Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

Generali

Whitechapel is a crime-ridden hell-hole IMO. It's nearly as bad as up north, worse in some respects.

I used to live in Wapping and the Generalissimo was banned from touching Whitechapel.

chewmylegoff

lemonjelly wrote: »

Really? Where in the black country are you from?:)

I have only briefly visited London & last year was the first time I spent any actual time there. Don't know the norf/sarf divide properly there.

Because of my wierd JtR fascination, I loved wandering around Whitechapel.

stourbridge. renowned for....nothing!

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

stourbridge. renowned for....nothing!

I have a friend who was from there... until he moved about 2 years ago. Funny accent

chewmylegoff

I did have a bit of an accent by the time I was about 18, but luckily I have been in Laaandaaan for 14 years so have lost it!

vivatifosi

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I did have a bit of an accent by the time I was about 18, but luckily I have been in Laaandaaan for 14 years so have lost it!

Have you lost your inner 'tara a bit'? That's my favourite expression from round those parts.

Nikkster

Generali wrote: »

Whitechapel is a crime-ridden hell-hole IMO. It's nearly as bad as up north, worse in some respects.

I used to live in Wapping and the Generalissimo was banned from touching Whitechapel.

I must say, I prefer to not dwell on this too much when walking to the tube station after finishing work late. That also applies to the Ripper stuff too. I always feel jumpy enough after an 11 hour day at work!

Nikkster

zagubov wrote: »

It has Tayyabs and several other Indian restaurants- some of the the best in London (but not fancy or good for slow eaters). You can eat like a king for less than a tenner! - but bring your own booze.
Also has gentrified pubs such as the Blind Beggar (as frequented by Frankie and others) selling lagers at about £4 per pint!:mad:

I work just round the corner from Tayyabs - definitely better than Brick Lane IMO.

Have only been to the Blind Beggar a couple of times - and the only thing of I've found of real note has been the prices.

zagubov

Nikkster wrote: »

I work just round the corner from Tayyabs - definitely better than Brick Lane IMO.

Have only been to the Blind Beggar a couple of times - and the only thing of I've found of real note has been the prices.

When is Tayyab's emptiest? Love the grub (and prices) - hate the queues! :mad:

chewmylegoff

Nikkster wrote: »

I work just round the corner from Tayyabs - definitely better than Brick Lane IMO.

Have only been to the Blind Beggar a couple of times - and the only thing of I've found of real note has been the prices.

brick lane is terrible though, so that's not saying much. i honestly don't know why anyone gets so excited about it. just a street with about 20 of the worst curry houses the world has ever seen, and a couple of really terrible bars to boot.

pretty much any other curry house in london is better!

zagubov

chewmylegoff wrote: »

brick lane is terrible though, so that's not saying much. i honestly don't know why anyone gets so excited about it. just a street with about 20 of the worst curry houses the world has ever seen, and a couple of really terrible bars to boot.

pretty much any other curry house in london is better!

If you're used to Indian food from outside London there aren't many places I'd recommend down here. Most of it's not a patch on what you get in Glasgow and I'd imagine midlands Indian food would be pretty good too.

Tayyab's and one or two others nearby are OK but the other good one is the India Club Hotel- if you can find it! It's hidden up a stairwell in a hotel in the Strand, just across from the Indian embassy and near to Bush House and claims to be the oldest Indian restaurant in London (not sure that's true though). You might recognise some of the customers from the beeb there. My fave!:)