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I second that...

Oh wow... I've been a long time lurker on this forum but I actually felt moved to create an account just so I could post in response to Eater81. What a load of rubbish. I mean, seriously - this person lives in a fantasy land. Here it is 58taro - I was born in East Dulwich, grew up here. went to school here and still live close by (Wood Vale). I've seen this place develop for the last 35 years and I can categorically tell you that Eater81 is spouting nonsense. I would use stronger language but this is a public forum. 1. "London as a whole is the most crime ridden city in Europe" - really? Where is the proof for this? 2. "that's saying something when there is a city full of half a million scousers anout 200 miles up the road." - ah, racism. You show your true colours. 3. "nowhere could be described as safe." - nowhere ANYWHERE can be described as safe in ANY city. There are nutters and criminals all over. However, in all my years here I've only had ONE bad incident, and that was definately alcohol-fueled. I've walked around here at all hours of the day and night - including "the vast expanse of council housing just over the road and the close proximity of Brixton, Camberwell and Peckham, three of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the whole of the UK", and been fine. 4. "If you are looking for any kind of quality of life, avoid.". Really? Eater81 has a warped view of this part of town. Would I really be raising a family around here if I didn't believe there was a good quality of life? Unlike Eater81, who obviously lives in some kind of obscure world that the rest of us can't see, I know that East Dulwich and the surrounding areas offer a wonderful opportunity to those who come here. It's great fun, relaxed and actually pretty safe, and given that I spent half my formative years with some rather ne'er do wells on the streets of Peckham and Brixton, I think I'm qualified to speak on this. Come and join. It is of course rather expensive... Half a weeks wages will barely buy you two bits of cheese in the East Dulwcih Deli these days ;-)