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19 phrases that South Londoners know to be true

By Charlea - Sunday, September 20, 2015

1 | "Oh you live in Tooting? I heard you can get a really good curry there..."



2 | "Is there a Chicken Cottage near yours then?"


3 | "Sorry I can't make it to your house party. I looked it up on Citymapper and I'd need to change bus three times to get home from Hackney, or pay £60 for an Uber."


4 | "I went on a date last night. He took me to Honky Tonk in Clapham and he was wearing a pair of red chinos."


5 | "It started out pretty calm and then we ended up in Infernos."


6 | "Just gonna nip to Whole Foods for some coconut oil."


7 | "Sorry, gonna be late for work today - District Line is part suspended."


8 | "Oh, a night out in Shoreditch? Thanks but it's a bit alternative for me."


9 | "Let's just get some beers and head to Clapham Common."


10 | "Saw the hottest guy/girl running around Tooting Bec Common today."


11 | "My nearest tube? It's about a 30min walk from mine, yeah."


12 | "Just walked past someone from Made in Chelsea."


13 | "Anyone fancy lunch at the Bluebird?"


 14 | "Catching a Thameslink, be there in 45!" 

15 | "There's a Chelsea game on so I'm just going to spend two hours fighting my way through the crowds to Fulham Broadway tube."


16 | "My next door neighbours are working professionals, living in a semi-detached Victorian property. They've got two children who go to the local primary in Balham."


17 | "Yeah, my flat's under a Heathrow flight path."


18 | "Weather's crazy good tomorrow - fancy going to the lido?"


19 | "Yes, the transport links are crap, but we have green spaces, cheap rent and I bet my council tax is less than yours too."

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