Pip Pip Tally Ho What What

E Flat

Well then, in about two weeks I'm hopping on a plane to jolly old London town, and in all likelihood I won't be looking back. It's just occured to me, however, that my knowledge of the place is fairly limited. My question to you, chaps and chapettes, is what should I be sure to do when I get there? Are there restaurants and eateries that I would be sore to miss? Is there a rad seedy jazz club down that one alley back there? Which lunch table do all the cool kids sit at? Will I fit in instantly if I speak like a Wodehouse character? Is there that one pub down the road that's the best in town?

Any tips would be appreciated, really.

#pipe

Go see a play at the Globe.

Hunter

Start a riot. I hear they're popular over there with the youth.

Blake T

Turn into a dog for a week.

Hunter

Blake T wrote:

Turn into a dog for a week.

If he's going to perform some metamorphic action into an animal-human hybrid, and he's in London, you have to go with a wolf for the old school effect. He would then be some type of Yankee Lycanthrope in Ye Olde Londontown.

Indie Winter

Raijin Quickfoot

Make sure you keep a pocket full of sopping wet tea leaves so you don't smell out of place.

E Flat

Hunter wrote:

Blake T wrote:

Turn into a dog for a week.

If he's going to perform some metamorphic action into an animal-human hybrid, and he's in London, you have to go with a wolf for the old school effect. He would then be some type of Yankee Lycanthrope in Ye Olde Londontown.

Yes I am seeing much merit in this plan. What kind of social benefits do wolves recieve these days?

#pipe

Free use of public transport

they can't use dogs to hunt you anymore

Goose!

Hunter wrote:

Blake T wrote:

Turn into a dog for a week.

If he's going to perform some metamorphic action into an animal-human hybrid, and he's in London, you have to go with a wolf for the old school effect. He would then be some type of Yankee Lycanthrope in Ye Olde Londontown.

As long as he doesn't then go to Paris, because that would fucking suck.

Beasteh

sit on a lion at trafalgar square

drink beer in hyde park

get into an argument with a heavyset taxi driver

Solar

London has a pretty good night life, gotta be said

If you like dance music, go to Gatecrasher or Ministry of Sound

Otherwise the London Eye is pretty good

Fire Truck

Jowly old England

Ferrus

You better learn the Manchester United fan song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxR-bdoP57c

Karl

Ferrus wrote:

You better learn the Manchester United fan song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxR-bdoP57c

I'm going to show this to my friend who's an Arsenal fan. She'd 8-2 see it.

This joke is only funny if you're from the UK and some what follow football.

Solar

I don't follow football at all and even I heard of that thrashing

L|ama

oh i get it

british accent ha ha

Macro9

Whatever you do don't kill the hookers

Ubik

E Flat wrote:

Hunter wrote:

Blake T wrote:

Turn into a dog for a week.

If he's going to perform some metamorphic action into an animal-human hybrid, and he's in London, you have to go with a wolf for the old school effect. He would then be some type of Yankee Lycanthrope in Ye Olde Londontown.

Yes I am seeing much merit in this plan. What kind of social benefits do wolves recieve these days?

all the big dishes of beef chow mein you can eat

Liiya

You're going to get punched in the face if you say pip pip what ho.

Don't make eye contact with Londoners. (present company excused, of course). Don't talk on the tube. stick to the right on the escalators. Plan your tube map out before getting through the barrier so you're not in the way. And I'd say just visit the usual museums, shopping places, markets and so on. There is a lot to do and lots of free things to see. You may not be into plays but I'd recommend seeing The Mousetrap. Just generally have a nice time, but be wary it is rather expensive.

Fyndir

Science Museum is pretty great.

Depending on budget there are good places to eat, and fucking spectacular places to eat.

Wren

Enjoy fine England dining, I'm sure someone will be able to direct you to the closest curry house

lostwords

Empty out your suitcase and fill it with Jaffa cakes

satansfingers

the victoria and albert museum is my favorite museum

Liiya

Imperial War is good too.

Liiya

I want to go to covent garden flower market so bad.

Fyndir

Trust Liiya to be interested in warfare.

Staleghoti

go drink some tea

Wren

and eat little sandwiches made with yellow and green dyed bread

Doobh

So, apparently Liiya's the only Londoner that wont cut you if you stare at her crossways

is that what I should be getting from this?

Zonugal

Liiya wrote:

You're going to get punched in the face if you say pip pip what ho.

Don't make eye contact with Londoners. (present company excused, of course). Don't talk on the tube. stick to the right on the escalators. Plan your tube map out before getting through the barrier so you're not in the way. And I'd say just visit the usual museums, shopping places, markets and so on. There is a lot to do and lots of free things to see. You may not be into plays but I'd recommend seeing The Mousetrap. Just generally have a nice time, but be wary it is rather expensive.

As a Canadian this is all crazy to read.

Harrier

Wren wrote:

Enjoy fine England dining, I'm sure someone will be able to direct you to the closest curry house

You say this to be cruel, but I really did have some fantastic Indian food in London.

Edcrab

Museums and galleries all the way! The British Museum, the Science Museum, the Tate Gallery (which is dependant on the specific exhibition but, you know, it's not always vomit on canvas) and literally hundreds more. There used to be something called a London Pass which gets you free entry into the ones that aren't already free-to-enter

Not a fan of clubs but friends with more standard views of nightlife disagree with me so there's something for everyone. Much prefered the quieter little pubs outside of the city centre. London's prices are punishing but on the plus side, entry fees seem more likely to be all-inclusive

I'm told membership cards are very viable at some places? Might be worth looking into if you're a party animal!

Indie Winter

Liiya wrote:

Don't make eye contact with Londoners.

or they will fucking murder you?

Edcrab

Dubh wrote:

So, apparently Liiya's the only Londoner that wont cut you if you stare at her crossways

is that what I should be getting from this?

Partly right. Liiya's not from London. And, sadly, for getting that wrong tradition calls for a sword duel

Zonugal

Indie Winter wrote:

Liiya wrote:

Don't make eye contact with Londoners.

or they will fucking murder you?

Bare-knuckle boxing right now!

Indie Winter

Zonugal wrote:

Indie Winter wrote:

Liiya wrote:

Don't make eye contact with Londoners.

or they will fucking murder you?

Bare-knuckle boxing right now!

Marquess of Queensberry Rules, I presume?

Liiya

Indie Winter wrote:

Liiya wrote:

Don't make eye contact with Londoners.

or they will fucking murder you?

Stab you up.

No, I'm not from London, I'm from Sheffield which is in the midlands/north. Northerners are more generally considered more friendly, people are happy to offer help to strangers, and the stereotype is that in London people will not. Though of course there are lots of lovely Londoners, because it is a big city people generally keep to their selves.

Indie Winter

Liiya you must judge

me and Zonugal are about to engage in the Noble Art of Fisticuffs

to the winner go the forum honours

LuvTheMonkey

satansfingers wrote:

the victoria and albert museum is my favorite museum

V&A was awesome, the armor exhibits especially. The flat we rented was about a block up from it on that road with the Science and Natural History museums. Do all of those. And after that walk down to the Kensington Crepiere. Fuckin' crepes. In fact there's a gaggle of good places to eat in that vicinity. Also, if you want to feel out of place and stare at clothing, shoes, and watches that are far too expensive, Harrods is the place to go. Also Hyde Park is quite pretty. The memorial fountain thingy for Princess Diana there is actually cool looking.

Do the London Eye - don't pay for any of the extra options though, if you want to drink Pimms just get drunk beforehand. Make a plan for a Saturday to do the Portobello Road market. If the weather's good (was not for my group), you could spend all day there.

We actually ran into tons of nice people in London. Even the drunk ones when we hit up a pub were pleasant.

Liiya

Okay, I will award a novelty medal to the winner.