Give me 5 good reasons why I should move to ED...

[Jeremy]

It's fine if you can deal with a 20 min interval between trains during rush hour. And trains every half hour after 8pm.

On the plus side, the trains tend to be quite reliable compared with the tube.

[*Bob*]

We have excellent transport links to, er, Streatham and Tulse Hill.

[Quaywe]

You can't afford it.

[susyp]

Good things:

1. Thai Corner Cafe.

2. Si Mangia

3. choice of cocktail bars

4. Lots of Green Spaces

5. Horniman Museum (although that's Forest Hill strictly)

bad things

my commute to work

[Keef]

I'm changing mine, now I've given it some thought, and want it to be more serious...

1. The CPT (plus other bars a suppose, but CPT is best)

2. Good place to have a family, and good primary schools for the youngsters.

3. The 176 bus... Runs 24 hours reasonably regularly. Not always the nicest experience in the world, but can still get you in to/out of town at any time, and take me home to Sydenham when I'm p!ssed at 3am.

4. Hornimans Museum and Gardens. SusyP is right, it is Forest Hill, but I have great memories of going there as a kid growing up in ED, and I still love it now. Gardens are beautiful, and views spectacular!

5. The fact that you will walk down the main road, and see people and exchange a hello or a wave. That's always nice, and I haven't seen it in Sydenham, and I'm damned sure Alan hasn't seen it in Camberwell... That said, ED is not pleasantsville.

My against stays the same, it's expensive, and the buildings aren't the nicest. You can get a bigger, nicer place for the same money in several areas that are still close enough for you to make use of all the good bits of ED.

[Brendan]

I quite like some of the buildings ie:

The Library

The Lloyds tsb building (across from the Plough)

The Plough

St Thomas Moore church

The other church at the top of Barry Road.

Both the Primary Schools in the Barry Road area: Goodrich and the other one and others in the area of similar style.

Some great houses along Barry Road, Peckham Rye, the Gardens

The Clock House

[Keef]

Agree on most of those, but the general housing isn't the prettist.

Always remember going out with a girl when I was about 15, she lived in Chalk Farm (next stop after Camden on the Northern Line) and when she came to ED she laughed and said it looked like some sort of seaside retirement village! Bitch!

[Alan Dale]

Keef Wrote:

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> 5. The fact that you will walk down the main road,

> and see people and exchange a hello or a wave.

> That's always nice, and I haven't seen it in

> Sydenham, and I'm damned sure Alan hasn't seen it

> in Camberwell...

I haven't seen it in ED either. It's a myth.

Not that I'm complaining- saying hello to randomers is massively overrated.

[Brendan]

You're such a nice guy Alan.

[Administrator]

stay on topic please

[Brendan]

Sorry. :-$

[Jah Lush]

1. Alan Dale lives in Camberwell.

2. Lots of good bars/restaurants

3. Lots of green spaces.

4. Good schools

5. Great atmosphere and mostly nice people.

[Alan Dale]

Whilst I'm flattered I think that proximity to central london is a better selling point than proximity to me JL.

Although as Brendan says I am a really 'nice guy'.

[Keef]

I didn't mean waving to random strangers, I find that a bit weird too. I meant people that you've been waiting at the bar with in pubs, or exchanged a few words with during a footy match or something like that. Not exactly friends, but they'll give you a nod. I have definitely noticed it in ED, and I like it.

Only other place I've had that was Wavertree in Liverpool.

[Alan Dale]

If that's what you meant then I recommend the Silver Buckle in the SE5 area of East Dulwich. My piano seller mate and I make a new friend in there every time we visit.

[mockney piers]

Agreed, the random 'morning' freaks me out when I go back to the Letch, but I do like it in ED. I nod to the kebab guys as I wander past, know many of the bars' staff by name, keep bumping into forumites and nod to Linda Barker (and maybe look backwards over my shoulder at her too).

It's not a clincher, but it adds another dimension to living here that I like, and it was the first place in London that I experienced this; main reason I stayed here.

[Brendan]

I know what you mean Keef. The fact that on a night (or day) out down Lordship Lane you tend to pass 1 or 2 people that you are acquainted with.

No offence meant Alan. I was of course being sarcastic but didn?t mean it in a caustic way.

[Keef]

What he (Piers) said, that's what I meant... (expressed very well sir).

It's rare that you'll be sat outside the pub only to hear "Oi Oi Savaloy" shouted to you from a passing car.. TT?

[Jah Lush]

Oh! Mockney have you fallen for the divine Ms Barker. she's a lovely lady who lives just around the corner from me. Very friendly and always says hello. I think that's another good reason for moving to East Dulwich.

[Alan Dale]

No offence taken.

That's another great thing about ED. People tell you you're a nice guy then they tell you you're not then they shout salutations from speeding cars.

That plus the fact that the heavy drinkers know the bar staff (unique!) then how could you not want to live around here.

[Keef]

Are you calling us heavy drinkers Alan?

[Alan Dale]

Yes

[Brendan]

So does the inability of its residents to stick to the topic at hand count for or against?

[mockney piers]

> plus the fact that the heavy drinkers know the bar staff (unique!)

You say that, but in most parts I've lived in there's such a crazy turnover of staff that this should-be-no-brainer doesn't happen.

There have been one or two big changes to the EDT, George and CPT staffs, but other than that it's pretty static, and pretty local too.

How long have the current bunch of lovely aussies been there Keef? 4 years? I'm convinced Inside 72 have some sort of work experience deal with the local sixth forms frankly, I always feel ancient in there.

[Keef]

If you include Nathan, then yeah about that. Lets not forget the lovely saffa too, wouldn't want her feeling left out.