Brixton Chitter Chatter and News - June 2012

[Mation]

Hello Brixton! I finally got round to moving to you

Loving my new place. Just came in from the garden to find new housemate's friend playing Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika on the piano and made his day by singing along. I knew my handy skill of boring every poor bloody South African I meet with the fact that I can sing their national anthem would come in handy one day

And now I'm near the park I can take full advantage of the cold and rainy summer to come

 

[boohoo]

Welcome to Brixton, Mation!!

 

[Mation]

Welcome to Brixton, Mation!!

Thank you!

So what are the essentials I need to know for living here?

 

[boohoo]

The salted caramel Ice cream at the ice cream place in Brixton Village is very very nice.

 

[gaijingirl]

watch out for buses if you're near the edge of the pavement by The Beehive.

 

[quimcunx]

Thank you!

So what are the essentials I need to know for living here?

Remember that you are living somewhere edgy and vibrant so act accordingly. Don't walk around for 5 days and nights with a laptop looking gormless. You'll end up on tv.

 

[boohoo]

After you have lived here for a few weeks, mention the good old days, frown at hipsters and get angry about gentrification!

 

[boohoo]

Watch out for Eastender!

 

[Mation]

Remember that you are living somewhere edgy and vibrant so act accordingly. Don't walk around for 5 days and nights with a laptop looking gormless. You'll end up on tv.

But I've always wanted to be on the telly!

After you have lived here for a few weeks, mention the good old days, frown at hipsters and get angry about gentrification!

Good good - I started that before I moved in

 

[RaverDrew]

watch out for buses if you're near the edge of the pavement by The Beehive.

and me

 

[Mation]

Watch out for Eastender!

Now that is some good advice

 

[Mation]

and me

I need to make a comprehensive list.

1. Watch out for The Edge and RaverDrew on the pavement by The Beehive
2. Don't listen to any advice unless it's about ice cream or Eastender
3. etc

 

[CH1]

Anyone surprised by this racist trouble in Poland and Ukraine? I certainly am not. They used to have a short Polish barman at the Beehive (with a pony tail - I'm not talking about Juliusz) who came out with ludicrously racist comments at chucking out time. On one occasion I said "Remember Auschwitz" or something like that - to which he replied "What could we do. If we hadn't got rid of them, where would we live?"
Says it all - moreover if it wasn't for people like HIM I might be serving behind the bar, not living off my savings - Nazi bastard!
Last time I heard he had been "deported" by management to the "Crown and Sceptre" - so be warned.

 

[RaverDrew]

I remember him, but I don't remember him ever coming out with anything remotely racist ???

I also don't remember ever seeing him at the Wetherspoon, and I used to drink there a LOT

 

[RaverDrew]

Also, you want to judge the entire population of two nations, purely from the words of a barman you once met ? Really ?

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Well, to be fair, this is not a revelation. The far-right is pretty organised and with more adherents in Eastern Europe than further west. There is a lot of racism, casual and organised. I have eastern-European friends who have married Africans/Asians and they will not let their kids visit, and neither would I.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Hello Brixton! I finally got round to moving to you

Welcome to Brixton!

SW2 or SW9?

This is really important.

 

[Kanda]

Welcome to Brixton!

SW2 or SW9?

This is really important.

Not again.. geezus..

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Welcome to Brixton Mation.

Don't get involved in SW2/SW9 rivalry threads. You'll be at it for years to come

 

[CH1]

I remember him, but I don't remember him ever coming out with anything remotely racist ???
I also don't remember ever seeing him at the Wetherspoon, and I used to drink there a LOT

Yeah well Wetherspoons "churn" their staff like your stockbroker no doubt churns your stocks!
Do you remember the amazingly cheerful guy from Sierra Leone who used to sing to get the customers out - and it worked. He had a good singing voice as well. The customers were just so affronted at being treated politely rather than with a Glasgow Kiss that they just moved to the font and went out of the door like lambs. Every time.
Jerry (for Jeremiah) his name was. I referred to him before here and got slapped down - he used to fend off women by claiming to have a certain quality of sexuality (in Jamaican patois) which is not allowed here, apparently.

 

[Badgers]

Where in Brixton would one obtain a boiler suit?

 

[Kanda]

Where in Brixton would one obtain a boiler suit?

Halfords used to sell them.

Maybe the hardware store on NPR.

 

[Badgers]

Halfords used to sell them.

Did not think of them? Ideally after a black or green one but blue or white would do.

 

[Badgers]

Halfords used to sell them.

Maybe the hardware store on NPR.

NPR?

/notproperbrixton

 

[Kanda]

New Park Road

McKays : 020 8674 1057

 

[colacubes]

Where in Brixton would one obtain a boiler suit?

Will it come back in one piece? The boy might have one you can borrow. I could have a look this afternoon.

 

[Badgers]

Will it come back in one piece? The boy might have one you can borrow. I could have a look this afternoon.

It is cosmetic, not for any 'real' work so would be washed and returned in one piece. May be needed for a while though, end of June at most.

 

[colacubes]

It is cosmetic, not for any 'real' work so would be washed and returned in one piece. May be needed for a while though, end of June at most.

Found it and it's green Will need a wash before use as smells slightly musty as has been shoved in a cupboard for about 2 years But no probs borrowing till the end of June. Are you working later on, cos I can drop it in for you?

 

[Badgers]

Found it and it's green Will need a wash before use as smells slightly musty as has been shoved in a cupboard for about 2 years But no probs borrowing till the end of June. Are you working later on, cos I can drop it in for you?

Not working today, off to work about 4:30-5:00. I can come to you or whatever. Do you think it will fit my ample build?

 

[colacubes]

Not working today, off to work about 4:30-5:00. I can come to you or whatever. Do you think it will fit my ample build?

Should do. It's quite big.