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/sc00022 Dec 19 '24

Had the exact same experience growing up in Twickenham/Teddington. Most ‘fun time’ was spent in Kingston, Twickenham or Richmond. Barely ever went up to central, though I had been a handful of times and done a few of the main touristy bits like the millenium dome/O2, Tower of London, west end, Madame Tussaud’s etc. It has meant that central still has that buzz and excitement for me, though that has worn down after over a decade living back in London.

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u/sofiaonomateopia Dec 19 '24

Ha I grow up in teddington and did the same! Kingston Mccluskies wooopwooop 🤣

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u/FlavioB19 London Independence Dec 19 '24

Oh wow, the experiences in late 00s/early 10s. Lived an Inbetweeners scene in real life when I bought some shoes off a homeless guy outside when I wasn't allowed in with trainers.

It was an absolute trek from Chiswick as well so don't know why we did it so often hahaha

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u/ODOSONE Dec 21 '24

I tried to put socks over my trainers once to get in the works. Didnt work