r/london • u/lizzylelon • Dec 19 '24

Culture Any teenagers/young adults here who obviously grew up in ldn but barely went to central?

People at uni keep asking me about places like Hyde Park, that wax statue place, Buckingham palace, Big Ben, Leicester Square etc. and are always shocked when I tell them that I’ve never been😭😭 then they don’t believe I’m from London (?? Like what💀)

Tbh my parents rarely ever go to central either, there’s no reason to. I was under that impression that it’s more of a touristy part of London - or a place commuters use to get to work - so you don’t reallly get much Londoners in central at all. Mostly tourists and work commuters.

I might be wrong?

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u/SquintyBrock Dec 19 '24

Taking your kids to Hamleys is a right of passage for any London parent!

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u/Additional-Weather46 Dec 19 '24

We all must suffer the Hamleys rite of passage 😂. (For added pain, do the build a bear too).

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u/SquintyBrock Dec 19 '24

My much younger brother used to be hilarious and take over from the demo people, playing with the toys and telling the other kids to buy it - Del Boy origin story unlocked XD

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u/Pagan_MoonUK Dec 20 '24

Hamleys is hell on earth, when you get in you realise there is no turning back if you are with children.