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19 hours ago, Big_Tera said:

I used to live in east london about 10 years ago. In gants hill, Ilford, seven kings areas. It was actually very nice during that time. Nice area to live in and still is in certain parts. Mostly Sikh/Hindu sri lankans in the area back then. 

Having visited again after so many years. Some areas feel like down town islamabad. Especialy ilford lane. people walking around in full islamic robes. But thats probably down to ramadam month. But none the less. Mostly muslim foods shops from top to bottom. While the Sikh population has declined. Only ones left are the newly arrived fresh off the bananna boat ( in search of a better phrase)

Whats happening down there? Looks like the whole area has gone down hill. 

From what I have heard is many muslims from the nearby borough of walthamstow which has a big muslim population have crossed over and moved to Redbridge. Not sure why they have done this. But guessing most prefer Redbridge then walthamstow. 

Hardly ever See any brit born Sikh crews about as i used to. Mostly see the pendu punjabis all over the place walking around like they are in some pendu village acting like some hereos. 

 

 

 

I am sure you have mentioned on a thread not too long ago that you lived in East London and wanted to move out and asked where to move.

But that was not 10 years ago.

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4 hours ago, jkvlondon said:

It's sad really they mostly doing it for PR purposes they stoop to these depths to get "brown points" in the media.

I suspect they dont really want muslims turning up at their gurdwaras praying in them they just saying it cos they've said it to others on social media when islamic nutjobs did the attacks so they gotta be seen to be consistent.

 

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1 hour ago, genie said:

It's sad really they mostly doing it for PR purposes they stoop to these depths to get "brown points" in the media.

I suspect they dont really want muslims turning up at their gurdwaras praying in them they just saying it cos they've said it to others on social media when islamic nutjobs did the attacks so they gotta be seen to be consistent.

 

it's worse they want us to go stand outside masjids instead

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On 2017-6-19 at 11:13 AM, jkvlondon said:

no joke - they had police raids connected to London Attack picked up 8 from Dagenham, 3-5 Barking, 3 last week from Ilford.

I have been in Newbury Park since 99 and yes It was great when we got here , Ilford lane was a mix of Hindu and sikh businesses with the occasional pakstani grocers now it is turning into a panstained third world bazaar hell because they've flaunted planning and health and safety laws to jam multiple businesses into single shop footprints and have they cheek to call it plazas . All the new businesses are owned by muslims now

Yep muslims are more buisness oreintated community. ie most are self employed hence why we see this. Also majority of these busneses are restaurants. 

Newbury was a great place once now it is slowly becoming islamfied. 

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Funny how most of the places people have mentioned as going downhill aren't even in East London. If the postcode doesn't start with E - it's not East London. Newbury Park, Barkingside, Gants Hill are Essex. And I guess a lot of people's parents here did the usual 'run to the white suburbs' as soon as made a penny - only to find that whites run off deeper into Essex as a consequence. ha ha!

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