Having lived in London for forty odd years I'm amazed by the "villagey" feel to it.I know it's a stereotype but it is like that there are parts I've never been (Snowfields for fucks sake where is that,I only know because my sister was nearly a victim of a scam centred in a house there).There are parts that are so different from other parts you could be on another planet let alone a different area.
Possible move to london, scared of the big city!
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marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I've never heard of Snowfields
and I've been here 27 years! must be plenty of little districts/areas that I will never hear of or go to.It's in Bermondsey.I've never heard of Snowfields
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Starry Wisdom
we all talk about them behind your back in the secret forumsI've never heard of Snowfields
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Mia London has got virtually everything you could want from solitude and anonoymity to huge crowds, both good and crap culture. Re early posts for getting about in town. TFL quoted 1hr 22 minutes for my trip from home to Kings X on Tuesday.
Walkit quoted 1hr 29 for the trip, just shy of 6 miles. I walked it in about 1hr 15. Altogether a much healthier way of getting around, especially for me
Walkit quoted 1hr 29 for the trip, just shy of 6 miles. I walked it in about 1hr 15. Altogether a much healthier way of getting around, especially for me
Cloo
Banana for scale
Camden is good for travel options - you could use the London Overground and come in from East London, or live on one of three 'prongs' of the Northern Line to get in.
Archway might be the most affordable neaby station hub for living and Camden would be walkable from there... Archway is rather grey itself, but you'd be within striking distance of lots of green.
It does take some getting use to thinking of many things in terms of bus/tube stops or how long it takes- I know from friends who grew up in rural areas that they tend to think of distances in terms of miles. I guess only cyclists think of miles in London - and don't forget getting around by bike.
Archway might be the most affordable neaby station hub for living and Camden would be walkable from there... Archway is rather grey itself, but you'd be within striking distance of lots of green.
It does take some getting use to thinking of many things in terms of bus/tube stops or how long it takes- I know from friends who grew up in rural areas that they tend to think of distances in terms of miles. I guess only cyclists think of miles in London - and don't forget getting around by bike.
In short, don't listen to me saying it's shit and you'll hate it and don't listen either to those saying it's great and you'll love it. Experience is subjective and dependent on your own preferences and the details of the experience you end up having. We don't know you from Adam and for you it could go either way.
Best thing to do is to go and spend some time there -- a few weeks if possible -- living as a resident in the kind of area you might actually be interested in settling in rather than a tourist. That will give you a much better idea than we can.
Best thing to do is to go and spend some time there -- a few weeks if possible -- living as a resident in the kind of area you might actually be interested in settling in rather than a tourist. That will give you a much better idea than we can.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
How can anyone not like London
What's not to like?
Boris
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Starry Wisdom
yes. you know he won't be mayor in a few weeks time, don't you.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
We should get the mods to delete the whole thread really.
BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
lots, but the positives far outweigh themHow can anyone not like London
What's not to like?
ffsear
Well-Known Member
How can anyone not like London
What's not to like?
Rush Hour
Sherman Tank
Googling doesn't make you an expert
it always struck me as a perverse combination of products, cigarettes and tyres
They smell the same.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
He'll still be fucking living here, though. Stinking up our great city with his rancid opportunist stench!
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
can be avoided if you travel early or late enough
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Starry Wisdom
a cycling fatberg
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
this is one of those questions where it depends who you ask (like Croydon, Bromley, Orpington and so on.)
Postally, Uxbridge is Middlesex (UB postcode) and it's outside the London phone code (01895)
Administratively, it became part of the Greater London Council area (now Greater London Authority area) and the London Borough of Hillingdon when they buggered about with such things (and the county of Middlesex ceased to exist except in the opinion of the post office) in the mid 60s, and Uxbridge Station is in travelcard zone 6
I expect he's the sort of person who can't quite remember how many houses he owns
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Books, not bombs
Mia two things. 1 do not move to unbridgeable, it stinks!
2. Move to London, it's great, though I'm a bit old for Camden these days. As you may have noticed, there are one or two friendly people on here happy to offer advice and there are many more on other forums I'm sure. You should try most things once before saying no.
2. Move to London, it's great, though I'm a bit old for Camden these days. As you may have noticed, there are one or two friendly people on here happy to offer advice and there are many more on other forums I'm sure. You should try most things once before saying no.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
depending on where in camden, and whether it's walkable from either st pancras or kentish town (changing to the underground for one stop at peak hours will be a pain in the tail) then a lot of south london (which of course is better) is possible via thameslink (someone did mention this)
the number of trains through thameslink, and the routes they cover, will increase in a year or two when all the current rebuilding works finishes.
south london of course includes catford, home of the catford cat (here trying to catch a bus)
the number of trains through thameslink, and the routes they cover, will increase in a year or two when all the current rebuilding works finishes.
south london of course includes catford, home of the catford cat (here trying to catch a bus)
That is Hobsons Choice - it must be South. We have the river between us and the "North", between us and Parliament, her madge, Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson
The first two, yes. But city hall is on the south bank of the Thames so unfortunately not the third.
He'll be gone in a week or two anyways.
Not as yet
We had Sun, for about 5 minsIt's beautiful down here in the South today
