Gotta say I am sick up and fed with people slagging off Croydon

I have said it many times. I choose to live in Croydon. I wouldn't fancy living in Selhurst or Thornton Heath but anywhere in the South of Croydon is fine. I have lived around Addiscombe most of my life and as far as I am concerned it's holding its own despite losing both its stations. In fact South Norwood seems to be improving.

I like visiting places in e.g. Sussex, they are very nice. But when I have had choices I have stayed in Croydon, there must be a reason. People blanket bombing Croydon with their bile and hatred really get on my wick.

Best places I ever lived were Miri and Galle, great places and great people. But they aren't home and you can't rely on a cynical wise crack when you need one.

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Gotta say I am sick up and fed with people slagging off Croydon

I have said it many times. I choose to live in Croydon. I wouldn't fancy living in Selhurst or Thornton Heath but anywhere in the South of Croydon is fine. I have lived around Addiscombe most of my life and as far as I am concerned it's holding its own despite losing both its stations. In fact South Norwood seems to be improving.

I like visiting places in e.g. Sussex, they are very nice. But when I have had choices I have stayed in Croydon, there must be a reason. People blanket bombing Croydon with their bile and hatred really get on my wick.

Best places I ever lived were Miri and Galle, great places and great people. But they aren't home and you can't rely on a cynical wise crack when you need one.

Why though?

Anything past Katherine Street heading down into the ghetto that is west Croydon is an utter s*** hole.

I'm from Croydon lived there all my life, but to deny it's going/gone to the dogs is ridiculous, I used to live in Addiscombe, and compared to what it was like as I grew up, to what it's like now makes me cringe, a quick look at half the punters that drink in the beehive these days will give you a good indication of the social demographic around there at present.

Having said that, compare Croydon to some other parts of London like say tower hamlets or Bethnal Green and Croydon becomes Provence.

Edited by dannyh (26 Oct 2016 2.32pm)

Between mayday hospital all along broad green and up to west croydon has always been an absolute dive, crime riddled, stabbings, murder and such like and not somewhere you walked alone after dark.

I used to frequent Cinatras near there in the day, I see the area hasn't changed much. Had all the qualities as above, but I don't remember anyone being murdered there.