London's "No-Go" areas.

Archie Gemmill Goal said:
An individual Muslim doing it? Would get moved on by police if they were aware of it but they would have to get to him first by which time he may well be done. im not aware of this being a common happening.

groups doing it? it would be treated like any other public gathering. they would need approval from local authorities or the police would take appropriate action.

of course im from a country where grown men dress in orange sashes and match through the streets with flutes and drums to remind everyone how much they hate catholics so i find it hard to be bothered by a few isolated events of Muslims causing any disruption
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Don't forget bowler hats and umbrellas.
 
jimbob said:
Though not quite as weird as Brentford Although I hear Penge is very nice
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I'm convinced Penge doesn't actually exist.

Information Analyst said:
Good grief, man, have you not heard how, as a junior barrister, Horace Rumpole successfully defended the Penge Bungalow Murders trial, alone and without a leader?!
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And gained his vital knowledge of Blood and Typewriters that stood him so well in later years.

jimbob said:
Thinking about it, I'm sure there are no go areas described in that documentary series. And all within the M25.
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Well the M25 is frequently no-going.

Trebuchet said:
That road, of course, having been designed by a demon from hell.
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Actually it was a Thing From The Dungeon Dimensions, but he was working for the Laundry.

MikeG said:
That's a poor example, as Sikhs are generally easily recognised. But your general point is well made.
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Mmmmmm, you may be underestimating the stupidity of many bigots.
 
Captain_Swoop said:
I do notice that in No-Go area Islington 'Ram Books' (webuyanyporn.com) "For the Collector of the Bizarre and Exotic" at 66 Holloway Rd is still there and Zeitgiest 'Specialist Clothing' next door is now called 'Atsuko Kudo Couture Latex Design'
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Ahh, the memories.
 
catsmate said:
That's the one I was thinking of. I haven't been there in years, and I'm not sure they're still there. Kingdom street is the HQ now, the satellites may have been consolidated.
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I was working for Emap Metro at the time, it was their music and entertainment magazine section.
We had 4 floors in the building and Microsoft had 3 if I remember right.
We had another set of offices at Seven Dials just off Covent Garden that was home to Emap Elan, the 'high end' women's fashion magazines were there, a whole better class of office building :)
 
Captain_Swoop said:
When I visit London I have the advantage of being able to park either at my Sisters in Kew or at an ex colleagues place in Earls Court.
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Parking is not a problem, but no way am I driving into central London in rush hour.

Captain_Swoop said:
As an aside, Earls Court was a virtual No-Go area back in the old days if you weren't Australian. Or, Market Road just off Caledonian Road if you weren't an Australian trying to sell your VW Combi that you had lived in for the last six months while you bummed around the UK.
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Brings back memories of a long holiday many years ago. I bought a combi in Holland, complete with anti nuclear stickers all over it, and a rather scary looking LPG conversion (I was too scared to try it).

Came over to the UK by ferry, with my evil ex push starting it at every stop as the battery was dead. (She was evil so I have no sympathy). I drove it around for months without insurance, MOT or tax because I didn't know what was supposed to be needed. It wouldn't have made much difference anyway as I didn't actually have a driver's licence for a car, just a motorcycle.

Fun times. Especially camping in the Lake District in the middle of winter with icicles descending from the roof.
 
catsmate said:
Tell me about it. Damn papal visit.
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Yeah during the papal visit here several years ago, a huge section of the city was completely closed of to traffic, with national guard on every corner.

The lack of cars was a lot of fun. No cars to interfere with pedestrians and cyclists. It was so nice that it kicked off an annual event that closes of several miles of streets to cars so that people can bike and walk on them.
 
catsmate said:
And gained his vital knowledge of Blood and Typewriters that stood him so well in later years.
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Although neither featured in one of my favourite episodes, Rumpole and the Fascist Beast, in which the always wonderful Robert Lang plays a nasty old racist, who ultimately shoots himself in his shed with his illegally-retained officer's sidearm.
 
fagin said:
Parking is not a problem, but no way am I driving into central London in rush hour.



Brings back memories of a long holiday many years ago. I bought a combi in Holland, complete with anti nuclear stickers all over it, and a rather scary looking LPG conversion (I was too scared to try it).

Came over to the UK by ferry, with my evil ex push starting it at every stop as the battery was dead. (She was evil so I have no sympathy). I drove it around for months without insurance, MOT or tax because I didn't know what was supposed to be needed. It wouldn't have made much difference anyway as I didn't actually have a driver's licence for a car, just a motorcycle.

Fun times. Especially camping in the Lake District in the middle of winter with icicles descending from the roof.
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Though her ex sounds eviler!
 
Mojo said:
Is Macclesfield a no-go area? I hear that a lot of religious extremists immigrated here.

It has some nice pubs. :)
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Mrs By The Hedge used to live there, in a house built with huge windows on the top floor so those immigrants had plenty of light for their strange foreign weaving activities. Seemed quite nice.
 
Jack by the hedge said:
Mrs By The Hedge used to live there, in a house built with huge windows on the top floor so those immigrants had plenty of light for their strange foreign weaving activities. Seemed quite nice.
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That has to be a lie. Mordor sees the sun more often than Macclesfield.
 
Currently working in Mosside - place had a fearsome reputation when I was growing up but I feel perfectly safe now despite the receipt Muslimification. Damn good curries too
 
Captain_Swoop said:
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OK not strictly accurate as Macclesfield is in Cheshire but it's near enough!
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Manchester sees the Sun more often than Macclesfield.

I have no doubt that there are many religious people in Macclesfield that cover themselves up, but to be fair so does everyone - due to the persistent drizzle.


Fun fact* - there is a local bylaw that says that washing machines sold in Macclesfield don't need to have a rinse cycle, as that is generally achieved by hanging outside.


*I might have made this up
 
what does psychology say about people being bothered about places they are not even maybe visiting?

My two visits to London: Chiswick (yes, a friend of mine owns a house there, rich bastard) and my emigrant friend in Hackney. was the latter pleasant, no. but it is not about no-go, it is about stratification; the second -- again Chiswick and some part, main road, near to that Elephant and Castle, and the contrast was again the same. Anyway, as you can see I have survived :D
 
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