What's the worst part of London?

rorymcgrory · 06-05-2011 10:45AM

Without a shadow of a doubt......barking

06-05-2011 10:48AM

As far as I remember Edmonton in east london has the highest rate of stabbings in the London.

bronte · 06-05-2011 11:21AM

Got off at Bow road by mistake once and saw some nice drug dealing in the 3 minutes I was there.
Wood Green scared the crap out of me.
Seven sisters is pretty grim.
A friend of mine lives in E17 and I freaked out one night after hearing someone had been stabbed to death. Couldn't rest until I knew it wasn't him.

Some definite crap holes worth avoiding alright.

lastlaugh · 06-05-2011 11:24AM

Can't say I've ever been, but Shoreditch sounds like a right shi-tsole.

DrumSteve · 06-05-2011 11:25AM

London Forum tbh

El Weirdo · 06-05-2011 11:27AM

Take a spin along the Old Kent Road and you'll see why it is the cheapest property on a Monopoly board.

ejmaztec · 06-05-2011 11:32AM

getz wrote: »

i have never had a problem,every city has its scumbags,but as long you are friendly you will be OK,smile and dont look scared, but as a earlier postie said,go north young man the natives are not to bad

You forgot to mention "run like hell!", that being an important part of city-life.

westendgirlie · 06-05-2011 11:46AM

Why is everyone picking on Peckham ?????

That's where I was brought up and I got through the riots just fine. Knew the neighbours, played out in the evenings, said hello to the market traders.

Went to school in Lewisham. Came out of school just fine. 6 Science labs, 5 music rooms, 2 gyms, use of Crystal Palace olympic size pool and track.

Worked in Brixton and came home on the bus (through the riots) with my wages still in my pocket.

Went to Dublin - Got my bag nicked
Was in Cranmore, Sligo - Got followed
If I go to Limerick - Who know what could happen

westendgirlie · 06-05-2011 11:49AM

orourkeda wrote: »

Any football fans who've ever gone to the den as an away fan (bermondsey) will know that that tunnel is quite possibly the most intimidating part of London you could find yourself in.

Theres a pub near Upton Park called the prince of wales which I thought I was going to die in.

Kentish Town is a tad depressing, as mentioned earlier Hackney is hugely depressing.

I've never had any major problems in London aside from that

Crap! Us Millwall fans are pussycats :P

who the fug · 06-05-2011 11:49AM

westendgirlie wrote: »

Worked in Brixton and came home on the bus (through the riots) with my wages still in my pocket.

Should have stopped and done some shopping, like everyone else.;)

have lived in London for the last 25 years, love it and have never come across the narkiness that is cork city.

By the way peeps St Reatham has its nice bits

El Weirdo · 06-05-2011 11:54AM

westendgirlie wrote: »

Was in Cranmore, Sligo - Got followed

That was probably students from the Spy School in Cranmore just doing a practical.

anto2 · 06-05-2011 11:55AM

Too many to mention .There are a lot of nice areas though in fairness .I used to live on the borders of Crouch end and Highgate in North London .A really nice area .Within walking distance of Holloway Road which was /is very Irish .

endabob1 · 06-05-2011 11:56AM

getz wrote: »

i have never had a problem,every city has its scumbags,but as long you are friendly you will be OK,smile and dont look scared, but as a earlier postie said,go north young man the natives are not to bad

I lived in London for 7+ years and agree that every city has its goods and bad, the upsides of living in London outweigh the downsides by quite a distance, as long as you have cash.

Whoever said Wood Green really needs to get out more, nothing wrong with Wood Green at all, close to Ally Pally on a good tube service and a bus ride to White Hart Lane, what more could a man want in life??

who the fug · 06-05-2011 11:57AM

anto2 wrote: »

Too many to mention .There are a lot of nice areas though in fairness .I used to live on the borders of Crouch end and Highgate in North London .A really nice area .Within walking distance of Holloway Road which was /is very Irish .

The Archway is owned by Indians now days.

westendgirlie · 06-05-2011 12:02PM

who the fug wrote: »

The Archway is owned by Indians now days.

No way!!! Always went there for lunch when I worked on Upper Holloway Road.

Also remember trekking over to the Mean Fiddler on a Sunday afternoon.....Good Times

HavingCrack · 06-05-2011 12:09PM

What's Tottenham like these days? I've only been the once but I've a lot of relatives who used to live there and they said it was a pretty sketchy spot (we're talking late 80's-mid 90's here).

orourkeda · 06-05-2011 12:15PM

HavingCrack wrote: »

What's Tottenham like these days? I've only been the once but I've a lot of relatives who used to live there and they said it was a pretty sketchy spot (we're talking late 80's-mid 90's here).

The high road is ok. White hart lane should be levelled but apart from that it seems alright

bronte · 06-05-2011 12:16PM

endabob1 wrote: »

I lived in London for 7+ years and agree that every city has its goods and bad, the upsides of living in London outweigh the downsides by quite a distance, as long as you have cash.

Whoever said Wood Green really needs to get out more, nothing wrong with Wood Green at all, close to Ally Pally on a good tube service and a bus ride to White Hart Lane, what more could a man want in life??

Think I'm just too sheltered!

My best mate studied there for a year and he didn't have any bother in fairness.
I just felt kind of intimidated being a lass and all.

orourkeda · 06-05-2011 12:17PM

westendgirlie wrote: »

No way!!! Always went there for lunch when I worked on Upper Holloway Road.

Also remember trekking over to the Mean Fiddler on a Sunday afternoon.....Good Times

Did you work near highbury and islington tube or down the other end near arsenals football ground.

lima · 06-05-2011 12:18PM

s20101938 wrote: »

Just watched Harry Brown and have spent the last few days going around saying:

"Ya feel me, blood? Ya feel me? Aiii"
"Boyakasha, on de roads ya need ta be tooled up ya know wot a meen, innit bruv? This is reel 5hit. This is how we roll. Westside..."

etc...

So just wondering where to go to become Ali G?

Slough?

Sluff is not in London

orourkeda · 06-05-2011 12:20PM

bronte wrote: »

Got off at Bow road by mistake once and saw some nice drug dealing in the 3 minutes I was there.
Wood Green scared the crap out of me.
Seven sisters is pretty grim.
A friend of mine lives in E17 and I freaked out one night after hearing someone had been stabbed to death. Couldn't rest until I knew it wasn't him.

Some definite crap holes worth avoiding alright.

I found wood green alright.

Seven sisters isnt that bad either. There is a lot worse in London than seven sisters I think. As some one mentioned earlier the pros very much outweigh the cons in London

Dangerous Man · 06-05-2011 12:22PM

cson wrote: »

Shenanigans.

Unless you were frequenting Southhill, St Mary's or Weston then that's absolute shite you're talking. You'd have no reason to go into those areas unless [a] You had relatives there or You were looking for gear/yokes/whatever. A positive answer to either one of those means you should know what to expect.

The violence in Limerick is all localised for the most part, the stab city thing is a comfortable myth perpetuated by the media when in reality its far from true. There was one guy being shot a week in Finglas when I was working in Dublin yet no 'Wild Wild East' headlines.

I've spent 4 years in Uni in Limerick, live in Galway and worked in Dublin for a year and out of the three Galway is the one place where I've been/nearly been in more fights and felt threatened. Check out Supermacs @ 3am if you want to genuinely feel threatened.

On topic; went to a pub in Circklewood... didn't stay too long.

No, there wasn't.

Dangerous Man · 06-05-2011 12:24PM

As to the OP - Bermondsey is rough. For the most part London is quite safe.

bronte · 06-05-2011 12:25PM

orourkeda wrote: »

I found wood green alright.

Seven sisters isnt that bad either. There is a lot worse in London than seven sisters I think. As some one mentioned earlier the pros very much outweigh the cons in London

Oh, I'm sure there is...just found it fairly dreary.
Might have been my state of mind.
I'm nearly 3 years living here now and I still haven't seen the half of it.
Love the place to bits....I think you just need to find places you feel good in.

westendgirlie · 06-05-2011 12:28PM

orourkeda wrote: »

Did you work near highbury and islington tube or down the other end near arsenals football ground.

Top end of Holloway Road. Upper Holloway train station few mins walk away and Archway tube few mins walk away too.

And as a Millwall supporter I wasn't very welcome near the Highbury end

endabob1 · 06-05-2011 12:31PM

bronte wrote: »

Think I'm just too sheltered!
My best mate studied there for a year and he didn't have any bother in fairness.
I just felt kind of intimidated being a lass and all.

I had friends who lived at opposite ends of WG one towards Ally Pally and the others towards Palmers Green (Good Irish pub up that way iirc) so I used to be up that way a lot, I liked the hint of grime on the fringes of respectability, Crouch End is only down the road and that's proper posh.

I understand the bird alone at night thing, but tbh I think that's true of pretty much every part of every city.

lima · 06-05-2011 12:33PM

I live between Brixton and Clapham and a 5 year old got shot 2 min from my flat.. so basically I turn left and not right when walking out of my flat..

orourkeda · 06-05-2011 12:34PM

rorymcgrory wrote: »

Without a shadow of a doubt......barking

The old barking dog when its full of west ham fans is a joy to behold

orourkeda · 06-05-2011 12:37PM

endabob1 wrote: »

I had friends who lived at opposite ends of WG one towards Ally Pally and the others towards Palmers Green (Good Irish pub up that way iirc) so I used to be up that way a lot, I liked the hint of grime on the fringes of respectability, Crouch End is only down the road and that's proper posh.

I understand the bird alone at night thing, but tbh I think that's true of pretty much every part of every city.

Crouch end is fairly swank alright.

orourkeda · 06-05-2011 12:38PM

bronte wrote: »

Oh, I'm sure there is...just found it fairly dreary.
Might have been my state of mind.
I'm nearly 3 years living here now and I still haven't seen the half of it.
Love the place to bits....I think you just need to find places you feel good in.

Undoubtedly a touch drab.

What's the worst part of London?

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