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Alexikokopops

FAO all you snobby Londoners

By Alexikokopops, in General Chat

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Ricey

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How'd this go my little Ricicle?

Anyway, I moved last night. I now live in London, OH YEAH

It went well, been a Londoner for over 2 weeks now!

Where abouts you living? I've got a flat in Barnet, right on the outskirts but I don't mind travelling.

Alexikokopops

Alexikokopops

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It went well, been a Londoner for over 2 weeks now!

Where abouts you living? I've got a flat in Barnet, right on the outskirts but I don't mind travelling.

Where you got to travel to for work? I was in Reading and had to travel to Covent Garden every day to work and got fed up of the 90 minute journey via bus, then train, then tube. I'm now living in Paddington, just opposite St Mary's Hospital next to the station. One of my housemates works in Windsor so it's easy for him to pop to work and quite handy for me to see friends in Reading. Plus the commute to work takes a lot less time!

Lillehamring

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It went well, been a Londoner for over 2 weeks now!

Where abouts you living? I've got a flat in Barnet, right on the outskirts but I don't mind travelling.

oh, you will....

Ricey

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Where you got to travel to for work? I was in Reading and had to travel to Covent Garden every day to work and got fed up of the 90 minute journey via bus, then train, then tube. I'm now living in Paddington, just opposite St Mary's Hospital next to the station. One of my housemates works in Windsor so it's easy for him to pop to work and quite handy for me to see friends in Reading. Plus the commute to work takes a lot less time!

It's just a 10 min walk to the tube station, 35 min journey, then a 2 min walk to the office.

I was in Covent Garden at the weekend, one of the few places where I don't crowds of people.

I wore my Leicester shirt on the tube today, might as well of written 'TERRORIST' on my fore head with some of the looks I got...

Alexikokopops

Alexikokopops

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It's just a 10 min walk to the tube station, 35 min journey, then a 2 min walk to the office.

I was in Covent Garden at the weekend, one of the few places where I don't crowds of people.

I wore my Leicester shirt on the tube today, might as well of written 'TERRORIST' on my fore head with some of the looks I got...

That's not too bad, it takes me about 25 minutes to get to work. Covent Garden is a frustating place to get to from Paddington. It's a nice area to work though.

I had a mullet for a week, some of the looks I got on the tube with that were priceless.

Daggers

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oh, you will....

lol

Mrs.D never used to mind the commute from Essex into Covent Garden at first. Then it became a drag. Then it was hell.

Maybe it's not so bad if you get a seat on the train, no one touches you up and you love listening to iPods. This wasn't her experience.

Still, it could be worse - it could be a commute into some miserable, gray, sack of shit Northern town.

Lillehamring

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lol

Mrs.D never used to mind the commute from Essex into Covent Garden at first. Then it became a drag. Then it was hell.

Maybe it's not so bad if you get a seat on the train, no one touches you up and you love listening to iPods. This wasn't her experience.

Still, it could be worse - it could be a commute into some miserable, gray, sack of shit Northern town.

i used to commute from ealing and then richmond and then teddington (oh, i missed that on my 'where are you from' list!) - to Aldgate in the city, it was death, especially in the winter, and in the summer...

i now have a 20 minute commute that finishes here...

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...yes the railway is about 20 meters up in the trees on the right of the picture....

Benji

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Alex, how much is the rent in paddington if you don't mind me asking?

Currently looking for a 2 bed flat with a mate for the 2nd term and I don't feel like being ripped off like last year in Camberwell.

Also, estage agent or gumtree/other website?

James.

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I used to commute from Reading to Canary Wharf. That was one hell of a commute. Nasty train then nasty tube then a tube from hell. Jubille line at 8 in the morning. No thanks.

Did that for 6 months. Now I walk to a boat pier, catch a boat and walk from the other pier to the office. All in under 20 minutes. Much better.

Bert

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I used to commute from Reading to Canary Wharf. That was one hell of a commute. Nasty train then nasty tube then a tube from hell. Jubille line at 8 in the morning. No thanks.

Did that for 6 months. Now I walk to a boat pier, catch a boat and walk from the other pier to the office. All in under 20 minutes. Much better.

Flash git. :D:P

Benji

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I used to commute from Reading to Canary Wharf. That was one hell of a commute. Nasty train then nasty tube then a tube from hell. Jubille line at 8 in the morning. No thanks.

Did that for 6 months. Now I walk to a boat pier, catch a boat and walk from the other pier to the office. All in under 20 minutes. Much better.

I worked in the Lehman Brothers office a few weeks ago for a couple of days, Canary Wharf has just become a ghost town!

Alexikokopops

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Alex, how much is the rent in paddington if you don't mind me asking?

Currently looking for a 2 bed flat with a mate for the 2nd term and I don't feel like being ripped off like last year in Camberwell.

Also, estage agent or gumtree/other website?

I'm paying £525 a month. We're in a four bedroom flat over two floors about 100 yards from Paddington station. It should be a lot more, I'm not sure why it isn't. We've got it through Greater London Properties. How much were you paying in Camberwell if you don't mind me asking?

I used to commute from Reading to Canary Wharf. That was one hell of a commute. Nasty train then nasty tube then a tube from hell. Jubille line at 8 in the morning. No thanks.

Did that for 6 months. Now I walk to a boat pier, catch a boat and walk from the other pier to the office. All in under 20 minutes. Much better.

I had to get a bus, then the nasty train, and then tube it from there. An hour and a half a day. Frustrating. I only managed a month and a half, haha. £460 a month for that, not including bus fares! My new place is right next to Paddington Station (as I mentioned above) so it's pretty easy to go back to Reading. I can hop on the train and meet my friends in town if I fancy it, sweeeet. I also managed to start seeing the neighbour about two weeks ago. I'm good at meeting girls when I'm moving away in a month, I did the same with Annie.

Benji

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I'm paying £525 a month. We're in a four bedroom flat over two floors about 100 yards from Paddington station. It should be a lot more, I'm not sure why it isn't. We've got it through Greater London Properties. How much were you paying in Camberwell if you don't mind me asking?

It was a 5 bed terrace, worked out £530 a week for the house and it was a dump, the agents wouldn't fix anything, no hot water for the first month, no shower fitting for 3 months etc etc, mine was £110 a week for the middle sized room

joke, i don't mind about £110 but considering it was south of the river and a horrible property, no thanks.

Alexikokopops

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It was a 5 bed terrace, worked out £530 a week for the house and it was a dump, the agents wouldn't fix anything, no hot water for the first month, no shower fitting for 3 months etc etc, mine was £110 a week for the middle sized room

joke, i don't mind about £110 but considering it was south of the river and a horrible property, no thanks.

Wow, I'm beginning to think our flat's a ridiculously good price. Keep your eye on things, if I can manage to end up in a nice flat in zone 1 about 100 yards from Paddington station for £135 a week then anyone can! We got ours on the day it was put up on the internet and still nearly lost it to another bunch of people.

Lamby

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London isnt snobby, FACT

And the Jubilee Line is fine I think, but try going on it at 7am, now that is worse

Alexikokopops

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I work near Covent Garden and believe me I'm not snobby, honest :P

Well easy to go waste a lunch hour and most of your pay buying new togs round that way though I tell ya

Neal Street is right up Alex's, err, street.

I've managed to restrict my Neal Street spending to just a pair of shoes so far. I do need some new jeans though...

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Alexikokopops

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I'm nmoving back to Reading in a month or so, haha. We move around different areas of the department as part of the Graduate scheme and I've been moved to one in my old office. Should hopefully be able to move back in my old house with my old housemates though, fingers crossed. I might be back in London again in six months, haha! Getting lots of experience in different areas and have a job in not an ideal economic time so can't really complain. Plus I miss my old housemates. And I'll be living next door to my girlfriend again.

General Smuts

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I'm nmoving back to Reading in a month or so, haha. We move around different areas of the department as part of the Graduate scheme and I've been moved to one in my old office. Should hopefully be able to move back in my old house with my old housemates though, fingers crossed. I might be back in London again in six months, haha! Getting lots of experience in different areas and have a job in not an ideal economic time so can't really complain. Plus I miss my old housemates. And I'll be living next door to my girlfriend again.

Your still there for Milwall. All is ok.

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