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Meet the Londoners - an introductions & general chat thread

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    #242
    SarahBeep!
    Registered Users Posts: 5,965 ✭✭✭SarahBeep!


    Any idea of where to watch the rugby on Saturday? On the North Side but could head into the city.


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    #243
    rainbow kirby
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    Sheephaven Bay in Camden?


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    #244
    Woden
    Registered Users Posts: 6,560 ✭✭✭Woden


    Topical in work this morning! http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomphillips/the-definitive-ranking-of-london-tube-lines


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    #245
    Calculon1982
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    Hey Folks,

    I've been in London for nearly two years but actually don't have much of a social circle. I live in Borough wanted to know does anyone drink local round there? Also wouldn't mind meeting up to watch the rugby etc.

    I'll definately start taking part in the meet ups.


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    #246
    Misticles
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    Calculon1982 wrote: »
    Hey Folks,

    I've been in London for nearly two years but actually don't have much of a social circle. I live in Borough wanted to know does anyone drink local round there? Also wouldn't mind meeting up to watch the rugby etc.

    I'll definately start taking part in the meet ups.

    I'm in a simular situation however my only social circle is work colleagues and I really want to branch out and make new friends. Don't really see the ones in Dublin so I feel I need to and of course want to make new ones here.

    I have tried meetup, I went to one and was so overwhelmed by the amount of people it scared me. London has made a bit scared of crowd as I just can't handle them anymore :(

    If you haven't tried meetup, I would suggest it :)


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    #247
    Calculon1982
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭Calculon1982


    Cheers for the suggestion - I'll definately give it a go.

    Trying to decide where to go for the day on Saturday to watch the rugby. I know Waxys, Portorhouse and O'Neills are the obvious choices but I wouldn't mind hearing any other suggestions if people have any. Do need to go somewhere in town though.


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    #248
    djpbarry
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    Calculon1982 wrote: »
    Trying to decide where to go for the day on Saturday to watch the rugby. I know Waxys, Portorhouse and O'Neills are the obvious choices...
    They are? There's plenty of good pubs in the Borough/Southwark/Bermondsey area and I'm sure a good number of them will be showing the rugby.


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    #249
    Calculon1982
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    Ok maybe not O'Neills. In fact definately not O'Neills but for some reason alot of people automatically suggest there as a place to go I find. I don't mind the one in Clapham but I'm not a fan of the Leicester Square one.


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    #250
    Calculon1982
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭Calculon1982


    Roxys in Borough is good as it has a large cinema screen but I need to be in and around Soho West End this time as I'm meeting people. I was hoping for a great pub near there that I hadn't heard of that would be full of fans.


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    #251
    djpbarry
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    Calculon1982 wrote: »
    Ok maybe not O'Neills. In fact definately not O'Neills but for some reason alot of people automatically suggest there as a place to go I find.
    Well, that's because (at the risk of stoking controversy) Irish people tend to be a bit insular and, as such, gravitate towards anything remotely Irish when abroad. Not all Irish people of course, but a sizeable number.

    Case in point: The Swan in Stockwell. Absolute ****hole, but hang a few tricolours outside and, hey presto, it's full of Irish people.
    Calculon1982 wrote: »
    I don't mind the one in Clapham...
    Don't know about that - you're guaranteed to be stepping over vomit outside that place by about 2pm on a Saturday afternoon.


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    #252
    Playboy
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    djpbarry wrote: »

    Case in point: The Swan in Stockwell. Absolute ****hole, but hang a few tricolours outside and, hey presto, it's full of Irish people.
    Don't know about that - you're guaranteed to be stepping over vomit outside that place by about 2pm on a Saturday afternoon.

    Oi! The Swan is a fine institution filled intelligent and charming people, all of whom can handle their alcohol! :pac:


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    #253
    Calculon1982
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭Calculon1982


    djpbarry wrote: »
    Don't know about that - you're guaranteed to be stepping over vomit outside that place by about 2pm on a Saturday afternoon.

    I'd say 2pm is conservative.


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    #254
    ballsymchugh
    Registered Users Posts: 7,937 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    djpbarry wrote: »
    Well, that's because (at the risk of stoking controversy) Irish people tend to be a bit insular and, as such, gravitate towards anything remotely Irish when abroad. Not all Irish people of course, but a sizeable number.

    strange when o'neills is owned by a scottish brewery too.

    although, some slack due for the occasion. you want a place with a decent atmosphere and preferably with a crowd supporting the same team you are. seeing as though OP is limited to the west end for other factors, i'd say waxys.


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    #255
    djpbarry
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    ballsymchugh wrote: »
    although, some slack due for the occasion. you want a place with a decent atmosphere and preferably with a crowd supporting the same team you are.
    Fair point, but there are decent spots in the general Clapham area that will most likely have a reasonable Irish contingent. The Craft Beer Company just off the High Street used to attract a fair few Irish for the rugby in one of its previous incarnations - not sure if there's sport shown there now though. Other options that are likely to be showing the rugby are, off the top of my head, The Stonehouse, The Belle Vue, The Falcon, The Rose & Crown, The Sun, The Calf ...


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    #256
    FTA69
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    ballsymchugh wrote: »
    strange when o'neills is owned by a scottish brewery too.

    although, some slack due for the occasion. you want a place with a decent atmosphere and preferably with a crowd supporting the same team you are. seeing as though OP is limited to the west end for other factors, i'd say waxys.

    O'Neills is owned by Mitchell and Butler, an English PLC that owns a rake of other brands. Waxy's is owned by an English company too.


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    #257
    ballsymchugh
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    FTA69 wrote: »
    O'Neills is owned by Mitchell and Butler, an English PLC that owns a rake of other brands. Waxy's is owned by an English company too.

    not sure about waxys, but when the OP is looking for a place to watch the match with more irish people in the west end, i'd opt for waxy's anyday. bigger screens and more of them.


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    #258
    FTA69
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    ballsymchugh wrote: »
    not sure about waxys, but when the OP is looking for a place to watch the match with more irish people in the west end, i'd opt for waxy's anyday. bigger screens and more of them.

    Waxy's is definitely owned by an English company, they own Brogans down in Fulham Broadway as well. You can tell all your man's pubs by those gammy black circular taps they have in the bars.

    I like watching matches in Waxy's if I'm in town, the only drawback is that anything there on draught is utterly atrocious. The Porterhouse also has plenty of tellies and it's a better gaff in general.


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    #259
    Mint Aero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭Mint Aero


    I'm having a hard time adjusting to people constantly asking "you alright?" "you ok?" etc :confused:


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    #260
    ballsymchugh
    Registered Users Posts: 7,937 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    Mint Aero wrote: »
    I'm having a hard time adjusting to people constantly asking "you alright?" "you ok?" etc :confused:

    wait til the locals start calling you mate. 'awoite moite?'


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    #261
    Playboy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭Playboy


    ballsymchugh wrote: »
    wait til the locals start calling you mate. 'awoite moite?'

    And wait till you start asking it back!


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    #262
    Reekwind
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    Playboy wrote: »
    And wait till you start asking it back!
    Don't be silly, bruv


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    #263
    ballsymchugh
    Registered Users Posts: 7,937 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    Reekwind wrote: »
    Don't be silly, bruv

    clearly you haven't been here long enough, blud.


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    #264
    frag420
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    innit...


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    #265
    silvervixen84
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    http://redd.it/1y4z60

    Reddit thread about cheap things to do in London :)


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    #266
    Jamey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 389 ✭✭Jamey


    Mint Aero wrote: »
    I'm having a hard time adjusting to people constantly asking "you alright?" "you ok?" etc :confused:

    I still struggle with this. One woman at work asks me every morning when I arrive at my desk, in a very concerning voice, "Are you OK?".

    I always think, "****, do I look ill or something? Has a rash broke out on my face?"... but no, she's just trying to be friendly.


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    #267
    Scarinae
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    I also find it really strange the way people say 'See you later' instead of 'Goodbye'.

    I'm not actually going to see you later! Tomorrow doesn't count as 'later'!


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    #268
    enda1
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    Scarinae wrote: »
    I also find it really strange the way people say 'See you later' instead of 'Goodbye'.

    I'm not actually going to see you later! Tomorrow doesn't count as 'later'!

    Sure people in Ireland say that too :S


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    #269
    Scarinae
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    Maybe it's just that the people that I sit near in work say it more often than the average, but I never noticed it as much in Ireland


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    #270
    djpbarry
    Registered Users Posts: 13,104 ✭✭✭✭djpbarry


    Scarinae wrote: »
    Tomorrow doesn't count as 'later'!
    Yes it does?


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    #271
    Jamey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 389 ✭✭Jamey


    'See you later' is definitely not a British-ism. Most people Irish people I know say that, even more so than 'goodbye'.

    I have noticed that a lot of English people say "isn't it?" at the end of sentences.


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