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London Air Ambulance is based at Royal London but is directly opposite Whitechapel tube stn.
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London Air Ambulance is based at Royal London but is directly opposite Whitechapel tube stn.
No drinking allowed in Whitechapel either, it's a Muslim area
only thing they're really doing is alienating their own community - I mean enough people in the UK are already wary about Islam - these guys are just going to fuel that and cause the negative/intolerant side of Islam to be highlighted further
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I've lived in London all me life...and....i wouldn't move to that area ..its a s*** hole mate ....people say that where i live..in holloway is nice lol....but its not really lol
If an area is 40% Muslim then some people would regard that as relevant.
Some people would also like to know if Whitechapel is largely homophobic as well
(poster on Whitechapel high street)
If you are looking for an 'up and coming area' or a part of London's Cockney history, then all that is dead and buried now. It's just another smelly multicultural dump.
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Only bit of sense in this thread!!
I only visit for a curry but have never felt threatened in Whitechapel. But just remember that all Muslims want to kill you ok?
P.s. The Needoo Grill is a very tasty restaurant and BYO also
No drinking allowed in Whitechapel either, it's a Muslim area
What utter nonsense!
My favourite Indian restaurant in London is near Whitechapel. It's run by Muslims and opposite a large mosque. They won't serve you alcohol but even there they're happy for you to bring your own. Whitechapel isn't the most scenic of places in London but it's lively. Plenty of great bars, restaurants and clubs. There's also the Whitechapel Gallery if you're looking for a bit of culture. It's fairly cheap considering you can walk to the city too.
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10 minutes to the office! 10 minutes
Yeah, I'd already done a rough search on Tower Hamlets, but stats can only tell you so much about a place. Stuff like toshj has said is actually more useful in some ways.
Lol @ all the negative responses about the area
Kind of expected the responses I got to be honest
It is GD I should probably clarify as well, most people are focussing more on the 'whitechapel' part of this. My understanding is the flat in question is right by Queen Mary, and quite university populated.
kd
This really, I wouldn't live there but I've spent numerous hours there and never felt unsafe. Hospital is always busy although the first time I went was after the terrorist attack so police presence was 3x TSG Vans and a DPG X5 so I felt incredibly safe. DPG guys are nice though, really friendly :3
If an area is 40% Muslim then some people would regard that as relevant.
Some people would also like to know if Whitechapel is largely homophobic as well
(poster on Whitechapel high street)
If you are looking for an 'up and coming area' or a part of London's Cockney history, then all that is dead and buried now. It's just another smelly multicultural dump.
Lived here for three years and never seen anything like that posted anywhere. The Muslim community round here are friendly and tolerant, one of the best bars around here is directly opposite the East London Mosque.
I felt infinitely more threatened by chavs when I lived in leafy Hampton. I've had an eight year old on a bike call me a **** once walking down from Bethnal Green, and that's the most trouble I've seen round here. My flatmate and girlfriend feel completely safe round here, and the area will only continue to improve with continued regeneration of residential and commercial property (and the hospital) as well as Cross Rail running through the station. The place is attracting a great deal of the professional spill from the City, and in turn that's attracting restaurants and bars - even Ramsey has opened up a place 10 minutes walk from mine.
What utter nonsense!
Did you notice the
)) at the end of my post? that's a heads up for people who like to be outraged and post rolleyes: ) that the preceding comment shouldn't necessarily be taken literallyI hear it has improved hugely
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The area around Victoria Park is very nice (and probably out of your budget
More not knowing someone with a spare room
kd
I hear it has improved hugely
Somewhat ironically, a number of the buildings in the photos you've just posted have gone under extensive face lifts, particularly around the market place and station.
This thread was always going to be people who have either never been to Whitechapel or visited the place a few times decrying it as a hell hole, whilst the people who live(d) hear say it's a decent place.
Not really, I know where I got the pictures from (hence the smiley), but tarting up derelict buildings to preserve what remains of the local English history is largely pointless when the majority of the local population don't understand or care about it. If the council had bothered to ask them then I'm sure they would have preferred another mosque (given that they have to pray on the streets at the moment)
Londoners have a distorted view of their world, one look at the crime rate tells me that I don't want to live there any more, it's twenty times the rate of where I live
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To be fair, I did just streetview the flat in question. (I found more accurate info)
If you walk one end out of the street, it is a bit shoddy, but most of the street itself is quite nice, and most of the cars around are pretty decent cars. Not to mention as you say quite a bit seems renovated at the moment.
Not really worried anywhere near as much as people are making out now
kd
That's treads about London in general. I've lived in London on and off all my life, love it and keep coming back. I guess some people just live in a cave, plastering their walls with Daily Mail articles about dem darkies
BTW I live in Highgate now so all this is literally beneath me, but have lived in Holloway and Hackney (don't have a H thing though)
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