Spill the beans... What are your tips on becoming a Londoner?

John_Pierpoint

kaz0705 wrote: »

I used to live in Putney (not very MSE for rent!) which lots of people thought was 'too far out' when actually, there was a regular train to Waterloo via Vauxhall which put me straight on to a number of tube lines.

You could be all the way out to Surbiton in 15 minutes on a fast train.
If I was young and coming to London again, I think I would check out the night bus routes, as well as the day time connections.
London has never been planned, it just grew up as a series of merging villages.

gastronomix

libertino wrote: »

How is that cheaper? Of course buying in bulk is cheaper, but you don't need to do that 2-3 times a month. If you shop more regularly you have less to carry each time and might be able to do it by foot/bike/bus (depending how close you live to a supermarket). I've never understood the "big shop." You either order too much fresh food that it ends up going off before you can use it all, or you run out of fresh food/milk and still have to do a small shop anyway, so you might as well have done two small shops instead of one big shop and one small shop.

Just be aware that the prices in Metro/Local stores are often higher and you are possibly more tempted to buy treats each time.
It's about being organised and planning. Agreed transport may be an issue, so down to the individual.

Biggles

MSE_Jenny wrote: »

Standing by brassic though!

OK, then. Tell us what it rhymes with and how.

Savvy_Sue

personally I think it's wise to beware using any localisms anywhere until you really know what they mean: it's a few (!) years since I've lived in London, but I was born there, and even then you'd hear very little rhyming slang - my dad and grandad knew what most of it meant but bearing in mind what a mix of nationalities have always lived in London it's inevitable that there will be a lot of change and borrowings in the language. Not to mention the incursion of Estuary English throughout the land.

ziggycj

Sharon87 wrote: »

If you're 25 and under get a young persons railcard, register your Oyster card online, and go to a tube station and put your railcard onto your Oyster card.

You get third off off peak fares and the off peak price cap (if using tube/trains at least once, ie not buses for every journey). Perfect for weekends if you're making more than 3 journeys.

Hi,

I'm under 25 but I'm a student at the mo so get a third off anyway. But when I graduate does this mean I could pay the £20-odd pounds for the rail card, I could still get the discount until I'm 25? Also can this be for annual tickets, or just pay as you go?

Is there an link for this info, I didnt know you could put railcard on oyster (should of gone for the Natwest account afterall)

Thanks

ziggycj

My advice is to avoid going in zone 1 by rail etc if you can, use the bus as it is included in a travel card regardless of zone. The cost of a 1-4 ticket is almost double that of a 2-4 zone ticket.

It doesnt even have to take long if you work out which zone 2 station is closest to where you are trying to get to, the bus could add on less than 30 mins to your journey but annually you could save hundreds.

ziggycj

gastronomix wrote: »

Just be aware that the prices in Metro/Local stores are often higher and you are possibly more tempted to buy treats each time.
It's about being organised and planning. Agreed transport may be an issue, so down to the individual.

I read somewhere (on here I think) that tescos prices are the same regardless of where they are... unless your in Scotland where they may be cheaper :mad:.

John_Pierpoint

Certainly not true of road fuel.
Beckton probably the cheapest inside the M25

superlative

Another company that does the same Property Guardian thing as Camelot is Ad Hoc. I can't post links but it's www dot adhoc dot eu They are a Dutch company that came to London a few years ago.

lynzpower

ziggycj wrote: »

I read somewhere (on here I think) that tescos prices are the same regardless of where they are... unless your in Scotland where they may be cheaper :mad:.

this is just not true! You can easily tell the difference between supermarkets in different areas of london.

I once met someone who worked for a big supermarket and her job was to work out what should go on which shelves where and generally how much they can get away with charging for it.