What's it like to live in Brixton / Brixton Borders

It's almost as bad as Canadians hating on the yanks.

And those who live in Streatham.

that's a given

Keep hating on Streatham.

And those who live in Streatham.

Everything sucks for people who live in Streatham

I just don't think anyone will appreciate how ace streatham is.

It's the place where dreams die

The only good thing about Streatham is that Jeremy Hardy lives there and one day I might bump in to him in International Foodway

I'm going to need to build a wall at the top of the hill aren't I?

That might keep shortarses like you out but all the new incomers are proper posh and tall.

#heightismrules

Jeremy Hardy?
Fuck that cunt, I'm moving.

It really must suck for all of you born and raised Brixtonians...

Errrr....none on here mate

mrs_com is, I married into the Brixtonian life.

Errrr....none on here mate

Sarcasm detection fail...

^This.

Speak for yourself Pisti..

This was amusing: www.vice.com/en_uk/read/are-yuppies-killing-london-and-will-people-riot-about-it?utm_source=vicefb

This was amusing: www.vice.com/en_uk/read/are-yuppies-killing-london-and-will-people-riot-about-it?utm_source=vicefb

From the comments (the article was too long, so I skipped to the end).

Iv been to London less times than most and l live in Manchester. l cant really see the point in London. But don't come here. Iv seen Manchester become over run with graphic-design bumming urban exploring twats from some cultureless void. The Yuppies are the least of my worries.

Lol.

When I got there, I met Nikki Bling, who suggested that gentrification could harm the vibrancy of London by destroying working class culture and roots and replacing it with bourgeois banality. “Keep Brixton fucking ghetto!" she asserted. "These people made this place, and when yuppies come in, they’re just going to try and take over. The ghetto is where all the style comes from. They follow our style, our swagger, everything, you get me?”

Busted, I taxed Nikki Bling for swag...

It's my birthday on the 11th. The same day as Tibbs.

We'll be in the usual place in Herne Hill from 8 (earlier for Tibbs cos he's a young blud).

Upstairs is booked too for the Box of Ants soundsystem.

Come down! Dance! Fall down the wooden stairs!
Spend Sunday in a state of regret!

I've booked the Monday off to have a mid life crisis.

Stanchion from 12 pm!

Christ, you're going to be a mess!

I'm going to be stanch! Don't worry about me, I true to this, not new to this!

protesters / squaters have broken in to council building by the fridge, threatening to throw furniture off the roof.
Hellicopter buzzing about

http://www.brixtonblog.com/protesters-occupy-council-building/12280

This must be what woke me up at 6am. It was like being in Hackney Wick during the Olympics again. What are they protesting?

^ Lack of housing in the Borough

I slept right through it, helicopter was still up there 5mins ago...

Yeah, they are still on the roof, hoods up, Laptops out.

Its getting windy and cold, they should be down soon.........