Is it Me? or is East Dulwich boring now?

[mattindulwich18]

I have lived in East Dulwich/Peckham Rye borders now for over 18 months, I really liked Lordship Lane and East Dulwich for about a year but over the past six months its just become boring and bland. I just wanted to know if others have felt this, Camberwell seems to be more edgy and arty these days.

[jimbo1964]

No. I think it's great. You can keep 'edgy'.

[Jah Lush]

Nothing wrong with East Dulwich. It's what you put in to get out of it. (err... make of that what you will). Camberwell has always been a bit more edgy and the arty bit comes from the students at Camberwell Art College. If you prefer it there you could always move.

[kford]

'Edgy' - isn't that estate agent-talk for 'dangerous at night'?

[indiepanda]

So what's actually changed about ED in the last 18 months?

Or is it you've just got bored now you know the place?

Personally I think what matters is who you hang out with, not where you hang out. I had some great times living in Swindon.... and if you can enjoy yourself there, you can probably enjoy yourself anywhere!!

[seanmlow]

'Edgy' - isn't that estate agent-talk for 'dangerous at night'?

No, that is normally 'up and coming'. !!!

[Strawbs]

Ive only been in ED for a little while and I absolutely love it and I can feel it in my bones that in 18 months I will absolutely love it!

As for Camberwell - dude you take your life in to your own hands just dont point all the crazy peeps in the direction of ED when you move there ;-)

[Keef]

Have to say that on Friday night 3 of us decided to stay on lordship lane, and it did seem a bit weird. Don't know if it was just me, but nowhere seemed appealing.

[DaveR]

Sorry Matt, it's you. Your (destined to be fruitless) search for the 'edgy' brought you here, and it will take you on to pastures new. Good luck.

[PeckhamRose]

It's you, and I live in SE15!

ED is important and villagey and to top it all, it's even keeping up with the PeckhamJoneses now it's got its own palm tree.

Perfect.

[Beej]

I don't know about anyone else, but when I've been away and I turn the corner into East Dulwich - I breathe a sigh of relief!!

[Andyng]

move to camberwell dude

mattindulwich18 Wrote:

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> I have lived in East Dulwich/Peckham Rye borders

> now for over 18 months, I really liked Lordship

> Lane and East Dulwich for about a year but over

> the past six months its just become boring and

> bland. I just wanted to know if others have felt

> this, Camberwell seems to be more edgy and arty

> these days.

[NatashaD]

I can see where matt is coming from, ED is rather boring and bland - but obviously many of the forumites will take an opinion of an area personally.

Sigh.

It's pleasant here though, but I will probably have a change within the next 12 months and rent my house out, which is off 'trendy' (note the saracasm) Northcross Rd.

[louisiana]

You want edgy?

You could always try Deptford. Moss Side. Or some of the lovely Glasgow housing estates.

I lived in 'edgy' for a number of years, but I do prefer having a night's sleep to being woken by yet another all-night blues club in the house next door, with machete-wielding macho idiots occupying the pavement space outside. There are only so many 999 calls to fire and ambulance one should be expected to make in a lifetime.

[will dex]

Try Whitechapel,

i left due to 5am police drugs raids on my neighbours house spilling into mine - edgy enough 4 u??

i quite like being able to go out drinking without having to worry about the mentals in edge'

[dianecollins]

Yes I think ED is getting boring I work there and want to be able to be able to drive out of there but I can't

[VeryBerryCherry]

kford Wrote:

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> 'Edgy' - isn't that estate agent-talk for

> 'dangerous at night'?

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Like, 'On a knife "edgy"

[bon3yard]

LL would definitely benefit from some kind of cultural hotspot, an art centre or something of its ilk. Some where that you could take a leisurely stroll to that was showing some poncey euro-arthouse-flimflammery-cinematic experience. I'm all for it. ;-)

[FrustratedLawyer]

bon3yard Wrote:

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> LL would definitely benefit from some kind of

> cultural hotspot, an art centre or something of

> its ilk. Some where that you could take a

> leisurely stroll to that was showing some poncey

> euro-arthouse-flimflammery-cinematic experience.

> I'm all for it. ;-)

Worth an application for Lottery funding?

[markwatkins]

use the foxtons shop when they close down.

[HonaloochieB]

Well this MB isn't contributing to no boredom.

Just today someone started a thread requesting the phone number of Panther Cars.

[HonaloochieB]

Then a completely different person posted the number for the original poster.

Your edgy Camberwell crowd wouldn't come up with that sort of thing.

Er, 'Dude'.

[Sue]

:))

[*Bob*]

Seriously Matt, if you moved here for a racy life-experience, you ought to have had a better look around first.

Unless you moved here from Norfolk or something.

[SeanMacGabhann]

If someone has been hear years and years and made the OP's comment then, maybe, maybe not

But to say you moved here 18 months ago and now your are bored - says more about you than it does about the area. That's not meant to sound like a dig btw - just suspect you may be young and in the mood for somethings else. ED itself hasn't changed much in the last 18 months (apart from superficialities such as Foxton's etc etc - but as that replaced a council offices I doubt you are missing out too much on the excitement front there)