You were clearly living in the wrong parts of London. I'm not a fan of North London but South & South West London are ACE.algie said:No your stupidI was born there and lived there so i think i can have a say on it don't you?.So tell me.Have you lived there?Alot of people move out of there because it's a dump.
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London workers but not residents
- Thread starter Goring Gull
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'Mr Putdown' is back!! Kinda.
Bozza said:
'Mr Putdown' is back!! Kinda.
You really do have to work in London. It's bloody great - you can make £500-£700 a day for doing fairly easy work.
...and if you're a resaonably high consultant in IB you can make £1600-£1700 a day for doing errr fairly easy work.
I do agree with the sentiment that if you work in london and commute from elsewhere you shouldn't really complain
...and if you're a resaonably high consultant in IB you can make £1600-£1700 a day for doing errr fairly easy work.
I do agree with the sentiment that if you work in london and commute from elsewhere you shouldn't really complain
tedebear
Legal Alien
London is fab, lived in NW8 for a few years, and then Sevenoaks for a year or so and then down here in lovely Shoreham-By-Sea, all the while working in Canary Wharf...
Didn't like commuting, but with a mortgage and a good job, there isn't much choice really...Got to pay the bills, and to have had a job which I liked going to was important...and I'd never find a job like that, for the money, down here...
Things have changed somewhat now career wise for me, but I'd do it again if I had to...
Didn't like commuting, but with a mortgage and a good job, there isn't much choice really...Got to pay the bills, and to have had a job which I liked going to was important...and I'd never find a job like that, for the money, down here...
Things have changed somewhat now career wise for me, but I'd do it again if I had to...
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Goring. I lived in Haywards Heath, moved to Brighton and now work in London. Is that allowed or should I f*** off too?
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enigma
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algie said:No your stupid
Think i'll be waiting all day for a reply from you.YOU TIT
Have I lived there? I could be guessing, but I think "London" in my location means that I may just have lived there, don't you think?
London is massive- I'm assuming you haven't lived in every borough/area or even been to all of them. There are shit places there of course, but there are also a lot of nice areas. If you've lived in Tottenham or Harlesden, your experience might say London is shit, but then if you've lived in Kensington or Hampstead you might say its amazing.
A lot of people move out but there are also a lot of people move in, and you'd have to assume that's because they think it's quite good.
It might not be everyone's cup of tea and it is very expensive, but to suggest it is a dump is frankly ridiculous.
enigma said:
Don't be fooled by other posters making assumptions.They just make themselves look cocks.Never lived in the north(Thankfully)SW was my area
Streatham
Battersea
Clapham
Latchmere
Oh and i was born in SE1.All my family come from London as well does this count in having a say?
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enigma
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algie said:
So your experience of London (or at least living there) is pretty much limited to one area. I dont know when you lived there but certainly Clapham and Battersea have improved a lot and are quite good now.
I dont think living in one area qualifies you to say that London is a dump.
dwayne said:
No. No you don't.
tedebear
Legal Alien
Simster said:
Its has a COMMON doesn't it? That makes it common as muck in my book!
TelscombeGull
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OK. What was the point then?
Not important at all, but well paid, which is my point
Bozza said:
OK. What was the point then?
Not important at all, but well paid, which is my point
Anyway, back on track, I did the commuting thing for a couple of year that is to say I was a "London worker but not a resident" and I hated it and was happy to take a significant paycut to get out of it. To get away from being up at stupid o'clock, of standing on the same spot of platform every morning, getting in the same train door (if it wasn't cancelled) and sitting in the same seat. At the back end of the day rushing by foot, bus or tube to get to Victoria or LB to try and catch a certain train home and the resentment I'd feel if I missed the train, or it ran late meaning 'my time' in the evening getting shorter and shorter. Moreso in the Summer months.
Close to 4 hours of my day getting to and from work was too much of my life that I saw as a waste. At the time, when non-commuters asked about commuting like most I spouted some bollocks about how I used the time constructively but, in truth, I wouldn't have chosen to spend 4 hours a day doing whatever I did to pass the time on trains.
London draws you in and it's difficult to get out. One of the main reasons for that is, undoubtedly, the money. Largely, but not exclusively, we are used to moving jobs for more money. If you move from a London job to a non-London job you are likely to earn less. But, by god, all those extra hours a day you get back are fab!
However, I do agree London is, generally, a fantastic place. I can't see me working in London ever again - it would be a last resort. But if I did, I'd not commute.
Close to 4 hours of my day getting to and from work was too much of my life that I saw as a waste. At the time, when non-commuters asked about commuting like most I spouted some bollocks about how I used the time constructively but, in truth, I wouldn't have chosen to spend 4 hours a day doing whatever I did to pass the time on trains.
London draws you in and it's difficult to get out. One of the main reasons for that is, undoubtedly, the money. Largely, but not exclusively, we are used to moving jobs for more money. If you move from a London job to a non-London job you are likely to earn less. But, by god, all those extra hours a day you get back are fab!
However, I do agree London is, generally, a fantastic place. I can't see me working in London ever again - it would be a last resort. But if I did, I'd not commute.
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The point was it was a personal joke with a mate.
Jesus - well paid AND important?!?
TelscombeGull said:OK. What was the point then?
Not important at all, but well paid, which is my point
The point was it was a personal joke with a mate.
Jesus - well paid AND important?!?
Arthur
Well-known member
dwayne said:There's a simple solution to this predicament....live in london xx
What was the thread about again?
I can't afford it and I'm a racist!
Publius Ovidius
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I dont actually mind commuting. I love my job, you get to meet lots of different people and we are paid well for what we do.
Luckily there are a few of us who sit together on the train ( annoying the f*** out of some people..LOL) but we also socialise at the Albion and also we have evenings out as a group. Makes the journey go quickly.
The only issue I have is the time constraints.....leaving home at 7 o/clock and getting back in at 7 in the evening, which of course means its a 12 hour day!!!
Luckily there are a few of us who sit together on the train ( annoying the f*** out of some people..LOL) but we also socialise at the Albion and also we have evenings out as a group. Makes the journey go quickly.
The only issue I have is the time constraints.....leaving home at 7 o/clock and getting back in at 7 in the evening, which of course means its a 12 hour day!!!