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It isn't about cool, it's about community and energy, innit? I love hustle and bustle and mixing with people from all over the world, it's how I was brought up so where I feel most comfortable... Wandering around Brixton Market getting my shopping on Saturday morning is one of my favourite things to do in the week, one moment you're in Ghana, then in you're in Kingston, then Bogota, then Lisbon... It's fucking awesome... Problem comes when you realise you've stumbled into a pocket of fucking Clapham that's slipped in the back door... I grew up on council estates in Pimlico where there was a huge immigrant community, moving to Chelsea in the early 90s was like going to Hell for me... A very safe, pleasant Hell, but Hell nonetheless...
Hipsters move in, estate agents clock it, area gets gentrified, all the good people get priced out, area ruined... What Graham said really...
@ Graham: Might be up for some drinks if I've finished my antibiotics... :