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I was born and raised in Fulham - predominantly and Irish roman catholic area when i were young with a good community spirit - the road i grew up on was great, local booby lived next door who was a proper Dickson of dock green, who turned a blind eye to the odd discretion and knew a slap round the ear was more effective than an asbo, had all sorts living in the street, and anything you needed done, from a new gate mad by the ironmonger 4 doors down, a new kitchen from the chippie on the other side of the road and much more beside on your doorstep. Now its all 30 year old city/law/media with 4.2 children who dont even know thier neigbours and non of my generation who i kicked a ball about with in Bishops park can afford to stay there
Around the turn of the century Munster Road became Munster Village - the irony was that in the eightiesand early nineties munster road had 2 proper green grocers, a butcher, baker etc etc like a proper village, whereas now its got a budgens and some shit wine bars!
Progess ehh