You know you're not in London when.....

[screenman]

who drives point to point in London??!!

Not quite sure what you mean there.

 

[jefmcg]

I remember those swimming pools, standing outside at 5am hoping to get the kids into the next swimming lesson sessions.

I don't think that true around here. I just got spam from the council announcing they still had space in swimming lessons. And if it was the case at one pool, I'd still have many others to choose from, at two different councils.

 

[nickyboy]

That's when you know you are in London.

"As with restaurants, the City's pubs tend to close at weekends,"
https://londonist.com/2016/09/what-to-do-in-the-city-of-london-at-the-weekend

The City's churches also tend to close on Sundays.

How true...occasionally I will get into London on a Sunday for Monday morning meetings. I had to walk about a mile just to find somewhere open to buy a sandwich(Liverpool St Station). And absolutely no chance of a pint


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4

 

[screenman]

I don't think that true around here. I just got spam from the council announcing they still had space in swimming lessons. And if it was the case at one pool, I'd still have many others to choose from, at two different councils.

This was at Feltham pool, which was the nearest to us. Things of course have changed in recent years.

 

[Paulus]

You know you are in "the country" when the only bus to get you into town, misses the only bus to get you back by 20 minutes.

 

[screenman]

When to local Co-op does not have any eggs in until Wednesday and it is only Monday.

When the milkman starts his round 27 miles away.

 

[Tim Hall]

.....and shuts at 7:30pm when business is slow.....

It's such a pity
The pubs in the city
All close at half past ten
If I had the power
They'd close for an hour
And open up again.

 

[swee'pea99]

You don't see signs like this while you're out walking t'hound...

 

[Dirk]

When to local Co-op does not have any eggs in until Wednesday and it is only Monday.

When you buy your eggs from the smallholder on the marshes.

 

[snorri]

.......when you realise you don't need to buy bottled water any more.

 

[Dirk]

When you have a 'pannier' market.*

*Barnstaple this morning.

 

[screenman]

When you buy your eggs from the smallholder on the marshes.

Good one.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

...you can afford a sandwich

 

[BrumJim]

Strange how many people think there are no big cities in the UK outside London. Or associated crime!

 

[BrumJim]

You know you are not in London when you tell people where you are from, and get blank looks in return. Until you change your answer to "London", and then everyone knows.