Comments on: Palmers Green (Or Palmers Greek)

By: RW

RW — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:47:13 +0000

I quite like Palmers Green… it is still a rasonable area to live.

And I don’t have a problem with the Greek population either, most of them seem like decent people.

But for the guy who says they would be better off going back to Greece for a standard of living… is this the bankrupt country that is begging the German’s to bail them out?

By: lets go the pub mate

lets go the pub mate — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:56:58 +0000

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

By: Great Sage

Great Sage — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:41:07 +0000

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.

By: JEEEEZUS

JEEEEZUS — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:46:01 +0000

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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Greeks leave a trail of cheap after shave and hair gel everywhere they go.

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By: Demmi

Demmi — Fri, 22 May 2009 10:42:58 +0000

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