Help from Londoners :: Moving to UK

[peterrabbit]

i might be moving to london so i need help with some neighbourhood info. first, it's so crazy expensive there... and i'm looking for some housing near the bow road station. any thoughts? from what i undestand it's a ghetto neighbourhood but it's on the up-and-up. is this true? any help would be appreciated.

cheers.

um... what other british words do i need to learn?

[bilbos]

i might be moving to london so i need help with some neighbourhood info. first, it's so crazy expensive there... and i'm looking for some housing near the bow road station. any thoughts? from what i undestand it's a ghetto neighbourhood but it's on the up-and-up. is this true? any help would be appreciated.

cheers.

um... what other british words do i need to learn?

Can't comment on that area, however London is very expensive....for everything. I used to live about 30 miles North of London and that was bad enough.

Saying that, it is a great place to live, very hustle and bustle and always on the go.

As to useful words to learn:

Gas - Petrol
Trunk - Boot
Hood - Bonnet
e-brake - handbrake

There are many, many more. It is amazing that the same language can have so many different words to say the same thing.

[gorgonzolae]

you're coming to london to work i assume??well my advice is dont bring your GTI due to the congestion charges they hav there,its preposterous..and also..LEARN THE TUBE..the underground train..it will take you everywhere and anywhere u wish provided you know where to go haha..i live in ireland myself but am quite a regular in london..so good luck..i'm sure you're gonna hav loads of fun..:drinking: ps..don forget to visit SOHO..:biggrin: :evil:

[Dave1078]

Ice = stereo
Bloke = guy
bird = girl
teapot = gay
Lorrey(spelling?) = truck
"init?" = Isn't it? (for the ghetto people :laugh:)
fag = cigarrette

[Finnegan]

Funny how only one European has posted in this thread and he's not even from London :P

[R-Mac06]

you also need to learn the british word "traffic" you will be saying it OFTEN!

[bennylenny88]

haha yeahhhhhh

friend = mate
thanks = cheers
erm.. = wtf

[Incitatus]

As to useful words to learn:

Gas - Petrol
Trunk - Boot
Hood - Bonnet
e-brake - handbrake

There are many, many more. It is amazing that the same language can have so many different words to say the same thing.

Someone cleverer than me said that: 'England and America are two countries separated by a common language'

And we shan't even get on the subject of how to correctly pronounce 'Aluminium' ! :biggrin:

[Nobber]

If your not used to living a city your in for a shock. Personally I can't stand London and have never liked it.

If I was you i'd try and find some place out of the 'big smoke' that is easily commute'able from. I live 40 miles west of London and from Reading, which is just down the road, you can get to paddington in 30 minutes on the fast train.

If your on MSN, then feel free to holla at me anytime man. I have mates (buddy's) that live in london and commute to london on a daily bassis.

Nobber

nobber_vimy@hotmail.com

[alf]

LOL. ^^^ this dude said fuck london.

[R-Mac06]

"i'll be driving the all new M3 with its alu'mini-ummm skin!"- Tiff Needel

http://youtube.com/watch?v=y7vt4J-HKYw

[peterrabbit]

thanks for all the info. but no one knows anything about bow road, yeah? i've been to london many times, but never lived there. my fav part about london :: cheap cell phones. 'cause the food certainly sucks, and the women need to loosen up. (insert flame here). good times. bump.

[Edition 30 UK]

London: great place to visit, cr@p place to live. Especially if you're a car owner. It's so anti-car there it's almost a religion. Can't help you on local knowledge for Bow Road as I know areas a little further east than that. I'm a member of a West Ham forum though, I'll ask on there & see if anyone knows.

Trouble is, much the same as most forums, for every useful post there's 2 or 3 people boosting their post counts saying nothing!

[Edition 30 UK]

Check this link:

http://www.kumb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1309699#1309699

Whether you'll get any useful replies or not, I don't know. I tried though!

p.s. one reply already.
Translations as required:
Lively: pathologically violent

[peterrabbit]

Check this link:

http://www.kumb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1309699#1309699

Whether you'll get any useful replies or not, I don't know. I tried though!

p.s. one reply already.
Translations as required:
Lively: pathologically violent

dude, this is too nice. thanks!! i owe you.

and yeah, that's exactly what i've heard about bow road... but there's going to be some big money that'll feed into the area for the olympic bid. *shrug* -- probably won't affect my schedule.

thanks again. i'll keep checking... or even make an account.

[Edition 30 UK]

dude, this is too nice. thanks!! i owe you.

and yeah, that's exactly what i've heard about bow road... but there's going to be some big money that'll feed into the are for the olympic bid. *shrug* -- probably won't affect my schedule.

thanks again. i'll keep checking... or even make an account.

You'll have to swear alliegance to West Ham United. You don't know what suffering is until then.

[R-Mac06]

dude, this is too nice. thanks!! i owe you.

and yeah, that's exactly what i've heard about bow road... but there's going to be some big money that'll feed into the are for the olympic bid. *shrug* -- probably won't affect my schedule.

thanks again. i'll keep checking... or even make an account.

anyone else confused? was that in british english or did i just miss something?

[peterrabbit]

You'll have to swear alliegance to West Ham United. You don't know what suffering is until then.

what do i have to do? as long as it doens't involve me eating pickled eggs... i'm good to go.

[peterrabbit]

anyone else confused? was that in british english or did i just miss something?

you're confused? i'm confused. what are you confused about?

it's simple: we all like vws.

and also: replace "are" with "area"

[gorgonzolae]

oh and some more common curses..

bollocks - ur balls!
bloody-ell - bloody hell..also replaceable with fookin-ell - fucking hell
jeanie mack! - i have no idea what this means now..but they do say it alot:biggrin:
avin a kip and a feet - having something to eat and goin to sleep (beats me how that translates!! hahaa..)

[Saint Golf]

Well I've lived in London all my life and never been to Bow Road. Maybe driven past it, tube'd around it or walked around it. But to be honest as well, I'd live on the outskirts and commute in to. I already do, except I'm from the North end of London and hence work in the North end. :biggrin:
London is expensive, petrol aka gas is hideously expensive compared to what your used to. And to what the Americans are, sorry guys driven from LA to San Francisco on a tank of gas before. And that cost me $26 which is chicken feed to over here. My old BMW used to cost me £45 to fill up.
So don't drive into town unless you have to. Secondly speed cameras are a new population to themselves in and around London. Heck England itself is becoming will probably be named Speed Camera Land soon. :wink:
Oh and as for supporting West Ham, don't bother. :eek: Their'll probably be a Championship side soon, unless they pull their act together. As long as you don't support Chelsea, you'll be alright to most Londoners. :thumbup:
As for the congestion charge, you have to pay to enter certain parts of London if your driving. Most don't bother to enter in the first place. The only quick and relatively easy way to get around London is the underground. If you do bring your car, then prepare for the insurance hike too. That depends on the area, but London is known for it's car thieves. Like all places it has it's pluses and minuses. Best way would be come to over for a holiday for a couple of weeks first. Go house hunting and scout the area you may want to live. Be warned that tourists stick out like sore thumbs over here, so if you can meet up with any friends do so. That way you won't look like a tourist... to much. And hence won't be easy pickings for the scum life that prey on the new. Hope this helps, any questions let me know.

[Edition 30 UK]

Oh and as for supporting West Ham, don't bother. :eek: Their'll probably be a Championship side soon, unless they pull their act together. As long as you don't support Chelsea, you'll be alright to most Londoners. :thumbup:



Don't worry I wasn't recommending that as a course of action, it's just that the thread in question was posted on a huge West Ham forum as that's the area he was looking at. Supporting West Ham is nothing but pain and disappointment, not something I could recommend to anyone in good conscience. We already are a Championship side, it's nailed on now.

You forgot to tell him to avoid Arsenal for the same reason as Chelski! All glory hunters, just been supporters for a couple of years longer!

Anyway, time to change my avatar, I come on here to avoid thinking about football, tricky with my set up at present. :frown:

[peterrabbit]

this is all great info. 'ppreciate it. but for those that are concerned... i think i can handle myself. ;-) i did live in manhattan for 2 years. but all this talk of non car-friendly business is making me thursty.

[peterrabbit]

Check this link:

http://www.kumb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1309699#1309699



this thread... this is exactly what i was looking for. sweet. thanks again.