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Brixton Chitter Chatter and News - June 2012

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Minnie_the_Minx said:
I can understand that though. Before I posted that pic of the South Bank fountain, I was going to put up another one but it had toddlers wearing just underwear. Decades ago, this wouldn't have been a problem, but now you think, "uh oh, must be a kiddie fiddler posting pictures up like that". It's got to the point nowadays, where you feel guilty sitting on a park bench watching kids play in case their parents think you're a pervert, and there's absolutely no way I'd get my camera out in case they think you're going to post pictures of kids onto dodgy websites :facepalm:
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Oh, this wasn't fear of paedos or being labelled as such - it was plain old distaste at having her lunch RUINED by PEOPLE WHO WEREN'T LIKE HER.
 
Brixton Hatter said:
How long will it be until media backlash against the village? Endless GREAT reviews can't go on forever. I reckon within 6 months we'll have articles saying "Is Brixton Village past it's best?" "It's not as good now as it was in 2010" etc etc...
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Bring it on! :)
 
editor said:
Bring it on! :)
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Oh what about the entrepreneurs who supposedly live in Brixton and want to give something back to their bank manager, I mean community?

These boards are just as guilty as anywhere else about hyping up places. You could fine decent coffee in Brixton before the Feds et al came along.
 
twistedAM said:
These boards are just as guilty as anywhere else about hyping up places. You could fine decent coffee in Brixton before the Feds et al came along.
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But if anyone was 'hyping' up new local independent stores in Brixton, they weren't doing for their own gain or as part of a business strategy though. That is a big difference, IMO.

As for Federation, I've never found coffee anywhere near as good in Brixton and any praise it got was well deserved.
 
editor said:
But if anyone was 'hyping' up new local independent stores in Brixton, they weren't doing for their own gain or as part of a business strategy though. That is a big difference, IMO.

As for Federation, I've never found coffee anywhere near as good in Brixton and any praise it got was well deserved.
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I'm not into flat whites and other concoctions so can't really comment. The pure black is good but not a league above Max's or San Marco and they're both quicker. And cheaper. And tourist free.
 
twistedAM said:
I'm not into flat whites and other concoctions so can't really comment. The pure black is good but not a league above Max's or San Marco and they're both quicker. And cheaper. And tourist free.
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When I was enthusiastically praising Federation it was tourist free too and their cappuccinos really are miles better than San Marco's, btw.

I think they're some of the best in London in fact, although I don't go anywhere near as often now because of the loud, iPad toting hordes which isn't really what I want from a cafe.
 
editor said:
When I was enthusiastically praising Federation it was tourist free too and their cappuccinos really are miles better than San Marco's, btw.

I think they're some of the best in London in fact, although I don't go anywhere near as often now because of the loud, iPad toting hordes which isn't really what I want from a cafe.
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Maybe lots of loud, iPad toting hordes saw your post enthusiastically praising them?

Maybe it's time, if we found a place where we didn't want the loud, iPad toting hordes to discover, we kept it quiet or just informed the non loud, iPat toting hordes via PM :D
 
Orang Utan said:
I was asking editor.
Got the impression that he thinks they shouldn't come to Brixton
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Nope, never said that.

I've just commented that I personally don't find Federation such an attractive place to have a coffee when it's packed full of people waving their iPads about.
 
editor said:
When I was enthusiastically praising Federation it was tourist free too and their cappuccinos really are miles better than San Marco's, btw.

I think they're some of the best in London in fact, although I don't go anywhere near as often now because of the loud, iPad toting hordes which isn't really what I want from a cafe.
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Isn't iPad theft 200% higher in Brixton than anywhere else in the known world outside of Whitehall?;););)
 
Orang Utan said:
I avoid it if it's too busy but I don't resent it doing well cos it sells things that taste nice.
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I don't resent them doing well either. They've worked hard to make a success of their business and moved into the market very early on when success wasn't at all assured.
 
twistedAM said:
Isn't iPad theft 200% higher in Brixton than anywhere else in the known world outside of Whitehall?;););)
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It shouldn't happen of course, but anyone carelessly flaunting their wealth in areas of high social deprivation can hardly be surprised if a local takes a shine to their goodies.
 
Brixton Hatter said:
How long will it be until media backlash against the village? Endless GREAT reviews can't go on forever. I reckon within 6 months we'll have articles saying "Is Brixton Village past it's best?" "It's not as good now as it was in 2010" etc etc...
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Bubbles burst; it's inevitable, and comes as much from expectations as the actual experience. When you're not expecting much because it's in Brixton, anything above average is great; when you've read all the hype, and your burger or pizza is merely good, it's a disappointment. Now it's been so overhyped, more visitors will be disappointed than amazed.
I hope it settles down to being prosperous enough to keep everyone busy, but a lot depends on the InShops management not trying to squeeze us dead with daft rent demands.
 
editor said:
It shouldn't happen of course, but anyone carelessly flaunting their wealth in areas of high social deprivation can hardly be surprised if a local takes a shine to their goodies.
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Er. That's dangerously close to the argument that women who wear short skirts shouldn't complain about being raped...
 
editor said:
Yes, definitely. Why do you ask?
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Just wondering why you seem to object to people 'waving their iPads about', not phones or cameras, which i am sure you use in public in Brixton yourself.
And does anyone really wave their iPads about? It seems you are employing cliched inaccurate newspeak like the papers you deride for calling Brixton edgy and vibrant.
 
Orang Utan said:
Just wondering why you seem to object to people 'waving their iPads about', not phones or cameras, which i am sure you use in public in Brixton yourself.
And does anyone really wave their iPads about? It seems you are employing cliched inaccurate newspeak like the papers you deride for calling Brixton edgy and vibrant.
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No, I'm reporting what I see quite accurately, thanks. I mentioned iPads because they're conspicuously large and expensive.

What was your camera point, by the way?
 
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