Your London bigotry exposed
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tom_craggs
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I try not to go East of Hackney Marshes, but on the occasions I have, London seems to get progressively worse the further East you go.
Richmond is crap. Used to live in South Harrow and I remember it as a depressing suburban wasteland.
Richmond is crap. Used to live in South Harrow and I remember it as a depressing suburban wasteland.
I despise most people in shoreditch/old street area who look at my baggy jeans and skate shoes with disdain. Well mate, I have a pair of testicles which mean I cant fit in those leggings you are wearing, and even if you did once have testicles they are now probably shrivlled and useless.
Wolveryeti
Detty Pig
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
don't really hate anywhere in london, i dislike some bits - like tottenham (((((tottenham))))))) and seven sisters, just feels miserable up there, hackney feels so much better but then I'm used to the place, 15 years
don't really like hampstead, lived near there for a while in temple fortune, which itself was a bit souless, as was golders green
don't know the south too well, although lived in southfields for a while, and that was alright then
west london - meh - used to know maida vale really well, notting hill, bayswater and that - as i worked in the area for 7 years - didn't hate it , didn't love it either
don't really like hampstead, lived near there for a while in temple fortune, which itself was a bit souless, as was golders green
don't know the south too well, although lived in southfields for a while, and that was alright then
west london - meh - used to know maida vale really well, notting hill, bayswater and that - as i worked in the area for 7 years - didn't hate it , didn't love it either
Nixon
peanut butter n.w.o.
West London..notting hill/acton all of those places..I HATE southhall,because it depresses me.The bit around Victoria I hate..Anywhere where there is lots of tourists..Anywhere south of sydenham too ie deptford,bellingham,lower sydenham,beckenham,bromley (not strictly london but hey),downham..ugh
Seven sister ent too bad..but maybe im a bit used to it.I agree about tottenham hale though..it sucks ass (apart from for warehouse parties..SOMETIMES)
Seven sister ent too bad..but maybe im a bit used to it.I agree about tottenham hale though..it sucks ass (apart from for warehouse parties..SOMETIMES)
ethel
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since when have bellingham and deptford been south of sydenham? downham's more east than south too.
Beckenham and Bromley are both nicer than Sydenham. Agree on the rest though.
I just don't like Sydenham. Over-priced, ugly, a bit soulless.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
i hate to say it, but... east dulwich.
it's just so.... nice.
and full of prams and toddlers. and boutiquey shops and bleh....
went to the indoor market today for the first time, and the contents made me want to punch someone
i bought small cereal bowls when i went there - especially for museli. they were made by young offenders. i am turning into a cliche.
albert square the place has never been the same since den and angie stopped running the queen vic
Nixon
peanut butter n.w.o.
That depends on what you would consider nice now doesn't it? There's too many upper class coked up white chavs in both areas for my liking,which is why I don't define it as nice.
I don't like Sydenham either.It's like the poor man's Forest Hill.Kind of.The pluses are though I can walk down the being an ethnic punk without turning too many heads or getting abuse.
i hate to say it, but... east dulwich.
it's just so.... nice.
and full of prams and toddlers. and boutiquey shops and bleh....
went to the indoor market today for the first time, and the contents made me want to punch someone
Oh yes I agree - on the rare occasions I cross over the Hill to East Dulwich from Camberwell I always feel sick with how twee things are and the smugness of everyone: rah rah rah arent we clever we've found this dear little gift shop etc etc etc, I think its a disease that started in Clapham about 20 years ago and has spread out from there
This is perhaps a slightly obscure one: one thing I dislike in London are people who refer to the area where they live in terms of the tube / railway station rather than the actual area as found on the map
eg the people who say they live in Clapham South, Clapham Common or Clapham North; no you dont you live in Clapham, Stockwell or Balham near to the tube station. Also people who say they live in Clapham Junction: no you live in Battersea.
or people who say they live in Oval; no you dont you live in Kennington, Camberwell or Stockwell: you live near to Oval tube
even people who say they live/work in Waterloo or Victoria; no you dont you are near Waterloo or Victoria railways stations but the actual area is not called that.
eg the people who say they live in Clapham South, Clapham Common or Clapham North; no you dont you live in Clapham, Stockwell or Balham near to the tube station. Also people who say they live in Clapham Junction: no you live in Battersea.
or people who say they live in Oval; no you dont you live in Kennington, Camberwell or Stockwell: you live near to Oval tube
even people who say they live/work in Waterloo or Victoria; no you dont you are near Waterloo or Victoria railways stations but the actual area is not called that.
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
Perhaps they do it because it saves a supplementary question like 'Oh, whereabouts in Clapham then?' and also because if you work near Victoria, for example, it's a definite place, rather than just saying 'Westminster', or in the case of Waterloo, 'SE1' or 'Southwark'.
Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
Broadway Market at the arse-end of London Fields is a living shit-hole now, full of trendy young rich things drooling out of cafes and pubs like the swill that they are
I've always had an irrational dislike of Swiss Cottage that i can't work out. Peckham late at night isn't much fun. Finchley gets on my goat as well, all of it. And as for Romford, well enough said.
I've always had an irrational dislike of Swiss Cottage that i can't work out. Peckham late at night isn't much fun. Finchley gets on my goat as well, all of it. And as for Romford, well enough said.
Pat24
Brixtonian
i really dislike Streatham. Lived there for two months. Souless and boring. Balham is a shithole too. bromley is another one (not very bike friendly) peckham. I might get banned for saying this, but I fucking hate Brixton. Been here nearly 10 years, so i guess i need a change. Probably north London, I really like Muswell Hill. It's green and looks peaceful enough for me.
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
Don't we outnumber you?
SWAG MC BURIAL
ova choong innit
why does everyone think that Battersea is all Northcote Road motorised pram and twin-set country? come to the ends & I'll show you the Winstanley blud! Realness! lol 
Good points otherwise though.
Me: well I don't like going out of SW evah tbh but unlike you lot I've never liked Brixton, don't like anything in East/West/North either! Don't mind parts of SE but don't want to live there again.
Some have mentioned that "real" Londoners = good, outsiders = bad, but I think it's a bit more complicated than that - imo the ppl from big cities outside London are generally ok, but all the real wasteman are ppl from small Southern towns like Oxford lol, or those who only moved to LDN for college and now think they own the place cos they've suddenly become cool overnight an ting and are suddenly OWED some cool "London Lifestyle" they read about in that rag you pay for but won't mention
plasticene
New Member
Pimlico. There's just nothing there. Such a waste, very depressing.
YouSir
Retired from Urban
I never, ever go West despite being a native Londoner, just never seems to be any reason too and I've grown to assume that it's an abandoned wasteland desperately clinging on to the reputation of the better parts of the city. Don't much like Camden, Hoxton, Shoreditch et al for generally just being shite and full of twats, but I know folks out that way and I'm known to venture there from time to time. Croydon's a wasteland, good for nothing except the shopping centers and even they're unlikely to fill anyones lives with joy. Central can be alright from time to time, far too many tourists though and far too many places catering exclusively to tourists. Eltham, Woolwich, Plumstead etc are all alien zones to me, despite living on Shooter's Hill for a while, trapped between them all.
Contrary to others on this thread though I do really like Lewisham and would be happy to live there. Close to Greenwich Park and Blackheath for greenery, easy to get around from (for South East London), a few nice pubs, some useful shops and market stalls, what's not to like? Also have soft spots for Waterloo/Southbank, probably my favourite part of London, Forest Hill, which is still vaguely alright despite the beating its high streets had over the years, Camberwell, Woolworth Road, Elephant & Castle... Basically everywhere on the 176 and 185 bus routes really, which is bizarre.
Contrary to others on this thread though I do really like Lewisham and would be happy to live there. Close to Greenwich Park and Blackheath for greenery, easy to get around from (for South East London), a few nice pubs, some useful shops and market stalls, what's not to like? Also have soft spots for Waterloo/Southbank, probably my favourite part of London, Forest Hill, which is still vaguely alright despite the beating its high streets had over the years, Camberwell, Woolworth Road, Elephant & Castle... Basically everywhere on the 176 and 185 bus routes really, which is bizarre.
YouSir
Retired from Urban
There's a lot of nice houses, a decent chip shop and a shitty school, counts for something I suppose.
Andy the Don
Wise men say only fools..
Hate Camden with a passion; full of Eurobrats getting dodgy piercings and getting ripped off on a £20 bag of mixed herbs.
Hate East London; don't give me that Ronnie & Reggie crap, both pyschos and one was a nounce, but they loved their old mum..
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Croydon, its not in London, its in Surrey..
Bromley, see Croydon, but in Kent..
Anywhere described in the press as edgy and vibrant, I read that as dirty, nasty and dangerous to your health.
Woolwich Arsenal, Woolwich Arsehole more like.
The District Line East of Upton Park and West of West Kennsington - why bother..
Hate East London; don't give me that Ronnie & Reggie crap, both pyschos and one was a nounce, but they loved their old mum..
.Croydon, its not in London, its in Surrey..
Bromley, see Croydon, but in Kent..
Anywhere described in the press as edgy and vibrant, I read that as dirty, nasty and dangerous to your health.
Woolwich Arsenal, Woolwich Arsehole more like.
The District Line East of Upton Park and West of West Kennsington - why bother..
hipipol
Peckham Wry
Vaste swathes this City are utter shite
Its quicker to list the good bits
The South East - deffo Gods fav bit of the Universe - we have loads of trees and parrots - ACE!!!!!
However, it does adjoin Kent - we are constantly under threat from the half-human hordes from Bexley, Giiligham, et al - but its worth the risk
I used to live North of the River, but that was in simpler time when I had a stronger stomach and did not mind so much its kissy-kissy both cheeks pretension
The only exceptions to this rule are E8, E5, some bits of N16, parts of SW9 and SW2 - and finally Chingford (E4 I think) - but mainly because it gives access to the Forrest
Its quicker to list the good bits
The South East - deffo Gods fav bit of the Universe - we have loads of trees and parrots - ACE!!!!!
However, it does adjoin Kent - we are constantly under threat from the half-human hordes from Bexley, Giiligham, et al - but its worth the risk
I used to live North of the River, but that was in simpler time when I had a stronger stomach and did not mind so much its kissy-kissy both cheeks pretension
The only exceptions to this rule are E8, E5, some bits of N16, parts of SW9 and SW2 - and finally Chingford (E4 I think) - but mainly because it gives access to the Forrest
Rollem
two kinds of wonderful
where is Shepards Bush anyway? never been there, sounds crap
Shepherd's Bush on the other hand, love it. where I grew up and holds dear to my heart
I hate walking down the ok road, but loved living on it (go figure) always something going on and felt like you could get a bus to anyway (although in reality it was either into town or out to the arse end of lewisham or worse!)
In fact Lewisham - urgh! shite hole with nothing to other that you can't get everywhere else. and catford too
Camden is just shite. full stop. hate the place.
heh, my dad used to live in bromley by bow. he always defended it to the hilt, bragging about Crisp St Market etc...now he's moved to kent, he calls it 'the bag to put your shit in'
are you an out of towner pruplex?
Aye. Best kick out the cosmopolitan types in favour of having a city full of Eltham nutjobs and Milwall fans.
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