London/Charlton

[PDX_Rover]

You're less likely to be shot in even the worst areas of London that pretty much any bad areas in American cities. Fact.

[NickDRFC]

Read my post further up, I’ve lived in plenty of them. Visited friends and family across plenty more. Still a bit confused as to how you can label EVERY residential area of the biggest city in the country as horrific. And why you won’t even give a rough indication of where you live.

I've worked very hard to live where I do, and am very happy with it.
London doesn't even come close to the top 100 places I would live in the UK, let alone the world.
I'll repeat, outside the tourist areas, the square mile, and the top 0.01% affluent places, its a horrific, dirty and overcrowded dump.

I think given you’re the self proclaimed arbiter of good places to live, where you actually live is pretty relevant. People wouldn’t listen to Martin Lewis’ money saving tips if they found out he was bankrupt would they?

I just think you’re blinkered and ignorant. On the basis of a trip to Charlton you’ve decided that everywhere that the 10 million odd people of London live is a dump. I lived in 5 different flats/houses in various places, mostly on a graduate and then still fairly mid level salary so certainly not in affluent areas, and the areas weren’t horrific, dirty or overcrowded. We get it, you don’t like London, but your belligerence is making you look like an idiot.

[Boomstick]

Read my post further up, I’ve lived in plenty of them. Visited friends and family across plenty more. Still a bit confused as to how you can label EVERY residential area of the biggest city in the country as horrific. And why you won’t even give a rough indication of where you live.

I've worked very hard to live where I do, and am very happy with it.
London doesn't even come close to the top 100 places I would live in the UK, let alone the world.
I'll repeat, outside the tourist areas, the square mile, and the top 0.01% affluent places, its a horrific, dirty and overcrowded dump.

I think given you’re the self proclaimed arbiter of good places to live, where you actually live is pretty relevant. People wouldn’t listen to Martin Lewis’ money saving tips if they found out he was bankrupt would they?

I just think you’re blinkered and ignorant. On the basis of a trip to Charlton you’ve decided that everywhere that the 10 million odd people of London live is a dump. I lived in 5 different flats/houses in various places, mostly on a graduate and then still fairly mid level salary so certainly not in affluent areas, and the areas weren’t horrific, dirty or overcrowded. We get it, you don’t like London, but your belligerence is making you look like an idiot.

Wow, your losing all sense of the point I was raising.
Your claiming to be a graduate, guess that's the issue with letting every Tom dick and harry into university these days.

[Boomstick]

You're less likely to be shot in even the worst areas of London that pretty much any bad areas in American cities. Fact.

🤦‍♂️, come back with the knife crime stats please

[PDX_Rover]

You're less likely to be shot in even the worst areas of London that pretty much any bad areas in American cities. Fact.

🤦‍♂️, come back with the knife crime stats please

Why should I? It’s irrelevant. I’m stating a fact.

[Boomstick]

You're less likely to be shot in even the worst areas of London that pretty much any bad areas in American cities. Fact.

🤦‍♂️, come back with the knife crime stats please

Why should I? It’s irrelevant. I’m stating a fact.

Christ it's so relevant, guns and knifes don't kill, people do.
Guns are illegal in this country and are very hard to get hold of, and rightly so.
If you can't see the irrelevance of your post, then there's no point in continuing this conversation with you, it would be like trying to play chess with a pigeon.

[ravenrover]

What's all this got to do with football, Mods?

[acacia94]

Where do you live Boomstick?

[podrover73]

Where do you live Boomstick?

shangri la.

[Glyn_Wigley]

If you don’t like London you don’t like life. It’s a fantastic city.

I lived there for ten years. I liked London. It was the Londoners I didn't like.

[Jenny]

If you don’t like London you don’t like life. It’s a fantastic city.

I'm with you on this one Gaz, I don't understand how people can hate London and find no joy in a city where there is something for everyone.

[Axholme Lion]

My son lived in Boston for 6 years and New York for 9 years. My daughter in law is from Queens.

They both now live in London, and they would never move back to the US. NY isn't a patch on London, although it's a great city in it's own right.

I've obviously spent a lot of time in all those cities, and for me my favourite would be Boston, but only for access to the NE states.

London is a truly horrific place, outside the tourist places, and square mile.

That's why most of the cockneys have moved out.

[drfchound]

I love my life but would hate to live it in London.

[drfc1951]

My daughter got a uni place in London and lived in halls next to New Cross gate station, horrible area. She came home after 3 months, couldn't stand it any longer.

[Draytonian III]

If you don’t like London you don’t like life. It’s a fantastic city.

I'm with you on this one Gaz, I don't understand how people can hate London and find no joy in a city where there is something for everyone.

Jenny, one quick question, do you live in London ?

[Chris Black come back]

My daughter got a uni place in London and lived in halls next to New Cross gate station, horrible area. She came home after 3 months, couldn't stand it any longer.

New Cross is a tough intro to London! - especially at 18 years old.

[drfc1951]

My daughter got a uni place in London and lived in halls next to New Cross gate station, horrible area. She came home after 3 months, couldn't stand it any longer.

New Cross is a tough intro to London! - especially at 18 years old.

When we took her down i went for a walk around, when i got back i said to her if you want to come home give us a ring and we will bring you straight back.

[Jenny]

If you don’t like London you don’t like life. It’s a fantastic city.

I'm with you on this one Gaz, I don't understand how people can hate London and find no joy in a city where there is something for everyone.

Jenny, one quick question, do you live in London ?

No I dont anymore, but I had a stint down there what seems a life ago.

[bahrain rover]

I have to agree with the several mentions for Hong Kong. It was somewhere I had dreamed of visiting since a child. Last year I made it there, absolutely amazing both sides of the water. I recommend. If you think London is bad, you want to see Manila. Absolute wealth crammed next to shanty towns. People living under tarpaulin in areas.
I have family there who live in Taguig near Manila airport. Not the best, but not the worst of places. I absolutely love being there.