There’s an argument to be made, especially considering the pollution issues. Not sure about why you specified a state school but imagine all schools and streets are a concern re: stubby was.
Also multiple languages being spoken, gangs, disruptive kids with crap parenting. All the reasons most Londoners I know seem to choose private school, presumably.
Woosh. I don’t really do much television so that one slipped right by me without revealing anything!
Anyway, there was a study just last year that revealed pollution was affecting the lung development of schoolchildren in London. Certainly worth a quick google because it would give me cause for concern.
(d) For all, noise issues and associated mental health dangers.
(e) For all, air pollution issues and associated health and developmental problems.
(f) For all, hard to get exercise and very overcrowded. This is a really important issue.
(g) Culturally, London is VERY much a big city with big city problems. The rest of the U.K. is different.
(h) Culturally, London is quite American / international. Depends if you want your children to be Brits I suppose but it won’t happen if they grow up in London.
(I) Do you like seeing trees? Hard in London.
(j) MPs - many of these ignorant, incompetent tosspots livenin London. Do you really want your children associating with them or their children?
(k) Different religions. Londoners mainly worship football and booze but there are various novel cults around, ranging from the Moonies to some strange people called the Church of England. Do you really want to take the risk?
(l) law firms. Many law firm partners live in London. Again, it’s hard to see the social advantages of dealing with over-focussed, Miney-obsessed psychopaths and their families.
I am sure there will be more factors, but if you have the choice, Central London has many disadvantages for children over six or seven and the health and mental health risks are there for everybody.
My main concern would be children ending up with a cod Jamaican accent as even at the best schools in Balham the white kids I overhear sound like Ali G.
After school this week I've taken my daughter to the science museum (she's learning about the solar system), one of the best swimming pools in Europe and that bit in regents park where you see the giraffes and zebras for free (on the way to the cinema).
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Yes.
Next question.
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There’s an argument to be made, especially considering the pollution issues. Not sure about why you specified a state school but imagine all schools and streets are a concern re: stubby was.
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Err stabbyness
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I don't think I could hack a child with a London accent
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ennettho
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Cor blimey guvnor, luv a duck, apples and pears, etc
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Just had a massive fight with my kid's mum about this. Stix did you grow up in London?
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Depends how you do it Fred imho.
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glad to see you are holding true to your socialist credentials Fred
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I probably wouldn't choose to do it, but "child abuse"? Seriously?
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Why did I specify state school? I'm thinking season 4 of The Wire. Doubt the worst ones are much different.
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I was brought up in London
I am bringing up two children in London
FFS some of you lot
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I think some of the London state schools are super fancy?
I also don't think it's bad to learn about the world like that.
But the accent tho.
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Also multiple languages being spoken, gangs, disruptive kids with crap parenting. All the reasons most Londoners I know seem to choose private school, presumably.
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so you compound the awful accent with a lifelong sense of confused entitlement ?
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Agreed Queenie.
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Woosh. I don’t really do much television so that one slipped right by me without revealing anything!
Anyway, there was a study just last year that revealed pollution was affecting the lung development of schoolchildren in London. Certainly worth a quick google because it would give me cause for concern.
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And Fred you tunslut
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Children in London:-
(a) Depends where. Dulwich is not Peckham.
(b) For teens, stabby problems.
(c) For teens, druggy problems.
(d) For all, noise issues and associated mental health dangers.
(e) For all, air pollution issues and associated health and developmental problems.
(f) For all, hard to get exercise and very overcrowded. This is a really important issue.
(g) Culturally, London is VERY much a big city with big city problems. The rest of the U.K. is different.
(h) Culturally, London is quite American / international. Depends if you want your children to be Brits I suppose but it won’t happen if they grow up in London.
(I) Do you like seeing trees? Hard in London.
(j) MPs - many of these ignorant, incompetent tosspots livenin London. Do you really want your children associating with them or their children?
(k) Different religions. Londoners mainly worship football and booze but there are various novel cults around, ranging from the Moonies to some strange people called the Church of England. Do you really want to take the risk?
(l) law firms. Many law firm partners live in London. Again, it’s hard to see the social advantages of dealing with over-focussed, Miney-obsessed psychopaths and their families.
I am sure there will be more factors, but if you have the choice, Central London has many disadvantages for children over six or seven and the health and mental health risks are there for everybody.
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Yes I grew up in London. Yes I went to a state school. And no I don’t have a shitty accent.
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Innit
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Child abuse? You fooking nutter.
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My main concern would be children ending up with a cod Jamaican accent as even at the best schools in Balham the white kids I overhear sound like Ali G.
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That’s Balham
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Heh @ getting the endless state/private rof debate in under the bar.
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Indeed full of yummy mummies who are dismayed they'd ended up with a mini Ali G after spaffing £1.5m for a two up two down near a decent school.
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LOL.
After school this week I've taken my daughter to the science museum (she's learning about the solar system), one of the best swimming pools in Europe and that bit in regents park where you see the giraffes and zebras for free (on the way to the cinema).
It's fooking great.
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If you don’t bring up your child in London you run the very real risk that they will grow up to be a Little England racist Brexiter.
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Although a properly working immune system and lung capacity would be the advantage of not doing so.
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Oh I'm raising my kid to be racist for the LOLs.
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Exactly - in London you have a choice!
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How is little Adolf getting along anyway?
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Spent some time in London as a child
Livednin London as an adult
v pleased to be planning exit from London for clubchildren 3&4
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*high fives stixta*
reason one meeelion why people outside London are aunts
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-poll-reveals-all-of-eng…
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*high five*
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Yes I've never encountered any little England Brexiteer types in the boozers of south London as they all live outside London.
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there IS a world beyond England tho
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ironically it is a bit little englander to think those are the two options
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Only problem with Scotch accent, Clergs, is that it tends to provoke
brawls in pubs
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