Well Bromley is technically a London Borough, i'm another ish like Mags

I checked - you're both inside the M25! Technically you are a LOndoner then! Or so I've heard...right?

I believe that's how it works. It used to be if you were born within the sound of the Bow Bells, but that's more cockney I think.

Ok, Ok, I stand reasonably corrected.....

But 6 and 2 ishes (your word cheeky wolf ) so far, is not a vast number.

Maybe I was just expecting floods of people to be leaving London!!

I agree essjay. It always seems to me there's more people from the North than the South too.

Once I have time and map everyone out, it'll be interesting to see.

Helen

Thats cos they're all related!! Haha

Grew up n Brampton, Cambs spent 5 years in Sheffield, and a couple in Doddington, Cambs (Not far from Wisbech)

I'm from Portland, Oregon and he's from Glasgow, Scotland. Love those Scots!

Ewww you admit to a two year stint in Doddington and take the mickey out of Wisbech LMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In light of revelations in this thread (and another I recall somewhere on here) I'm thinking of starting an "I Lived in the Fens and Survived the Natives" thread

I wasn't born there I just survived two years there! I witnessed the six-toed freaks and the webbed fingered weirdos - lucky escape to the USA!

Dunno if being from Slough means he's a Londoner? *shrug*

Yes. It's basically right in there.

That's the 'burbs, not London in my insignificant little book.

I was born in East Sussex but brought up in Richmond Park, then lived all over London; East Dulwich, Blackheath, Hackney, Islington, Archway, Clapham, Wimbledon and Maida Vale. Plus a few years off studying in Norwich and France. We spent the last few months of my time in the UK in Whitstable. Lovely little town but a bugger every weekend for tourists!

Seconded. Slough, Datchet, Windsor - can't call any of that London.

Right on - wasn't sure, which was why I asked.

my husband is from carluke, scotland...its tiny and in south lanarkshire.....and i lived in glasgow for 6 months! but im a texan thats lived in georgia for most her life....my accent is weird

Neal is in London as well (glorious South London haha).

Hey, I'm a proud former South Londoner, altho I was only in Battersea/Clapham, I suppose it depends on how far south...

Yup, there is no disputing Battersea and Clapham are the heart of Sout London!!!

Neal, which "glorious" part are you from.....

Slough isn't London, we're (I'm from there too - little village called Cippenham) about 20 minutes outside of it, which puts us in a different county (Berkshire) Strange to know there's someone from the exact same area who has gone through the same process

Neal's near Croydon.

I say that would be another "ish"..... Isn't Croydon technically Surrey?!

Very South though!!

too South! I only ever went there for my student visa, thank god.

Ok I've PMd you. Small world indeed! Too bad I didn't know this before I came over the last time!!

My Prince is from High Wycombe.

London

I am from Peterborough.

No One from Preston other than my Pete???

It's still a borough of London though!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croydon

Top of the class for you....... Impressed by the wikipedia page you found.

(I was of course trying to wind you up, not that you need it given what we both have on Tuesday!!!)

I'm surprised that Spencer hasn't answered this for himself yet... so I shall answer for him.

Spencer is from Barnet, which is North London.

I'm from Winterbourne, about 7 miles north of Bristol

I think anything outside of the London postcodes is not London, or if it's out of zone 4. SW, W, EC, N, etc.

You're kidding right? Croydon is the North.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croydon

South of London...........?

proud 'ack-er-nee girl here!

(translation: Hackney, east London... got the 'I heart Hackney' badge on my bag n'evryfing )

Yes! Bloody Northerners!

Originally from Hull....but lived in various places ( Lincoln, Gibraltar,Kings Lynn, Nottingham, Uxbridge & Germany) last one before moving to US was Lincoln

LMAO we've had Peterborough, Wisbech and Kings' Lynn its like an A47 reunion club

Bromley is a BR postcode, but in a London Borough! Although it's in Kent. It's all very confusing.

Maybe we should judge by phone number.. if you had an 0207 or 0208 number, you're from London!

I always say I'm from South London. If you say Kent and people picture rolling hills and apples.. very un Bromley like.

I guess Croydon could be north if you're on the south coast

Neal has an 0208 number, pays London taxes, uses London Transport, and votes for the London mayor! I still consider him in London myself.

Spencer from Barnet (North London)

Kewlies - don't forget to PM me with your future US locations as well to be added to the maps in my sig

For the record I am from Winterbourne, about 7 miles north of Bristol

think I missed this one?
we were originally from Highbury Corner in London, yes Im a Gooner.
Now, Alpharetta, Georgia, do quite miss Highbury Fields!

Isle of Wight here. Did everyone come here on holiday with their nan, or does it just seem that way?

I must be one of the few who've never been to the IoW... Closest I ever got was Little Hampton and the Witterings. My family has never followed the norm

Nope, I have never been either, or at least not to my knowledge....

Sandown, Shanklin (sp?), Ventnor, Cowes, The Needles, Blackgang Chine (?) ... ah, seems like yesterday.


Oh, and the code for London, unless it changed back within the last 2 years, is 020. Inner London numbers begin with 7 and outer London with 8, but the code is not 0207 or 0208. Pedantic point, I know, but it used to bug me.

Hiya!

I am near Northampton!
Good to know that there is actually another person out there doing all this visa stuff, that lives locally!

Have a good day!