londoners?

going to london with my gf between xmas and new years eve. we are living at a hotel pretty central and i have some questions to the people from london (i think there are some).

wich clubs/bars are worth a visit? wich ones aren't?
what is the legal age to buy alcohol in shops etc in england?
any interesting cultural stuff worth seeing? we aren't interested in the usual tourist stuff
are the buses/underground etc cheap?

we are also planning to go to manchester for a day or so, is there any cheap trains going there from london?


thanks
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what does it matter, all uks are fat no matter what they tell you
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ScyRmiaEOUw
Anyone who's been to a Crossfire LAN might argue with you there. I think pretty much all the Brits that have come have been stick-thin :D
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haha ^_^

well except gamers brits
they are to busy with games that they dont have time to eat D:
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i would make a joke about isrealis but that would be to easy.
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how do you fit 50 jews in a beetle

etc
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#1 depends what you like
#2 18
#3 depends what you like
#4 yeah

#5 fucking dont go there
What this guy said
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#1 great music, not too popular, a bit out of the ordinary
#2 nice
#3 music, art


thank you
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#1 great music = death doom and black metal right, crobar, intrepid fox, barfly, something like that

#3 all the museums are free afaik
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#1 great music more like = post-punk and new wave

#3 that is nice
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#1 dunno about that : D
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For art, the obvious ones are the National Gallery (which is not to my taste) and the Tate Modern (which is). You could also check out the Tate Britain (meh) and the Serpentine Gallery in the middle of Hyde Park (not really worth going out of your way for, but if you're in Hyde Park they sometimes have good exhibits there).

And yes, I think they're free.
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nice, i'll look into it. thanks!
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Note that while the legal age to buy drink is 18, quite a few central london clubs have an age limit of 21.
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that is the case with most of the best clubs in stockholm aswell :(

anyway, is it possible to buy alcohol (wines, beer with more % than 2,8 etc) in local shops? or is it like in sweden, where you only can buy alcohol in special shops and you have to be 20?
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You can buy alcohol in pretty much any cornershop.

Also, since the clubs' age-limit isn't a legal requirement if it's more than 18, they sometimes don't look too close if you're a couple or a group with a few girls. Groups of guys will have trouble, though.
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nice! thanks m8
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what do u want in manchester when u are in london ?
srsly
visit ian curtis grave and some other stuffzzz
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that's something i must do. enjoy ur trip man
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indeed, a must-do when you're in england. thank you!
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ian curtis <333 nice music taste btw
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indeed!

thanks, the same to you m8
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did they find his tombestone back? :s

they should hang the fucker who stole it
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i think i read somewhere that they didn't, but that they made a copy that looks/is exactly the same.

it's a fucking shame that shit like that happens.
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tr00, a monument like ian curtis should rip
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are the buses/underground etc cheap?

ahaha nice joke they are badass expensive ~.~
7 quid for all day travel? :D
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ya this is extremly expensive O_O also there are shitloads of articles in the papers how expensive the underground system is for what it provides :o
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in vasaa the cost of a day bus ticket was 3/4 of a monthly one last time i heard!!
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quid is slang for pound right? :D
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sweet. long time no see btw!
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Agree. Picture of your girlfriend gogo!
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I thought the metro and bus are quite ok but the trains are very expensive (at least what I heard)
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they are ok if you are used to paying lots of money :P i mean seriously the london underground system is so fucking nicely done, easy to understand and takes you everywhere in nearly no time compared to germany. Still I and other Londoners think that the prices are a bit too expensive
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I disagree, the prices are fine for me. But then I'm used to London prices in general, I guess.
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I think you are used to it but when I came to london i was so surprised how expensive the underground was Oo Nevertheless it is done brilliantly, so easy for everyone to understand even if you have never seen something like that before
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Dont bother going to Manchester :D
Cause it's crap :)

Save some money and time, goto Birmingham and the Bullring. It's better then Manchester
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manchester's amazing =] they do a good job with the lights and decorations at christmas and there's an ice rink in the middle of picadilly gardens this time of year.

they probably do have everything you want in london. all i can say is manchester probably isn't as busy, and the people tend to be nicer the further north you go ;D
Unless you go to Scotland
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fucking shut the fuck up.
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Walk into my house, and i will slam a brick into your face. Be warned.
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sounds nice!
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^^ what he says :)
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Manchester was pretty nice indeed when I was there but I haven't spent much time there, though, unfortunately.
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I'd qualify that by saying that people are nicer unless you're a southerner. That's why most southerners can't see why northerners keep saying that it's a nice place. Whenever we go there, we get treated as if we're arrogant pricks which, tbh, doesn't help your cause.
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http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=144099&in_page_id=34

"The report also found that 80% of people in the North said they spoke to their neighbours regularly, compared with 63% of Londoners."
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But we're not discussing interaction with locals. We're discussing interaction with strangers.

I may be wrong here, but in the North you've probably had the same neighbours for 20 years, which is unlikely in London. That explains the statistic.
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Reminds a bit of Jimmy Carr: "People from Manchester keep saying that people from Liverpool are a bunch of cunts and so do people from Liverpool say people from Manchester are a bunch of cunts. When will they realise..."
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the end should be a pretty good club, but its closed now i think
It will take you about two hours from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly. All the services are Virgin - I think - and it depends how far you book in advance and things like that. I've gotten to London and back for less than 20 pounds which is quite admirable!

Contrary to a number of the other comments Manchester is actually really nice. It's not too big, but it's not too small either. If you're only spending a day then you can see a lot since the train station is near the city centre. Whereas the universities are slightly further up Oxford Road.
I would tell you some ubercool shit about London and places to go BUT
Quotevktr has removed you from his buddylist !


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Xfire/MSN!
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h3h3h3 why remove me? :(
What kind of music etc would you want to see in London, or rather, what kind of clubs?
Since you'll be there for NYE a lot of people will be going to Moondance
More info about various bars can be found here
18 for alcoholz but be prepared to show your ID because they're implying an over 21 rule now, where they ask anyone under 21 to prove their age.
There are plenty of museums to check out, and it all depends on what you want to visit, e.g. the natural history museum or national gallery and Tate Modern for more art work.
Could always check out Madame Tussauds which is always fun.
Despite some peoples comments, I love Camden. Nice little place to visit, and you've the market area (that caught fire LOl) and plenty of world foods to check out.
Tubes are cheap enough to travel around on.
Plenty to do on the south bank aswell.
See evan's reply about Manchester

Visit London will cover a lot of stuff too, but I could try help out a little more if you narrowed shit down to what you'd like to see/do :{
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i didn't think you were around anymore.

as for the music i mostly enjoy clubs/bars that plays goth, indie, post-punk and new wave music. there are a few of those clubs in stockholm so i think there are some in london. i enjoy some electronic music aswell.

thanks for the links mate, ill look at it with my gf when i get back to sweden!
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if you accidentally meet my gf there, could you fuck her for me please? this slut wont answer my calls anymore.... :(
sounds like a nice girlfriend you got there mate.
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she could atleast pretend like nothin is goin on .. i know :<
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She's at my place safe and sound. Nice gag reflexes meight \o/
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that aint funny... but atleast shes fuckin an et player.. ~~
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you should definitely visit Madame Tussauds
thought this was about the disco in Lloret :D
like London and Manchester near to each other :o
Nothing wrong with manchester.... its where all the best bands come from in the uk, sort of. lol
going to a Kings of Leon concert in London in 2009, better be good
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