Hackney, London.
Went there on business once and after the meeting was over our Client insisted on walking my Boss and I to the taxi rank.

He said we'd never have made it there with our laptops still in our posession.

I've probably got to go back soon too :(
( Airman Gabber Living life like a 70's BBC presenter, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 14:00, 4 replies)

Supposedly....
It's the Borough in the Uk where you're statistically most likely to get shot.
(SnowyTheWereRabbit the Leporid from Hell, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 14:05, closed)

You went to Hackney with laptops???
Fuckinell, mate.

Asking for trouble. You're lucky if you get out of there alive wearing all the cloths on your back. Whenever work means I have to go up that I say a little prayer and thank the Lord I look fucking poor on account of being a generally shabby, unkept cunt.
( SpankyHanky, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 14:07, closed)

Lived there for a while
Never had any bother, even though the road next to my house was known locally as "murder mile".
( rofl harris, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 14:19, closed)

My wife helped put together an open studio exhibition there
I asked some old guy if I was going the right way for such-and-such street, he started pointing in the direction I was going then reappraised me and said in a Jamaican accent "White boy.. you don't wanna go that way..." then proceeded to give me a ten minute detour round the safe way. (Course I totally ignored him... we're all going to die some time).

Also it's where the Burberry factory is and it must be in a few Japanese guide books judging by the numbers of confused (and scared) Orientals you see there at weekends.
(Capo, Fri 30 Oct 2009, 13:42, closed)