On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 01:20:23PM +0100, Jonathan Peterson wrote: > 1) Under no circumstances live south of the river. This part of London > is reserved for social outcasts who enjoy the complete absence of public > transport (as opposed to the near abscence of it north of the river).
Not sure if you were including (licensed) taxis in "public transport" Worth noting that black riders^Wtaxis cannot get to south London - something about crossing running water. Should also be noted that the practical definitions of "public transport" above only apply to London Transport. There are more railways south of the river, and unlike the tube, railway services further out don't stop at every damn station on the way in, so it makes it practical to live further out down south. There are more hills in south London, but more canals in north London. The north circular (half of the middle ring road) is wider and straighter than the south circular (the other half of that ring road). The south circular is described as a "misplaced collection of signposts". They are not joking. But no-one sane drives in London. Nicholas Clark
