To an outsider, the presumption of North London is of a good life involving rows upon rows of beautiful semi detached houses complimented by two or three brand new company cars on the drive with the occupants of the 1930′s properties all working hard for a living down the City of London. Sadly that’s just what it is,a presumption, when you talk about the dreary dump that is Palmers Green.
Situated between two shitholes (One being Enfield Town and the other being Wood Green), Palmers Green has gradually become a blot on the landscape. For an unknown reason, the whole of the mediterranean community in Britain has decided to make this little commuter town its home(And therefore Palmers Green turns logically to Palmers Greek!). Rows upon rows of multi colured Greengrocers, 24hr opening kebab shops, Cheapo jewellers (who give Elizabeth Duke a run for their money) and acropolis impersinating hairdressers attract, along with the usual chav magnets such as McDonalds, KFC, Burger King and the infamous The Fox Pub(5 murders in three years is a record even Baghdad would be proud of!), attracts all the down trodden chav skum living in Harringey, Tottenham, Edmonton and Sothgate to my little town and infest it with their local lingo (Dialect includes ‘Blad’, ‘My Bredrin’, ‘Do you want beef?’ (I prefer a ham sandwich with mayo really) and ‘Wots Guanin’) which us many human Palmers Green residents still strugle to understand. As well as their alien language, these sub-human characters also like to bring their quirky dress sense to the town which even Vivien Westward would be most proud of. With the ‘boys’ wearing their baseball caps at angles which defy even gravity, they fit snugly under their essential hooded tops. Underneath is the sleveless basketball top showing off their ‘muscles’ and the drop down jeans which also fit snugly but around their ankles this time and not around their waist which is the main purpose of the jean garment. But forgive these poor beings as they go to school at such highly academic institutes like Barnet College, Southgate College and Chase Community…they cant help being as thick as pig shit! By reading the description of the chav girl in many other articles on here i would waste my time describing the typical ‘Palmers Green Totty’ because they all sound the same (All ugly slags). Because of all this, spotting a relatively normal looking person down Green Lanes is becoming a bit of a mission and a game can even be made out of it (Fun for all the family but make sure you dont get mugged by them!)!
Liking any other type of music or lifestyle round here parts that these characters dont agree with can get you into some serious bother as many have had the pleasure of finding out (Being stabbed, shot or even murdered is a pleasent commodity round here!). If your radio station aint tuned in to the local garage or hip-hop stations like Choice FM or Kiss 100 or you decide to wear a t-shirt showing your support to an unknown indie band, be prepared to put up with a load of abuse and to be ‘rushed’ (Another name for a beating apparantley). So if you do decide to visit my little town, please only come if its necessary as this town, as the saying from League of Gentlemen goes, is a local town for local people (or skum).
You have been warned!
AND FYI THE WORD ‘BEEF’ WAS INTRODUCED AS A SLANG WORD FROM THE AMERICAN MAFIA ABOUT 60 UEARS AGO MATE BUT HEY NEVER MIND LETS CUSS GREEK PEOPLE FOR SAYING IT NEVERMIND THE OTHER 50 NATIONALITIES IN THE UK THAT USE IT
You’re partly right in some aspects of what you describe however, what you seem to be unaware of is that much or most of the Greek community have moved out of Palmers Green and it’s usually the more disadvantaged ones that have remained. The Greek community have generally followed in the footsteps and migratory habits of their predecessors to the area. Ironically, most of the businesses in the area are not not run by Greek people at all (perhaps only 5%) as Greeks don’t usually like being ‘counter-jumpers’. You’ll probably find that only of the grocers, 2 butchers, one hair dresser, 2 estate agents and one bar are Greek.
Enfield (Palmers Green falling within this borough) has traditionally been an industrial borough where it’s inhabitants have had manual and skilled labour work which doesn’t pay very well. Historically, Palmers Green was quite an affluent area and once a long time before Southgate ever did had a cinema but was gradually overtaken by Southgate and Winchmore Hill. Then when Labour got in they wanted to integrate those less fortunate members of society with the others (a uk wide policy) in the hope of providing incentive and opportunity.
Wood Green is in Haringay (Haringey is within Haringay). Haringey is primarily inhabited by non-ethnic minorities although you wouldn’t know it from the high street. Wood Green is more multicultural as it caters for lots of social housing. Worth mentioning is that where one Local authority cannot house a person in need then another Local authority is obliged to take that person or family on.
A lot of the property in Palmers Green has always been rental accomodation (not Greek owned) and all was quite well up until the recession about 12 years ago. Since that last recession the area has steadily gotten with many of the estate agents taking on social housing clients from local authorities due to both domestic and immigration functions. The area very multicultural. There is one non-eu country that benefits from a badly worded immigration policy that allows it’s citizens to migrate to the UK as long as they can show that they have a share in a uk business no matter how small… additionally, that country’s citizens shall have an easier time entering the uk once another country qualifies for eu membership.
Then you have all the rest of the migrants that the uk is obliged to take on under various international conventions and treaties -excluding EU economic migrants. EU economic migrants have now overtaken the students in rental sector of Palmers Green. It is these migrants that contribute to keeping UK Plc ticking over. I should add that due to it’s obligations and Labours desire to increase housing availability, many houses in the area have been converted to flats which has brought it’s own obvious problems.
In relation to the education aspect you refer to, you’ll probably find that most of the college students in Barnet and Southgate are from other areas such as Tottenham and Edmonton and Enfield.
That is how the make-up of the area is composed as far as I understand it.
the only chavs in palmers are english people, however ‘greeks’ = cheese + lots of hair gel, spikey hair, lots of cheap after shave, plukd eye bows (men). think you kinda get da pic.
‘Greeks leave golden footsteps everywhere they go’
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Well i will agree with the statement above 1000%
Its about time i found someone who sees the bloody foolishness which desrupted palmer green. TheN again, people follow the greek community like dogs, they can get enough of what we do with a community when we are united. Mind you, now we have a whole lot of ethnic backgrounds in palmers green (forget what it use to be). Looking around all you can see are turkish and kurdish shops being open, even the cyprus bank has shut down. Sad right? But it gets worse….
The murders and stabbng in palmers green just keep getting better, they are increasing. This is why i keep stating that if your a smart greek you would pack your shit and run to the airport and make you way back home. Whether thats cyprus of greece; who cares. Mind you, in Cyprus we have a little thing going on; OUTCASTS from other countries are seeking refuge. How great is that!!! You leave one london and enter a freaking jungle!!!! Just hoping they dont make their way into Greece *I wish i was the president- let them swim back to where they came from*
Anywayyy….went off topic. but yea palmers Green is basically fucked up thanks to all those loosers making their way into it. Thanks alot btw, you just couldnt stay in haringay or woodgreen…the place aint big enough for you;since your multiplying just as much as vermin. Take palmers greek if you must, personally we dont give a shit since we know we were their FIRST. Greeks leave golden footsteps everywhere they go.
Have a nice day