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Sept 11, 2020 20:51:22 GMT
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Post by yeswilko on Sept 11, 2020 20:51:22 GMT
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London
May 31, 2021 18:35:25 GMT
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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 31, 2021 18:35:25 GMT
Many might debate " what does he mean by 'English'".....but many of us will understand what John means /
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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 31, 2021 18:37:53 GMT
Many might debate " what does he mean by 'English'".....but many of us will understand what John means / Probably needs to be a principality like say Monaco. Wall it off and let the rest of us get on with it!
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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 31, 2021 18:54:58 GMT
Many might debate " what does he mean by 'English'".....but many of us will understand what John means / Probably needs to be a principality like say Monaco. Wall it off and let the rest of us get on with it! Thing is Badger, it used to be a fantastic city, great history, culture etc.
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Post by thevoid on May 31, 2021 18:58:01 GMT
Many might debate " what does he mean by 'English'".....but many of us will understand what John means / Two words. Satellite towns. That's where a lot of the original Londoners are now.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2021 19:44:12 GMT
I've lived and worked in London for two brief stints. Six months in 1996 and another six months in 2017.
First time around I found the size of the place and the lack of Midlands/Northern friendliness in the people disorientating and disheartening and I hated it.
In the more recent stint I made a deliberate effort to get out and meet people. Also, maybe because I had a bit more life experience and self reliance under my belt I had a completely different experience.
Apart from the obvious things (family and SCFC), when I think about my idea of a good time I enjoy live rock music, walking, art, history, cinema, theatre, food and drink. And in London you can get fantastic examples of all of that, all of the time.
I've lived in a few places by now and London is the best of all for me.
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Post by UNKLE on May 31, 2021 20:18:45 GMT
I’ve lived in London 25 years this year.
I thought I’d last 5 years max, but you get settled, make friends/set roots, ,kids come along they get settled at school, and then you can’t or don’t want to move. Work options are also restrictive.
Where I live it’s green, easy to get in and out of town, and accessible for the motorways to get out.
You’re never short of anything to do, and it was only during lockdown that I thought maybe we could live anywhere. Now things are reopening again you realise what options you have for days out, eating, drinking and shopping.
The only issue for me is house prices, although we’re well set with a good family house it would be nice to have the option of something bigger in our area, but I guess that could be the case wherever you live.
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Post by prestwichpotter on May 31, 2021 20:25:31 GMT
I’ve lived in London 25 years this year. I thought I’d last 5 years max, but you get settled, make friends/set roots, ,kids come along they get settled at school, and then you can’t or don’t want to move. Work options are also restrictive. Where I live it’s green, easy to get in and out of town, and accessible for the motorways to get out. You’re never short of anything to do, and it was only during lockdown that I thought maybe we could live anywhere. Now things are reopening again you realise what options you have for days out, eating, drinking and shopping. The only issue for me is house prices, although we’re well set with a good family house it would be nice to have the option of something bigger in our area, but I guess that could be the case wherever you live. Some on here would have you believe it’s no go area, it’s laughable. Would I choose to live there? Not unless I had a few quid more. Do I like visiting friends/family regularly? Absolutely it’s a truly wonderful city. I wonder how some people get out of bed in the morning......
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London
May 31, 2021 20:30:17 GMT
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Post by followyoudown on May 31, 2021 20:30:17 GMT
I’ve lived in London 25 years this year. I thought I’d last 5 years max, but you get settled, make friends/set roots, ,kids come along they get settled at school, and then you can’t or don’t want to move. Work options are also restrictive. Where I live it’s green, easy to get in and out of town, and accessible for the motorways to get out. You’re never short of anything to do, and it was only during lockdown that I thought maybe we could live anywhere. Now things are reopening again you realise what options you have for days out, eating, drinking and shopping. The only issue for me is house prices, although we’re well set with a good family house it would be nice to have the option of something bigger in our area, but I guess that could be the case wherever you live. Yeah this on a night out I am now more likely to get an addo lee back from town rather than a train / taxi but thats more for speed and ease for only marginally more cost rather than safety or anything.
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Post by NassauDave on Jun 1, 2021 7:11:13 GMT
They were great years. End of the millennium, end of 17 years of Tory rule . It was still just about affordable for young people. Great, optimistic time to live in London. I lived right in the middle of Camden Town. Did you ever go to The Steam Passage ? My passage was steaming after a heavy night during and post Champions League final at the weekend. 💨 💨 💨
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Jun 1, 2021 13:20:09 GMT
Post by marylandstoke on Jun 1, 2021 13:20:09 GMT
Finished a wonderful job in Edinburger many moons ago and towards the end the production company told me I could choose to return to London,any way I wanted, on their dime. As a result I chose the sleeper train and it was one of the most magical journeys. I love to travel by train anyway but this was really like something you would see in a film. Leather chairs in the bar car. Porters to tuck you in and wake you in the morning. Highly recommended. When I was stationed at Rosyth British Rail had this weird but much appreciated deal going on where if we paid for our ticket with a rail warrant we could get a sleeper berth for just 50p! Get in bed at King's Cross and wake up in Edinburgh with a cup of tea and a biscuit, lovely, never saw a bar with leather chairs tho so maybe I wasn't as posh as I thought What do you expect for 50p
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Post by Northy on Jun 3, 2021 21:08:05 GMT
I went for 4 days the weekend after hotels reopened, great as it wasn't rammed with tourists
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Post by JoeinOz on Jun 3, 2021 22:03:54 GMT
One of the world's truly great citys. Big and bustling. Accessible but with plenty of edge.
One of the great citys to walk in.
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Post by dutchstokie on Jun 5, 2021 6:27:45 GMT
One of the world's truly great citys. Big and bustling. Accessible but with plenty of edge. One of the great citys to walk in. The tour following the blue plaques of places where famous people were born, and significant moments in history is a great way to see the city, educate yourself and see places you wouldn’t normally go to. My kids loved it as did I
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Jun 5, 2021 6:58:16 GMT
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jun 5, 2021 6:58:16 GMT
it is one of the greatest cities in the world in my opinion, particularly in respect to its history(which hopefully will remain). I used to love going there for days out as a kid and worked in the city for over 10 years and lived in Islington for a short time around 15 years ago where I had many happy memories and never felt in danger (not sure if that was naivity). Last time I went was just prior to lockdown where I had a walk down Oxford Street and went into the City and had a drink by the river with an old mate. Lots and lots of building work was visibly going on. There are 2 things that worry me about London - Because everybody seems to want to work from home now will any money be generated by its traditional workers which could lead to a lot of its businesses closing down and the city in particular becoming a ghost town. - If people / tourists rightly or wrongly see all the stabbings and shootings on the TV and social media and think “I’ll give it a miss” therefore it loses its vibe. Like it or not you can’t ignore this sort of report www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/police-chief-violent-crime-explosion-stabbings-park-daylight-ken-marsh-b938760.html%3fampWould it stop me from going? No (I think I could manage to get out of bed) but I’d certainly be more cautious especially as some of the locations highlighted are tourist spots and have taken place during the day.
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Post by danceswithclams on Jun 5, 2021 7:38:42 GMT
lived in Islington for a short time around 15 years ago Soy latte drinking liberal elite woke-tard! (© scfcbiancorossi)
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London
Jun 5, 2021 7:43:42 GMT
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jun 5, 2021 7:43:42 GMT
lived in Islington for a short time around 15 years ago Soy latte drinking liberal elite woke-tard! (© scfcbiancorossi) Lol. Don’t think they had soy lates then.
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Jun 5, 2021 7:45:58 GMT
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jun 5, 2021 7:45:58 GMT
lived in Islington for a short time around 15 years ago Soy latte drinking liberal elite woke-tard! (© scfcbiancorossi) Flag shagging gammon!!!😀
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Post by danceswithclams on Jun 5, 2021 7:55:46 GMT
Soy latte drinking liberal elite woke-tard! (© scfcbiancorossi) Lol. Don’t think they had soy lates then. I used to work in Islington (lived in East London though). Both places were full of fucking hipster cunts.
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London
Jun 5, 2021 8:10:55 GMT
Post by lagwafis on Jun 5, 2021 8:10:55 GMT
- Because everybody seems to want to work from home now will any money be generated by its traditional workers which could lead to a lot of its businesses closing down and the city in particular becoming a ghost town. It's a trade-off but long term I'd welcome a small % increase in home working if it helped ease up overcrowding on the commute. That's my only real complaint when I'm working down there.
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Post by iancransonsknees on Jun 5, 2021 8:18:40 GMT
Lol. Don’t think they had soy lates then. I used to work in Islington (lived in East London though). Both places were full of fucking hipster cunts. The root cause of many of the world's ills. Surreptitious, evangelist, cereal cafe cunts.
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London
Jun 5, 2021 8:31:07 GMT
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Post by questionable on Jun 5, 2021 8:31:07 GMT
My daughter lives in London and we were frequent visitors pre Covid, love the place for the hustle and bustle, the wife and my non male son (see Borat 🤣) trot off shopping and I find myself a nice little backstreet pub, quiet corner/outside table and sit back and drink to my hearts content, they then come back along and we go out for a pre arranged evening meal, make our way to Euston Station around 9 and the wife waits for me to turn my back and slips my non male son an amount of money “just in case she needs it” 😡😡.
All in all it’s a great place to visit once every 4-6 weeks for us but it’s always great to get home
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Jun 5, 2021 9:52:33 GMT
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Post by elystokie on Jun 5, 2021 9:52:33 GMT
When I was stationed at Rosyth British Rail had this weird but much appreciated deal going on where if we paid for our ticket with a rail warrant we could get a sleeper berth for just 50p! Get in bed at King's Cross and wake up in Edinburgh with a cup of tea and a biscuit, lovely, never saw a bar with leather chairs tho so maybe I wasn't as posh as I thought What do you expect for 50p I might have been only paying 50p but the MOD were paying full whack for the actual ticket from Pompey to Rosyth so it probably worked out ok for British Rail all in all
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Post by mrcoke on Jun 5, 2021 10:21:37 GMT
- Because everybody seems to want to work from home now will any money be generated by its traditional workers which could lead to a lot of its businesses closing down and the city in particular becoming a ghost town. It's a trade-off but long term I'd welcome a small % increase in home working if it helped ease up overcrowding on the commute. That's my only real complaint when I'm working down there. The actually number of working people who spent any time working from home during lockdowns was actually less than 50%. Nevertheless there is a lot more home working and it will have an impact. There is also a movement of Euro share trading from a none EU country to the Euro zone. Conversely there are many other factors working in the opposite direction: People will retire later, The population will continue to increase, 90% foreign nationals are choosing to stay in the UK, banks moving offices to Europe are finding many employees leaving to stay in the UK. There are over 250,000 French living in London and I haven't read of huge amounts returning to France. The British economy will continue to grow faster than almost all other major economies in Europe, if not all, There will be more leisure time; we are not long away from the 4 day week. Transport links are being improved with Crossrail, Crossrail 2, dare I mention HS2 again?! The government are actively seeking to move things out of London such as the Treasury Office planned for Darlington, but the big city still has the gravitational effect of drawing in entertainment, sport, commerce, etc. I think London will continue to be one of the world's major, major cities. A new huge skyscraper is almost complete and virtually completely rented out. www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/7-massive-buildings-popped-up-19865889
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London
Jun 5, 2021 11:11:22 GMT
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jun 5, 2021 11:11:22 GMT
It's a trade-off but long term I'd welcome a small % increase in home working if it helped ease up overcrowding on the commute. That's my only real complaint when I'm working down there. The actually number of working people who spent any time working from home during lockdowns was actually less than 50%. Nevertheless there is a lot more home working and it will have an impact. There is also a movement of Euro share trading from a none EU country to the Euro zone. Conversely there are many other factors working in the opposite direction: People will retire later, The population will continue to increase, 90% foreign nationals are choosing to stay in the UK, banks moving offices to Europe are finding many employees leaving to stay in the UK. There are over 250,000 French living in London and I haven't read of huge amounts returning to France. The British economy will continue to grow faster than almost all other major economies in Europe, if not all, There will be more leisure time; we are not long away from the 4 day week. Transport links are being improved with Crossrail, Crossrail 2, dare I mention HS2 again?! The government are actively seeking to move things out of London such as the Treasury Office planned for Darlington, but the big city still has the gravitational effect of drawing in entertainment, sport, commerce, etc. I think London will continue to be one of the world's major, major cities. A new huge skyscraper is almost complete and virtually completely rented out. www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/7-massive-buildings-popped-up-19865889i’ll drink to that
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London
Jun 6, 2021 6:42:45 GMT
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Post by heworksardtho on Jun 6, 2021 6:42:45 GMT
Worked all over London for the last 30 years delivering all sorts of stuff and as a driver I hate the place
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Post by xchpotter on Jun 6, 2021 6:59:05 GMT
As a kid used to go to London once a year with my parents to do the sights and museums and I remember it being a magical place.
Then I lived and worked there for three and a half years in the late ‘80s to early ‘90s. It was different to what I remembered as a kid obviously, but in the time I lived there I saw it go down hill and become less recognisable as representative of the country.
I’ve been back yearly to do the sights etc with my kids, but that’s it and I honestly can’t wait to be back on the train and on the way home. Yes there is interesting historical stuff, but this will be removed or it’s origins re written as time goes by.
Now London holds limited appeal to me aside from what I can watch on the TV or search for relating to its once proud history.
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