Where do you say you live?

Bobby

Hello, I'm new. And my question is as above. Do you tell people you live in Stroud Green or in Finsbury Park? Have people in other places heard of Stroud Green? I like to say that's where I live, not for snobbish reasons of course, but then no one seems to know what I'm talking about, so I settle for Finsbury Park. Or "halfway between Finsbury Park and Crouch End". That can help.

dominic

I say Finsbury Park. I got too tired explaining where SG was/is.

Welcome Bobbs

tosscat

Welcome Bobby. There's tee shirts to buy with this thread on I think.

matt

If I think they'll know Stroud Green, I say that, then fall back to Crouch End and then finally Finsbury Park.

Four Eyes

Finsbury Park for me 9 times out of 10, Stroud Green or 'off Stroud Green Road' to locals or people who I think would know. I'm no snob.

Sarah Beenie was calling a house on Shaftesbury Road 'Crouch End' on Property Ladder the other night. I don't think so Ms Beenie. You ain't Crouch End if you're not N8.

jandb

That's Sarah 'sexpot' Beanie - as named by the Guardian.

poxy

It was a house on Trinder Road that Beanie was saying was CE. The house was burgled last week.

andy

One in a series of hot TV decorators.

poxy

Andy, I was going to buy you an Easter Egg, but you can have this instead...

<img src="http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40422000/jpg/_40422843_eccentric_lawrence.jpg" alt="Twat" title="Twat">

andy

no no no. TV decorator/interiors, lives in North London, loves the Smiths......

VictorMoses

Why does everyone fancy Sarah Beanie? Is it her voice?

SimonB

I can think of a couple of reasons

Lucy

I think that Andy is talking about Naomi Cleaver. 

matt

So, as a fellow SG-end-of-Shaftesbury-Roader and N19-er should my correct response be "Upper Holloway"? i think not! Crouch Hill?

dominic

Crouch Hill is even less known than SG. And it makes it sound like you're desperately trying to associate with Crouch End. We used to live off Crouch Hill (Highcroft) and even then I used to say Finsbury Park.

And this is who Andy was referring to

<img src="http://homes.five.tv/graphics/hntd_home.jpg">

katiejane

Is that Andy and David?

Lucy

you know, they do actually have a passing resemblance to Andy and David (david on the left, andy on the right). I expect to be banned forthwith. Good job i'm going out tonight too!

andy

ouch.

i mean...ouch.

forgiven and not banned ONLY BECAUSE of the picture of Ms Cleaver

tosscat

I think I've said it before - I hate CE.

David

I'm fatter, Andy smugger. You could probably spot us in the Noble now.

andy

Smugger? ffs. What have i ever done to you all?

David

No, you were meant to say "David, you're not fat..."