White Stuff

[Alan Dale]

Louisa, your ED is no more. You now have to find a way to cope.

Perhaps that is what you are doing on the forum - getting therapy from your newly aquired affluent neighbours.

[*Bob*]

Louisa Wrote:

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> *Bob* i'm not hard up by any stretch of the

> imagination, so I have absolutely no reason to be

> jealous or resentful of their wealth at all.

yeah, right (*rubs chin*)

[JoeChuff]

no i don't think Louisa is speaking cobblers, it's not the wealth per se, it's how we (the rich) change areas by moving into them.

However to that I would say... welcome to London. This isn't the North or the countryside, and it isn't "your" ED, no matter how long you've lived here. 70% of Londoners weren't born here - we are the real Londoners.

[Louisa]

Its interesting that ED currently comprises a social housing population of 30%, and in addition probably at least another 30% of home owner but culturally working class people, that comprises well over half of the community. Walk down LL and what percentage of the shops are aimed at people with a high income? I would say well over 2/3.

[Alan Dale]

As the richest 10% own 90% of the assets they should be aiming for 90% of the shops too.

Of course shops are aimed at people with cash. Hello! McFly!

I don't see how we are helping you here. Does it help just to chat about it?

How are you going to cope with the fact that your East Dulwich is dead? What are you going to do?

[*Bob*]

She's sitting in her garden tinkering on the laptop and drinking rose.

How 'New ED' can you get?!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I'm neither wealthy or jealous (well only a little). I would just like to remind those of privilege that with it comes responsibility: that means tiring of your White Stuff garb v. quickly and off-loading it to the charity shop so I may indulge.

PS - I went into WS yesterday, perfectly affable staff, good layout, swish changing rooms, inoffensive clothing and a plus for Lordship Lane.

[Louisa]

Alan Dale I find joshing with folk on here is highly therapeutic, and in seriousness, I do not have a complete hang-up on the idea of an area of London changing or transforming. I as an individual can do little to stop it, apart from continue to shop at places now on the 'at risk register' because the yuppies have a wish list of high end stores they would like to see replace 'a certain frozen food store' et al. I think they have already done a number on us with the pubs, or should I say bars.

[Louisa]

*bob* are laptops now only for the use of posh folk? Can a 'rough as old boots' girl like me not have a glass of cheap sainsburys rose from time to time? (On second thoughts I better get inside before I scare the neighbours).

[macroban]

Meanwhile...

The world's stock markets are in free-fall.

[*Bob*]

Ha Ha.. don't try and backtrack now - it's too late for that.

[Alan Dale]

Harmony is restored.

I still think White Stuff clothes are for geeks though.

[Louisa]

AD, White Stuff is very 'man bags at the ready', and i've noticed half the guys inside were wearing those very trendy thin framed glasses. It does seem to attract geeks.

*Bob* I never backtrack - I love my rose wine, it's chilled and refreshing and I know how much youd love to be sat here with me now having a glass accompanied by some banter.

[Alan Dale]

Apparently rose is the ideal bacchanalian accompaniment to McCain oven chips and Sara Lee cakes.

[*Bob*]

Louisa Wrote:

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I know how much

> youd love to be sat here with me now having a

> glass accompanied by some banter.

As it happens, we're pretty-much doing that anyway (*sips*). Perhaps we could just shout over the fences and save on the electricity?

[Louisa]

Goes great with a frozen pizza too.

[*Bob*]

Louisa,

I'm finding the thought that you may actually be sitting twenty feet away from me on the other side of a fence highly entertaining. I shall listen out for the sound of fervent keying accompanied by the opening of a screw-top wine bottle.

[Louisa]

I know what would make a loud noise, let me go and search for a bottle of champagne I was given but never drunk in the back of the fridge somewhere.. I will fizz it up and then open, shout out if you can here it. It must be really icy cold now, should be great!

[*Bob*]

I'll keep an ear out.

Just make sure it's Bolly or Krug - my ears automatically tune-out the sound of inferior bubbly being opened.

[Louisa]

I've just looked and it's a Dom P?rignon from 4 years ago, I cant remember who gave me it, but i'm sure it was a relative of some sort trying to get out of buying me a decent xmas present. Anyhow here goes!

[*Bob*]

Wait.. I think I did hear something. Is that you? On the balcony, sixth floor, Dawson's Heights.. deck chair underneath the washing line? Give us a wave.

[SeanMacGabhann]

now this is wehere a webcam would be VERY useful....

[Michael Palaeologus]

Wise words from Huguenot in the wee-small hours UK time. However, dear boy, your statement that:

"White Stuff kinda reminds us of young wealthy people who take two ski holidays a year"

makes no sense in that one ski holidays would be snow-board holidays and three ski-holidays would be one ski too many

Surely? :))

[Loz]

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"White Stuff kinda reminds us of young wealthy people who take two ski holidays a year"

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AD, White Stuff is very 'man bags at the ready', and i've noticed half the guys inside were wearing those very trendy thin framed glasses. It does seem to attract geeks.

As a geek who wears thin-rimmed glasses, takes more than one ski (snowboard, actually) holidays a year and will be popping into White Stuff tomorrow for a look, I 'm now incomplete as I'm not accompanied by a man bag.

I don't like man bags! What should I do?

[Nero]

Change sex? Nero :))