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Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Location: Vancouver, BC
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| falsedan wrote: |
Imaging I have a pile of Australian money, and I am using my credit card to buy things in the UK with this monies.
£3 cup of coffee => AU $6.50 cappuchino => bloody rip-off
I am getting paid in pounds now so hopefully I'll stop thinking that £220/week for a studio is ridiculously expensive, what the hell, I could rent a three-bedroom terrace in newtown for that (in AU$) |
Ah, I see what you're saying.
I still do that.
Three years after moving.
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Martial Loh
Joined: 12 Jan 2007
Location: London, UK
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:02 am |
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Papaya in St. Anne's Court, off Wardour St...do a nice Thai curry (beef,chicken,veggie,red/green/cashew) with rice for £3.50..
Camisa & Sons on Old Compton St do decent priced sandwiches which they'll make for you on request. eg, Two ciabatta rolls with mozarella & salami for £2.50. Prices are a bit random, but great value.
If you like burritos, there's an awesome place called Mexi-Cali on Berwick St. The food is a bit pricier than you'd probably like - £5.50ish - but the burritos are very filling and tasty. |
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Toto
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Australia
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:32 am |
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| falsedan wrote: |
Imaging I have a pile of Australian money, and I am using my credit card to buy things in the UK with this monies.
£3 cup of coffee => AU $6.50 cappuchino => bloody rip-off
I am getting paid in pounds now so hopefully I'll stop thinking that £220/week for a studio is ridiculously expensive, what the hell, I could rent a three-bedroom terrace in newtown for that (in AU$) |
wait so you're not coming back?
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Takashi
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
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Martial Loh
Joined: 12 Jan 2007
Location: London, UK
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:09 pm |
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| £20 a night in Youth Hostels (the YHA ones) all around the centre. |
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falsedan
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
Location: San Francisco
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:01 pm |
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| Toto wrote: |
| falsedan wrote: |
Imaging I have a pile of Australian money, and I am using my credit card to buy things in the UK with this monies.
£3 cup of coffee => AU $6.50 cappuchino => bloody rip-off
I am getting paid in pounds now so hopefully I'll stop thinking that £220/week for a studio is ridiculously expensive, what the hell, I could rent a three-bedroom terrace in newtown for that (in AU$) |
wait so you're not coming back?
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I will be back in august for a few weeks to see my brother get married. Don't worry Toto, we will work out a way for you to kick my arse at 3rd Strike again!
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Toto
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Australia
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:32 pm |
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| so you are coming back, but for intents and purposes you have moved to london? wow. |
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falsedan
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
Location: San Francisco
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:55 pm |
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yeah pretty much
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skonrad
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Vizzyvancizzouver
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:59 pm |
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| google wrote: |
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All of the places I drink are mostly restaurants (Cafe Barney, etc.) -- the exceptions are Score (because I live next to it and know the staff) and The Morrissey, because it's actually a good bar. As far as clubs, Honey and Lick aren't awful, but the people who go to Honey are, and Lick is lesbians, so you know, it's good for that if you know lesbians. The Biltmore is getting good, I hear...
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I dont know any of these places.
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My life is a bit of a mess ATM but roger that when it's sane again.
The Morrissey is at Granville and Davie, though, so it's a good meeting place. My friends call it "the office" because of this.
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The Blueberry Hill
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
Location: The otherwise central zone.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:02 am |
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I would have assumed it was mostly Pakistani food in London. Am I wrong? Bloody poms seem to be always 'paki' this, and 'paki' that... Is 'Indian' just used as a catch-all?
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falsedan
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
Location: San Francisco
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:31 pm |
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Brick lane is all Bangladeshi
Indians are called Asian here, it's wacky
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vf10a
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: UK
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:47 pm |
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| Brick lane is just a big tourist trap. Ridiculously high starting prices so they can give you a great sounding "discount" and the curry is generally pretty poor. Look out for curry houses in predominantly indian residential areas for the good stuff. |
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Martial Loh
Joined: 12 Jan 2007
Location: London, UK
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:59 pm |
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I've not heard the term "paki" for quite a long time. Are the poms you find in ozzy land generally racist?
In any case, I'd also avoid the brick lane curry houses. There're supposed to be a few good curry places down Whitechapel High St, which is just 5-10mins walk from brick lane. I'd still check out the drinking parts of that area though, if you like that sort of thing.
You can't go too wrong with the Kebabish Original (KO) franchises either. |
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sam
Joined: 28 May 2007
Location: osaka
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:31 pm |
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um yeah 'paki' is universally a racist term in the UK at least.
the curry advice above is good! |
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The Blueberry Hill
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
Location: The otherwise central zone.
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:19 am |
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I think I learned everything I know about England from The Bill, gov'.
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fairy godmilf
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: oakland, california
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:12 am |
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| sam wrote: |
| i'm pretty sure the UK does the best indian food in the world. |
i don't know; the cheap-as-shit curry i've had in london is about as good as the cheap-as-shit curry i eat in tokyo. meanwhile, the expensive-as-hell curry i've had in london is about as good as the expensive-as-hell curry i eat in tokyo.
in other words, i find it easy to imagine that india might just do indian food better.
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| If you like burritos, there's an awesome place called Mexi-Cali on Berwick St. The food is a bit pricier than you'd probably like - £5.50ish - but the burritos are very filling and tasty. |
Oh lord no, not there.
Then again, I've lived in America, so I'm biased when it comes to Mexican.
I find that good Indian curry regularly (in Tokyo at least, "Indian" is definitely a catch-all for currys Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi (to differentiate them from Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish, et cetera)) can keep me from thinking about Mexican food. Until, that is, someone mentions Mexican food.
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Toto
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Australia
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:31 am |
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| turks don't eat curry tim |
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fairy godmilf
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: oakland, california
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:41 am |
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i've seen them eating curry seriously
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Toto
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Australia
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:17 am |
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| yes obviously but i mean it's not a turkish thing, to eat curry. or maybe it is in in the provinces, but there's lots of turks in my area/s, and no curry in sight. |
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sam
Joined: 28 May 2007
Location: osaka
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:12 pm |
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| 108 wrote: |
| sam wrote: |
| i'm pretty sure the UK does the best indian food in the world. |
i don't know; the cheap-as-shit curry i've had in london is about as good as the cheap-as-shit curry i eat in tokyo. meanwhile, the expensive-as-hell curry i've had in london is about as good as the expensive-as-hell curry i eat in tokyo.
in other words, i find it easy to imagine that india might just do indian food better. |
well, yeah, i said that!
i just like that the cheap-as-shit stuff in, say, manchester or leeds has a definite quality barometer to it, it's like a law unto itself.
but maybe i should move to tokyo.
or mumbai. |
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Martial Loh
Joined: 12 Jan 2007
Location: London, UK
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:29 pm |
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| 108 wrote: |
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| If you like burritos, there's an awesome place called Mexi-Cali on Berwick St. The food is a bit pricier than you'd probably like - £5.50ish - but the burritos are very filling and tasty. |
Oh lord no, not there.
Then again, I've lived in America, so I'm biased when it comes to Mexican.
I find that good Indian curry regularly (in Tokyo at least, "Indian" is definitely a catch-all for currys Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi (to differentiate them from Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish, et cetera)) can keep me from thinking about Mexican food. Until, that is, someone mentions Mexican food. |
I've worked in the area for the past 3 years, the Burrito place has been there for about 2 years, though it did shut down and reopen. It is undoubtedly one of the most popular places to go to for lunch(still). Before it arrived I don't think there were any cheap/widely-known-about mexican food places... Yeah, we were stuck eating filthy,overpriced(but oh so convenient) Pret sandwiches, sometimes-radioactive Itsu sushi or stodgy vegetarian food. Don't get me started on the nasty chinese food.
Heh - having said that, it is amusing to see just how crap it is, so go to Wong Kei. Just once. Those guys pride themselves on bad service.
I've heard wonderous things about the curry in India. Also lots of bad near-death experiences with ice cream. LOL. |
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