Moving to London (views and opinions on areas)

[kinith]

I'd rather move to Beckton, at least the Estate Agents are not incompetent (because they don't make as much money) hence you get a better service!

[wenshu]

Originally Posted by TroJon

Everyone knows North London is the best.

Why is it best? Value for money or best atmosphere (or both)...?

Btw, we live hundreds of miles off, but just curious...

[kinith]

Places like Camden and Islington give me a hard on as they have great atmosphere, good nightlife and all zone 1-2.

Canary Wharf is full of city boys with more money than sense!

[wenshu]

Originally Posted by kinith

Places like Camden and Islington give me a hard on as they have great atmosphere, good nightlife and all zone 1-2.

Are they in North London?

[kinith]

Originally Posted by wenshu

Are they in North London?

Yes. But it's just personal preferance. Depends what sort of lifestyle you lead/ prefer. Not everything in North London is good, Harlesden or Wembley spring to mind.

Remember London is not small, it's a huge city Wenshu.

[wenshu]

Originally Posted by kinith

Yes. But it's just personal preferance. Depends what sort of lifestyle you lead/ prefer. Not everything in North London is good, Harlesdon or Wembley spring to mind.

Thanks! Are those areas quite dangerous - loads of shootings and knife crime? Or just folks sitting by the roadside all day?

Originally Posted by kinith

Remember London is not small, it's a huge city Wenshu.

Our 'biggie'. But even LA can't compete with London!

Haha - yeah, that's true! I did live there for a short time. It's a lot bigger than my city in the US (Monterey Park) & bigger than LA too! And nowhere in California is as big as London...

[dragon]

Originally Posted by kinith

Places like Camden and Islington give me a hard on as they have great atmosphere, good nightlife and all zone 1-2.

Canary Wharf is full of city boys with more money than sense!

Seems very popular with Chinese People. Maybe reminds them of HK?

[poziflip]

Originally Posted by kinith

Places like Camden and Islington give me a hard on as they have great atmosphere, good nightlife and all zone 1-2.

Quite expensive now though. I grew up in Camden in the 70s/80s.

[dragon]

Originally Posted by poziflip

Quite expensive now though. I grew up in Camden in the 70s/80s.

Anywhere near Mornington Crescent as there was quite a lot of Chinese people housed there?

[poziflip]

Originally Posted by dragon

Anywhere near Mornington Crescent as there was quite a lot of Chinese people housed there?

Yes, about 5 mins down the road. I remember mentioning to someone at Uni that I lived in North London. When I said it was Camden they were outraged - they considered it Central London.

[yat12]

Try South London- there's life south of the river too

[yat12]

Originally Posted by poziflip

Yes, about 5 mins down the road. I remember mentioning to someone at Uni that I lived in North London. When I said it was Camden they were outraged - they considered it Central London.

Camden is inner London as opposed to outer London.

Originally Posted by Nimbo

If you want cheap around London, there's always a catch, you just have to be streetwise!

You just have to have your chav, mugging, robbing, stabbing alert hat on

Just stay indoors at night and keep a low profile

[BORNINHK]

Originally Posted by poziflip

Quite expensive now though. I grew up in Camden in the 70s/80s.

So you used to listen to the ska sounds of Madness? Bloomsbury seems to me a nice neighbourhood to live. On a short walking distance to the Chinatown, Tottenham Court Road+Oxford Street and many other interesting places. I stayed there twice in hotels. It must be very expensive to live in Bloomsbury I guess.

[BORNINHK]

Originally Posted by TroJon

Everyone knows North London is the best.

What's Enfield like by the way?

[yat12]

Originally Posted by BORNINHK

...............Bloomsbury seems to me a nice neighbourhood to live. On a short walking distance to the Chinatown, Tottenham Court Road+Oxford Street and many other interesting places. I stayed there twice in hotels. It must be very expensive to live in Bloomsbury I guess.

I like Bloomsbury too- oh, the days I went to the British Museum