The Uplands - a hidden gem

[daizie]

'chavs'

[Sue]

daizie Wrote:

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> 'chavs'

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Erm, your point is????

:-S

[Cassius]

daizie Wrote:

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> 'chavs'

The owners? The punters?

[TillieTrotter]

I enjoy a pint in there and the new manager seems to be trying hard. I'm glad I'm chav enough to fit in.

[Keef]

daizie Wrote:

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> 'chavs'

Strange one word outbust there. Do you suffer from tourettes?

[daizie]

are other words really needed? dont worry, chavs dont even realise they are , so stating the obvious harms no one ,

[Moos]

Daizie, I'm sure (I hope?) you don't mean it that way, but your comment comes across as a bit snobbish. Chav is quite a nasty term - isn't there a better way of saying whatever it was you meant?

[Brendan]

Yeah, you tell 'em.

[Cassius]

I do have to say that my lodger a few years ago was drinking in the Uplands, and witnessed two women were quarrelling over a man. Each poured their pint into the other woman's handbag! I have to say I have never been tempted to go in there since hearing the tale.

[Brendan]

Sounds quite entertaining actually.

[daizie]

no way moos, im not a snob, hehe, a bit of a chav meself infact! . just commenting on what i found in the pub on three occasions. It is no different from saying most of the people who drink in the bishop during the day are pretentious and up their own backsides, either end of the same spectrum. where do unaffected people drink in Dulwich?

[Brendan]

Goose Green.

[daizie]

yes, your right Brendan, the EDT has more of a mix of people, not very exciting in there though is it...it always amuses me the way the east dulwich folk talk in such 'earnest' to each other on a friday night, no one seems to be having fun, apart from the small crowd of people round the snooker/pool table..

[Steph]

Do you enjoy the Adventure Bar Daizie?

[Brendan]

EDT? I was referring to under the tree with a few cans of Diamond White.

If however you require a slightly more refined atmosphere there are loads of other pubs. The CPT is good as are the Gowlett, Plough and the Mag.

But you know pubs are like marshmallows, white and pink and fluffy but gooey when you cook them.

Or is that bunnies? I can never remember.

[Brendan]

Slippers, old ladies slippers that's it.

[daizie]

haha brendan, good a place as any

[Sue]

Cassius Wrote:

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> I do have to say that my lodger a few years ago

> was drinking in the Uplands, and witnessed two

> women were quarrelling over a man. Each poured

> their pint into the other woman's handbag! I have

> to say I have never been tempted to go in there

> since hearing the tale.

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The Uplands used to be a very rough pub some years ago, and there were frequently fights etc - it isn't any more.

I find the people in there very friendly, staff and punters, I just wouldn't go there again to eat.

Daizie, I think referring to people as "chavs" is unpleasant and says more about you than about them, just my opinion.

[Kells]

Cassius Wrote:

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> I do have to say that my lodger a few years ago

> was drinking in the Uplands, and witnessed two

> women were quarrelling over a man. Each poured

> their pint into the other woman's handbag! I have

> to say I have never been tempted to go in there

> since hearing the tale.

I'm with Brendan...that would have been entertaining:)

[Freddy1929]

Kells Wrote:

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> Cassius Wrote:

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> > I do have to say that my lodger a few years ago

> > was drinking in the Uplands, and witnessed two

> > women were quarrelling over a man. Each poured

> > their pint into the other woman's handbag! I

> have

> > to say I have never been tempted to go in there

> > since hearing the tale.

>

> I'm with Brendan...that would have been

> entertaining:)

I agree, very entertaining!! Pouring drinks in to handbags does save smudged makeup!! sensible girls - obviously they were not THAT bothered about the bloke!!

[daizie]

sue, thats ok, no offence taken,

[Graciosa]

Tried this bar Thursday for the first time, had lunch there with 3 friends. Was most impressed, friendly staff, good food, and not to expensive. I'll be back..................as someone more famous than me once said.

[Mikecg]

Do you know that Di Barker (Real Name Tracey Wilkinson) from Badgirls is a barmaid in the Uplands, my wife spotted her so I asked her are you blah blah from blah blah when I went to the bar. she said she was, she is really nice and didn't mind me asking her about her acting.

http://www.badgirls.co.uk/characters/char_dib.html

[mikese22]

Mikecg Wrote:

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> Do you know that Di Barker (Real Name Tracey

> Wilkinson) from Badgirls is a barmaid in the

> Uplands, my wife spotted her so I asked her are

> you blah blah from blah blah when I went to the

> bar. she said she was, she is really nice and

> didn't mind me asking her about her acting.

>

> http://www.badgirls.co.uk/characters/char_dib.html

when I first moved here (about 8 years ago) - the dry cleaners on Lordship Lane (near the EDT) used to have signed photos of Jim Fenner and Di Barker behind the counter! Also I saw Yvonne Atkins walk past Caffe Nero the other week!

Sorry - I know this is off-topic

[daizie]

has anyone else seen shirley from eastenders round here?