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Post by geefe on Feb 11, 2022 12:56:00 GMT
See, all that says to me is "busy" and "full of people I have no interest in meeting".
I'd rather live comfortably, knowing I can survive doing 3 days a week if need be and have a garden to go out and have a tea, than feel pressured to constantly work to survive.
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Post by dfunked on Feb 11, 2022 13:02:35 GMT
London is a great place to live when you're younger and thrive on the buzz of a big city. It's utter shite when you get older if you don't have huge amounts of disposable income, though.
We just kept moving further and further out in rental properties (Woolwich by the end) before eventually giving up and buying in a commuter town and eventually finding local jobs instead.
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Post by imamazed on Feb 11, 2022 13:28:23 GMT
See, all that says to me is "busy" and "full of people I have no interest in meeting". I'd rather live comfortably, knowing I can survive doing 3 days a week if need be and have a garden to go out and have a tea, than feel pressured to constantly work to survive. Fair enough, and each to their own, but those things are possible in London too. It's a big city in the UK where rents and salaries are a fair bit higher. It's not a different country! I mean that does depend on your industry - for me it became financially unviable - but there are a whole host of reasons to live there if you've got a decent job. |
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Post by Danno on Feb 11, 2022 13:28:46 GMT
It's been shite in lockdown. I've really missed restaurants/gigs, which are the main benefits (to me) of living here
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Post by Jambowayoh on Feb 11, 2022 14:04:55 GMT
It's been shite in lockdown. I've really missed restaurants/gigs, which are the main benefits (to me) of living here But how do you get to enjoy gigs when tall people stand in front of you??? |
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Post by Danno on Feb 11, 2022 14:24:35 GMT
Don't get me started. Although a lot of the stuff I've been to lately (well, over 2 years ago now but...) has been at the Kentish Town Forum, which is great if you get there early as there's a fenced spot higher than the main pit. It would take a comedic hat to block your view from there
Being tall could be worse - when I was young and pogoing I'd end up accidentally clobbering someone tall in the jaw with the top of my head quite often.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Feb 11, 2022 14:26:56 GMT
Don't get me started. Although a lot of the stuff I've been to lately (well, over 2 years ago now but...) has been at the Kentish Town Forum, which is great if you get there early as there's a fenced spot higher than the main pit. It would take a comedic hat to block your view from there Being tall could be worse - when I was young and pogoing I'd end up accidentally clobbering someone tall in the jaw with the top of my head quite often. If I had a penny for the amount of times I'd been hit in the jaw by a pogoing dwarf... |
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Post by geefe on Feb 11, 2022 14:36:49 GMT
See, all that says to me is "busy" and "full of people I have no interest in meeting". I'd rather live comfortably, knowing I can survive doing 3 days a week if need be and have a garden to go out and have a tea, than feel pressured to constantly work to survive. Fair enough, and each to their own, but those things are possible in London too. It's a big city in the UK where rents and salaries are a fair bit higher. It's not a different country! I mean that does depend on your industry - for me it became financially unviable - but there are a whole host of reasons to live there if you've got a decent job. The last time I went to London I was both mugged and not appreciated |
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Post by Dougs on Feb 11, 2022 14:43:30 GMT
I miss London too. Whilst happy to have not paid for travel over the last 2 years, I am happy to be going back in 2 days a week most weeks.
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Post by スコットランド on Feb 11, 2022 14:45:57 GMT
What's the appeal? I briefly looked at London when I was out of uni. Did a few days work freelance and never again. Now I pay £360 a month mortgage for a 2 1/2 bed end terrace with garden and even then I'm looking to overpay and get it done as fast as poss. Depends a bit on your industry innit. Some jobs are less concentrated in London than others, but generally speaking employment opportunities are better. But I mean other than that? Well, there's living in a dynamic multicultural metropolis with loads going on, the best cultural amenities in the world, amazing breweries and beer scenes, loads and loads of music venues within 10 square miles no matter where you live, excellent connections to the rest of the country, subsidised public transport that runs frequently, much easier to keep in touch with people - everyone comes to London at some point, great restaurants,etc. Yeh, I miss living in London... No argument that London is awesome in many ways but what does "the best cultural amenities in the world" mean? |
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Post by Danno on Feb 11, 2022 14:48:36 GMT
We nicked everyone else's stuff and put it in museums and galleries
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Post by Dougs on Feb 11, 2022 14:58:06 GMT
I once had an argument with a Greek girl I was chatting up. All was going swimmingly until she went off on one about the Elgin Marbles. I agreed with her wholeheartedly but pointed out that it was something that I had no say in or control over.
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Post by imamazed on Feb 11, 2022 15:09:57 GMT
What was her suggestion? A bit of sleuthing?
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Post by elstoof on Feb 11, 2022 15:17:26 GMT
Did she study sculpture at st martins college
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Post by スコットランド on Feb 11, 2022 15:23:23 GMT
We nicked everyone else's stuff and put it in museums and galleries Ah. |
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Post by Dougs on Feb 11, 2022 16:34:05 GMT
Did she study sculpture at st martins college  I was not drinking rum and coke either. |
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Post by elstoof on Feb 11, 2022 16:36:33 GMT
Mediterraneans are such fannies anyway, I worked with a Greek Cypriot guy once who got the hump because I told him I lived on Elgin Avenue
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Post by Dougs on Feb 11, 2022 16:38:30 GMT
How culturally insensitive of you.
It was a shame as she was a very attractive young lady. Ah well.
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Post by technoish on Feb 11, 2022 17:56:28 GMT
I'd move out of London if there were the same jobs that paid as well for both of us, and had proper cities that are easy to navigate with easy public transport and cycling.
My cycle to work is 20 minutes, and we can afford a large house with a medium garden (London standards) in zone 2, and good schools nearby.
But to have proper outdoor space within 20 minutes (not a park) would be amazing.
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Post by elstoof on Feb 11, 2022 19:17:30 GMT
Move to Barnet like jablonski
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Post by reddevil93 on Feb 11, 2022 19:23:07 GMT
So Biden announcing to other world leaders that the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be happening in the coming days. What a mess.
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Post by Danno on Feb 11, 2022 19:28:12 GMT
Putin is on a similar hiding to Boris. Dismal public approval ratings, so he goes to war. Make Mother Russia Strong Again
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Post by Dgzter on Feb 11, 2022 19:28:37 GMT
Yup. If this is true it’s going to be absolutely fucking grim beyond belief:
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Post by reddevil93 on Feb 11, 2022 19:33:24 GMT
I can't lie, I'm morbidly fascinated to see what cyber warfare tactics will be deployed. I'm expecting entire networks to be taken out along with (dis/mis)information warfare we won't have seen at nearly this scale before.
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Post by khanivor on Feb 11, 2022 19:34:17 GMT
Good times incoming
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Post by sport✅ on Feb 11, 2022 19:36:10 GMT
First war in the metaverse.
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Post by X201 on Feb 11, 2022 19:58:29 GMT
Putin is on a similar hiding to Boris. Dismal public approval ratings, so he goes to war. Make Mother Russia Strong Again It's not like he's going to lose the next election though. Putin has a chance of winning too.
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Post by technoish on Feb 11, 2022 20:13:51 GMT
Maybe we will see some photos ops of Boris riding bare chested on a horse, or wrestling a bear, like Putin. One can only dream.
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Post by Danno on Feb 11, 2022 20:17:14 GMT
Maybe we will see some photos ops of Boris riding bare chested on a horse, or wrestling a bear, like Putin. One can only dream. Full 2023 calendar in stores November. All lockdown party pics. |
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Post by Ulythium on Feb 11, 2022 20:18:38 GMT
Maybe we will see some photos ops of Boris riding bare chested on a horse, or wrestling a bear, like Putin. One can only dream.
Thanks for the mental image, technoish! (Nah, it's fine - I didn't want to sleep tonight anyway.)
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I was not drinking rum and coke either. 
