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Hey you, where do you live?
KharBevNor:
I heard that there are certain pubs in Bracknell where if you do not support the right football team, aren't white, bald and haven't been drinking there for twenty five years literally the only way to leave is in an ambulance, via the window.
jackmort:
Hahah, that's a bit of an exaggeration, it's not that bad. It's not like it's up north or anything
That said I was once chased out of bracknell by the bracknell massive
It was basically a gang of about 30 children armed with bricks
I certainly wouldn't go there unless I had to
30 years ago it was a quaint village, then the town planners decided to turn it into a London commuter town, so it's basically a cockney Ghetto
schimmy:
I take offence to that. The North isn't that rough!
That said, one of my friends got in a fight in a chippie in Wakefield - he got punched in the face so hard his jaw shattered (and had to have a metal rod put through it to keep his face from being wonky,) and he didn't even fall over.
He's honestly not even particularily tough. On the other hand, he has set himself on fire on multiple occassions as a party trick, so it might just be that he's a bit too thick for pain to work properly.
HiFranc:
I live in the Gosforth area of Newcastle upon Tyne:
http://uk.maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=55.009361&lon=-1.62031&zoom=14&q1=Gosforth%2C%20Newcastle%20upon%20Tyne
It's close to the city (about 10 minutes by metro, southbound) and we have our own High Street (marked by Yahoo Maps). Whilst our High Street is reasonable, the city centre as a lot more shops and bigger shopping centres. Sainsbury's, a supermaket chain, lives in the shopping centre on the High Street. Gosforth High Street doesn't have any clothes shops (outside of charity shops) nor does it have dedicated electronics shops (though the two supermarkets (see this paragraph and below) sell some).
To the immediate south of Gosforth we have Jemond (the posh part of the city) and we bordered by by Kenton, Fawdon and Benton (some of the cheaper areas of the city).
Church Road links the High Street to South Gosforth Metro Station. Regent Centre Metro Station is on the High Street. There are offices at Regent Centre, a largish Asda[1] the opposite side of the High Street. Close to Regent Centre there is Gosforth Library and Gosforth Swimming pool.
Gosforth feels like a self-contained town until you find the houses don't stop when you go from one area to the next.
Here's a link to the Nexus (the people who run the metro. The link to the map is on the right hand side (on top of the photograph).
And here's an image of South Gosforth Metro Station:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24759744@N02/3240472167/
[1] The chain was bought by Walmart a few years ago and experts say their businesses are "a good fit".
Snuffletrout:
Sweden at the moment, moved here about a year ago. But I've lived most of my life in worlds northernmost town, Hammerfest, in Norway. Its at 70 degrees north. :-P
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