river for about 2 weeks and that was enough for me

 

[Orangesanlemons]

South London for the people, north London for the places.
There, that was easy.

 

[Cadmus]

South - I'll go anywhere south and always feel like I could knock on someone's door if I was in the shit.

somehow i never get that feeling.


i must be passing all the wrong doors.

 

[zenie]

South London for the people, north London for the places.
There, that was easy.

Well said

I have a big gob sorry

Could you not substitute people for faces - might have a better ring?

 

[Hollis]

Its all aload of bollocks. I live in zone 3 North London and I travel..

the folks in Wood Green are fine.

 

[spanglechick]

born and bred south londoner. now living in the deep south - right at the bottom of the compass.

croydon gets a lot of stick, but i prefer it to enfield's nouveau riche pretensions.

but i spose it's what you're used to.

 

[Orangesanlemons]

South London for the faces, north London for the places,
East London for the peeps, west London for da sheeps.

Proper bo!

 

[maomao]

I work for a taxi firm (in South London, though I live in North) and my drivers get pissed off going to North London.

If I try to cover jobs that I don't have cars for with black cabs the one job they will not cover on time is Brixton. If I get a job going SW2 I basically have to offer them extra money or lie about where it's going or it doesn't get done.

 

[editor]

the folks in Wood Green are fine.

Would that be the folks in the 'cultural quarter'?

<snigger>

 

[Wowbagger]

Would that be the folks in the 'cultural quarter'?

<snigger>

Well, there's a culture there. Ten points for effort, minus several million for style.

 

[clandestino]

I've been discussing this issue with a mate for quite a while and the cheeky bastard sent me this link today.
?

what a ridiculous feature - "we asked two cab drivers north of the river, north or south? and, shock horror, they both said north. reason: it's nearer."

good grief.

 

[gaijingirl]

North London is boring...

 

[Andy the Don]

The south will rise again...

North Londoners smell of wee...

 

[Bonfirelight]

South London for the faces, north London for the places,
East London for the peeps, west London for da sheeps.

Proper bo!

so people in south west London are Sheep Faces?

 

[girasol]

I've always lived in North London, but I have to say South London has won me over... I work in South London, go out lots there too and my beloved lives in South London...

That is not to say that North London doesn't have it's good points too.

(Hampstead Heath, for starters)

 

[ChrisFilter]

South of course - I don't even know why you're asking - all the coolest people come from south of the river ...

and there we go.. the definitive answer.

 

[Hollis]

I'm sure we can all agree Brixton's aload of wank though.

Oh yes.

Hahaha. How I laugh.

 

[tarannau]

Ah, Hollis, the tryhard stir it up worm in Wood green...



The thing which sealed it all for me was one free gig , albeit in the posh surrounds of Hyde Park a few years ago (Fruitstock I think) Standard shout out gig procedure from an average hip hop band- the crew on stage asking who was from East London ('yeah' the crowd response), who was representing the south (louder crowd;' YEAH')

When it came to the North, I swear their portion of the crowd said something more resembling 'Yah' than 'yeah'...

 

[Dubversion]

i lived in North London for 18 months. NEVER again <shudder>

 

[fanta]

Its all aload of bollocks.

Indeed. Idiotic provincial bigotry.

 

[Belushi]

I wouldn't piss on north london if it was on fire.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

That is not to say that North London doesn't have it's good points too.

(Hampstead Heath, for starters)

Brockwell Park has magnificent views over London. OK, so it's not as big as Hampstead Heath but at least we get concerts, Gay Pride, Country Show, Cannabis Festival - well we used to

 

[boohoo]

As a born and bred South Londoner, I vowed never to live north of the river. But now I've lived in the North-East bit for 7 years, I find that south London has lost it's charm. Though I don't like north londoners slagging off sarf London.

 

[hotvans]

North is best - better transport links, lots of green stuff, lovely folk

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

North is best - better transport links, lots of green stuff, lovely folk

I bet South of the River has more greenery than North

Brockwell Park
Clapham Common
Wandsworth Common
Streatham Common
Battersea Park
Wimbledon Common
Kennington Park
Tooting Common
Burgess Park
Richmond Park
Blackheath
Greenwich Park
Woolwich Common