The Brixton Citizenship Test

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Sainsbury's. It had a magnificent black art deco-y panel above the ground floor level. Or one of those shops did. It was the last shop before the bridge, and the bridge had a sticky out bit underneath which housed a Ravel shoe shop.I can't remember what was right next to the station, now Smiths.

Are you thinking of Dunns and Colliers by the bridge?

 

[Manter]

Long-time lurker, find this forum's a good source of local news. Just tired of being demonised 'cause I'm
a) young
b) not originally from London
c) a Brixton resident of a mere three years
d) have a job, therefore, I assume, a 'professional'

stop lurking and come and play! You'll get comprehensively kicked in the head a few times (my discussions yesterday were memorable...) but you aren't demonised if you are a person. You get demonised as a faceless other. I like to believe I'm young, (I'm not young), I am not from london, 3 years ago I was probably still telling outsiders I lived in oval facepalm and I am fully employed. Everyone has been remarkably nice to me*

*apart from the head kicking, tho, tbh, I'm growing to rather like it

 

[Manter]

And since you posted that as your very first post on urban, you can be sure of a warm welcome; here come the locals to light the pyre...

which one is VP?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

*apart from the head kicking, tho, tbh, I'm growing to rather like it

*stamps on Manter's head*

 

[Manter]

*stamps on Manter's head*

 

[Manter]

1) Who is hatboy and why did he have a beef with Justin? not a scoobies
2) Where is the entrance of Nour? market row
3) Where can you find a sack of basmati rice for £11 or less? couple of places in the market, and that chinese market on coldharbour lane that sells durian fruit
4) On this map of Brockwell Park, locate at least 2 gaps in the railings.what map??!! But I know gaps in the railings, including 2 in cressingham garden
5) Name at least two regular beggars (by their most common phrase or claim) in the area the only two I know are I will lick you and for the love of god
6) Name at least one "local character" can I said Ed without more kicking? And the old guy in the market who smiles a lot
7) Where do you eat? all over the place
8) Where do you drink? anywhere that's serve me
9) Where do you shop? depends what for
10) What have you contributed to this area? er.... I've single handedly ruined it.


Can I stay?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

That's all you're getting today. You'll have to beg VP or Greebo if you want more

 

[Manter]

That's all you're getting today. You'll have to beg VP or Greebo if you want more

but I daren't '@' them, they told me off last time

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

1) Who is hatboy and why did he have a beef with Justin? not a scoobies
2) Where is the entrance of Nour? market row
3) Where can you find a sack of basmati rice for £11 or less? couple of places in the market, and that chinese market on coldharbour lane that sells durian fruit
4) On this map of Brockwell Park, locate at least 2 gaps in the railings.what map??!! But I know gaps in the railings, including 2 in cressingham garden
5) Name at least two regular beggars (by their most common phrase or claim) in the area the only two I know are I will lick you and for the love of god
6) Name at least one "local character" can I said Ed without more kicking? And the old guy in the market who smiles a lot
7) Where do you eat? all over the place
8) Where do you drink? anywhere that's serve me
9) Where do you shop? depends what for
10) What have you contributed to this area? er.... I've single handedly ruined it.


Can I stay?

I don't know a Chinese supermarket in Coldharbour Lane

You're not thinking of Wing Tai in Electric Avenue are you?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

but I daren't '@' them, they told me off last time

That's alright, she told me off as well

 

[Manter]

I don't know a Chinese supermarket in Coldharbour Lane

You're not thinking of Wing Tai in Electric Avenue are you?

I dunno. It has a shrine in the back right corner on the floor underneath the tinned goods. I love that place. It always feels like I stumble across it

they sell potato and mustard crackers that are just gorgeous

 

[Orang Utan]

The question about hatboy is about this forum, not about Brixton

 

[Manter]

The question about hatboy is about this forum, not about Brixton

oh, thx. Can answer that one then. which may make up for the fact I appear to have teleported a chinese supermarket

 

[RaverDrew]

This thread is tragic.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I dunno. It has a shrine in the back right corner on the floor underneath the tinned goods. I love that place. It always feels like I stumble across it

they sell potato and mustard crackers that are just gorgeous

I think most Chinese, Thais and others have spirit houses in the shops and homes. I tend not to notice the smell of Durian and when I do, I actually don't mind it, it's sort of comforting

 

[Manter]

This thread is tragic.

you're a bit grumpy today

 

[Orang Utan]

This thread is tragic.

How so? It didn't really go to plan cos I assumed people would know what a citizenship test was, but at least there have been some interesting reminiscences on old Brixton

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

This thread is tragic.

I'm not taking it seriously RD. It's just an excuse to reminisce

The SW2 vs SW9 thread probably deserves another outing. It must be months since one of those was done. I ain't gonna do it though

 

[Orang Utan]

I don't think anyone's taking it seriously RD. It's just an excuse to reminisce

 

[Manter]

I think most Chinese, Thais and others have spirit houses in the shops and homes. I tend not to notice the smell of Durian and when I do, I actually don't mind it, it's sort of comforting

ugh. to Durian.

random pic of shrine

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Ooops, post amended

 

[Orang Utan]

Ooops, post amended

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Well I don't take any of these "I'm more Brixton than you threads" seriously. They're just a giggle.

 

[Manter]

Well I don't take any of these "I'm more Brixton than you threads" seriously. They're just a giggle.

that's 'cos you live in Tulse hill

<<legs it>>

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

that's 'cos you live in Tulse hill

<<legs it>>

*stamps on head again*

 

[Orang Utan]

Well I don't take any of these "I'm more Brixton than you threads" seriously. They're just a giggle.

This wasn't meant to be one of those

 

[Manter]

*stamps on head again*

whitt woo (to borrow a phrase)

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

This wasn't meant to be one of those

Yes, but it's become a good thread to reminisce.

Anyway, I'm better than all of you anyway as I was born in Greenwich and that's now a Royal Borough

 

[Manter]

Yes, but it's become a good thread to reminisce.

Anyway, I'm better than all of you anyway as I was born in Greenwich and that's now a Royal Borough

I was born in Ascot, so nerr

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I was born in Ascot, so nerr

Posh tart

Greenwich is the centre of time