Sunday Times Best Places To Live In Britain...

[TheArtfulDogger]

JohnL Wrote:

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> Jules-and-Boo Wrote:

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> > Although I much prefer it to East Dulwich with

> all

> > the crime and poshness.

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> Is this because posh people commit more crimes ;)

Yah Jono ... but white collar crimes, none of this hard graft of breaking n entering or diamond heists like the common oiks do

[Jules-and-Boo]

a little bit of jest - no reason to misconstrue it....

but local crime is a hot topic in ED

[malumbu]

Discussion has totally lost me - 'you lot' are talking in tongues again. Returning to the original subject I was going to post "Ah diddums, are we a likle bit upset because Peckham is more desirable than SE22"

But that would be unnecessarily provocative.

I like lists as see them as good fun, noting that they are subjective and info can be manipulated. I quite like 'crap towns'. Also recall a TV programme that had a list of the most dangerous towns to live in. For London they broke this down to the borough level, whilst Nottingham which most think is a lovely place to live in was tarred with one brush based on the drugs and gangs in the Meadows and St Annes and was considered to be the most dangerous place in the country.

[Jeremy]

Isn't this a case of Sunday Times just pointing out places that are vaguely trendy at the moment? (See also Bristol)

It will fall off the list soon enough.

[rendelharris]

malumbu Wrote:

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Returning to the

> original subject I was going to post "Ah diddums,

> are we a likle bit upset because Peckham is more

> desirable than SE22"

Not me squire, being 150 yards into SE15 I'm quite happy!

[Louisa]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Isn't this a case of Sunday Times just pointing

> out places that are vaguely trendy at the moment?

> (See also Bristol)

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> It will fall off the list soon enough.

Since when was Frome in Somerset vaguely trendy?

Louisa.

[rendelharris]

Louisa Wrote:

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> Jeremy Wrote:

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> > Isn't this a case of Sunday Times just pointing

> > out places that are vaguely trendy at the

> moment?

> > (See also Bristol)

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> > It will fall off the list soon enough.

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> Since when was Frome in Somerset vaguely trendy?

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> Louisa.

Foo Fighters did a "secret" gig at the Cheese and Grain there last month, that's quite trendy!

[JohnL]

Cowbridge in Cardiff has always been an upmarket desirable area.

[Jeremy]

L - didn't mean to suggest ALL places on the list are there because they're considered trendy, but certainly some are. Frome... I've no idea, never been there.

RH - we're showing our age... I don't think anyone under the age of 40 would consider FF even vaguely cool. Even my dad likes them!

[rendelharris]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> L - didn't mean to suggest ALL places on the list

> are there because they're considered trendy, but

> certainly some are. Frome... I've no idea, never

> been there.

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> RH - we're showing our age... I don't think anyone

> under the age of 40 would consider FF even vaguely

> cool. Even my dad likes them!

Nooo, you mean I'm no longer a hep cat, daddyoh? But I've got all the latest skiffle platters and everything...

[LauraHW]

JohnL Wrote:

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> Cowbridge in Cardiff has always been an upmarket

> desirable area.

Sorry to be a pedant but being from Cowbridge I'd just like to say it's definitely not in Cardiff - it's about 14 miles outside. I remember it being referred to as Ambridge in the Vale once in a disparaging piece in the Western Mail. Dunno if that makes it upmarket.

[KidKruger]

Frome may be better than it was 20yrs ago, but rolling shit in glitter maketh not necessarilyeth a good town.

I think they pronouce it 'Froom'. As you'd expect.