Residents of Knightsbridge fight off Saudi billionaires
Discussion
If some of the people posting in this thread actually knew any Arabs, they would know that many of them love it when it rains here. Cool rain in summer is as exotic for them as 50 degree temperatures are to us. It is just as incomprehensible to them that Brits choose to holiday in Dubai (incomprehensible to me too) as it is to us that they choose to holiday here.
BIST0 said:
PintOfKittens said:
BIST0 said:
They don't drink
Thats a good one mateBIST0 said:
Police State said:
BIST0 said:
Thankyou4calling said:
WHY LONDON !!
Clearly anyone who says this has not been to the WEST end recently.
Weather wise it has been an amazing summer, hardly any rain, hot days and lovely balmy evenings for over 3 months. The shops in this area are better than any you will find elsewhere for variety and price. The transport links are good, the A4 is dual carriageway within a mile of Knightsbridge and 30 mins to Heathrow. The restaurants are so varied, the people cosmopolitan and friendly. Its relaxed with an energy and buzz. As for dirty, well its a city. Visitors will generally stick to this upmarket area because they feel safe, crime is low and chilled.
Let's pretend I am a Genie (pertinent no?) and give you £10bn. Are you seriously telling me you would rather spend your summer as a billionaire in the west end of London than any other place on earth? If that is what you genuinely believe I am sorry you have such a lack of imagination.Clearly anyone who says this has not been to the WEST end recently.
Weather wise it has been an amazing summer, hardly any rain, hot days and lovely balmy evenings for over 3 months. The shops in this area are better than any you will find elsewhere for variety and price. The transport links are good, the A4 is dual carriageway within a mile of Knightsbridge and 30 mins to Heathrow. The restaurants are so varied, the people cosmopolitan and friendly. Its relaxed with an energy and buzz. As for dirty, well its a city. Visitors will generally stick to this upmarket area because they feel safe, crime is low and chilled.
Let me see, I'm an Arab with all the time and money in the world, what would I do....
1) Purchase a nice big place near Adenau, with garaging plentiful enough for my string of trackcars plus landing strip for my private jet
2) Spend a reasonable proportion of my time becoming the fastest Arab at the ring. Putting those Koenigzondarons to good use. Perhaps I'd build myself a race track there as well.
3) Enter the Pikes Peak race. Get myself one of those mental hill climbing racers and become the fastest Arab to the top of the hill.
4) Sail my beautiful yacht around the nicest parts of the world, mooring as and when to catch up with friends, family and ladies in places that really know how to spend money.
5) Fly into London, crawl around in traffic jams whilst ugly people take photos of me and my car on camera phones, upset the locals driving like a knob, marvel that I haven't been rained on much.
Oh no, sorry, scratch that last one. That was your dream not mine.
The funniest part of your reply was that you actually created a 4 point list of imaginery things that you would do with your imaginery wealth, and then suggest to someone you don't know that they would like to spend their time having people take photos of their car in traffic jams. Meanwhile, keep the dream alive... we all have to wake up eventually...
Police State said:
BIST0 said:
Police State said:
BIST0 said:
Thankyou4calling said:
WHY LONDON !!
Clearly anyone who says this has not been to the WEST end recently.
Weather wise it has been an amazing summer, hardly any rain, hot days and lovely balmy evenings for over 3 months. The shops in this area are better than any you will find elsewhere for variety and price. The transport links are good, the A4 is dual carriageway within a mile of Knightsbridge and 30 mins to Heathrow. The restaurants are so varied, the people cosmopolitan and friendly. Its relaxed with an energy and buzz. As for dirty, well its a city. Visitors will generally stick to this upmarket area because they feel safe, crime is low and chilled.
Let's pretend I am a Genie (pertinent no?) and give you £10bn. Are you seriously telling me you would rather spend your summer as a billionaire in the west end of London than any other place on earth? If that is what you genuinely believe I am sorry you have such a lack of imagination.Clearly anyone who says this has not been to the WEST end recently.
Weather wise it has been an amazing summer, hardly any rain, hot days and lovely balmy evenings for over 3 months. The shops in this area are better than any you will find elsewhere for variety and price. The transport links are good, the A4 is dual carriageway within a mile of Knightsbridge and 30 mins to Heathrow. The restaurants are so varied, the people cosmopolitan and friendly. Its relaxed with an energy and buzz. As for dirty, well its a city. Visitors will generally stick to this upmarket area because they feel safe, crime is low and chilled.
Let me see, I'm an Arab with all the time and money in the world, what would I do....
1) Purchase a nice big place near Adenau, with garaging plentiful enough for my string of trackcars plus landing strip for my private jet
2) Spend a reasonable proportion of my time becoming the fastest Arab at the ring. Putting those Koenigzondarons to good use. Perhaps I'd build myself a race track there as well.
3) Enter the Pikes Peak race. Get myself one of those mental hill climbing racers and become the fastest Arab to the top of the hill.
4) Sail my beautiful yacht around the nicest parts of the world, mooring as and when to catch up with friends, family and ladies in places that really know how to spend money.
5) Fly into London, crawl around in traffic jams whilst ugly people take photos of me and my car on camera phones, upset the locals driving like a knob, marvel that I haven't been rained on much.
Oh no, sorry, scratch that last one. That was your dream not mine.
The funniest part of your reply was that you actually created a 4 point list of imaginery things that you would do with your imaginery wealth, and then suggest to someone you don't know that they would like to spend their time having people take photos of their car in traffic jams. Meanwhile, keep the dream alive... we all have to wake up eventually...
these w
kers can;t drive. there's no point them leaving london because they'd fall off the road as soon as they left the m2/3/4/1. the only place worth them vsisiting is santa pod. and the few who can drive..well it's not really the right place to be is it? don;t get me wrong i am more than happy for them to come here and support our economy being kitsch s
te and being rude to people.Wanta996Gotta said:
Some of the comments here are laughable when you consider the amount of Brits that flock to the Costa's each year with there unique style,manners and grasp of Spanish.
i'd said this earlier.precisely.
at least these to55ers really DO have money.
i wouldn't like it if they turned up where i live taring around in the middle of the night. but in terms of the for the city/country as a whole at least they bring something (unlike the scrotes we usually moan about who just take).
PintOfKittens said:
They don't drink
Anyone who has been to the Middle East can vouch for the after take-off routine. As soon as the seatbelt sign goes off they disappear to the toilet with a roll of clothes under their arm, return two minutes later divested of robes wearing jeans and t-shirt and order their first drink. Nothing wrong with that at all in my opinion but just letting you know.Wanta996Gotta said:
Some of the comments here are laughable when you consider the amount of Brits that flock to the Costa's each year with there unique style,manners and grasp of Spanish.
I'm sure many spaniards ridicule them and so they should. Nothing more cringworthy than Brits abroad.Wanta996Gotta said:
Some of the comments here are laughable when you consider the amount of Brits that flock to the Costa's each year with there unique style,manners and grasp of Spanish.
S'OK, I've got plenty of contempt for them too - want a holiday abroad, and go to the most Anglicised resorts in Europe...just so they can have their 'pie and pint' and watch the Premier League! 
havoc said:
Wanta996Gotta said:
Some of the comments here are laughable when you consider the amount of Brits that flock to the Costa's each year with there unique style,manners and grasp of Spanish.
S'OK, I've got plenty of contempt for them too - want a holiday abroad, and go to the most Anglicised resorts in Europe...just so they can have their 'pie and pint' and watch the Premier League! 
I just found it a bit rich that some of us are criticising tourists who basically help our economy. Surely any true petrol head gets a little Buzz when they see a Veyron or Zonda F purring past them? I know i do.
Wanta996Gotta said:
I just found it a bit rich that some of us are criticising tourists who basically help our economy.
If that's all they were doing then I'd not have posted. But they've:-
- Driven recklessly (numerous evidence in a variety of locations);
- Caused a serious accident in a residential road;
- Lied to authorities about who was driving;
- Driven uninsured;
- Treated the whole thing (and the local area/residents) as unimportant - "it's OK, we'll pay for it"* is not the right attitude when in a foreign country**.
* If some f'ker, regardless of race, class or wealth, pratted-around and wrote-off my P&J, I'd be livid. "Paying for it" wouldn't be much recompense, to be honest...
** Imagine hiring a car in e.g. Thailand without posessing a UK driving license. You then drive like a t
t, maybe run a traffic light, and collect some Thai person with the car. What sort of response would you get from the Thai authorities, and how would that response change if you waved a wad of dollar bills at them?!? Not THAT different a scenario from what we're talking about here...havoc said:
** Imagine hiring a car in e.g. Thailand without posessing a UK driving license. You then drive like a tt, maybe run a traffic light, and collect some Thai person with the car. What sort of response would you get from the Thai authorities, and how would that response change if you waved a wad of dollar bills at them?!? Not THAT different a scenario from what we're talking about here...
Not sure that is the best example TBH! Waving money around in Thailand is exactly the way things are done!t, maybe run a traffic light, and collect some Thai person with the car. What sort of response would you get from the Thai authorities, and how would that response change if you waved a wad of dollar bills at them?!? Not THAT different a scenario from what we're talking about here...Police State said:
Where would you spend your time should you be wealthy enough? (Whitley Bay and Newbiggin are alrready taken...)
Police State said:
never seems to amaze me how many times people check the profile and quote the oppressed citizen remark; for the record the username was changed on a whim after absorbing one particular thread about New Labour's encroachment on people's civil liberties. The 'oppressed citizen' inclusion for Full Name seemed appropriate for the mood; since then things have tempered somewhat since the new mob have taken up residence, but I kind of like the anonymous nature of the moniker, and am the kind of guy that get's his own jokes even if others can't, and I can't really be bothered to change it to anything more significant, same goes for the typo that you pointed out.
FFS - it would be easier to just fix your typo than try and explain that load of guff every time.Police State said:
The funniest part of your reply was that you actually created a 4 point list of imaginery things that you would do with your imaginery wealth, and then suggest to someone you don't know that they would like to spend their time having people take photos of their car in traffic jams. Meanwhile, keep the dream alive... we all have to wake up eventually...
.You asked me what I would do in that situation. I responded by giving some examples. It's the art of conversation and I'm glad you enjoyed the experience.
I don't have a problem with them coming over per se. After all, their presence has no impact upon me directly. I was just curious as to why they chose London, and thank you to those who have enlightened me.
They like rain
They like booze
They like shops
They like hanging round on street corners with their mates (in supercars admittedly)
I can't think of anywhere better for the jetsetting Arabian Charva!
Hedders said:
havoc said:
** Imagine hiring a car in e.g. Thailand without posessing a UK driving license. You then drive like a tt, maybe run a traffic light, and collect some Thai person with the car. What sort of response would you get from the Thai authorities, and how would that response change if you waved a wad of dollar bills at them?!? Not THAT different a scenario from what we're talking about here...
Not sure that is the best example TBH! Waving money around in Thailand is exactly the way things are done!t, maybe run a traffic light, and collect some Thai person with the car. What sort of response would you get from the Thai authorities, and how would that response change if you waved a wad of dollar bills at them?!? Not THAT different a scenario from what we're talking about here...Which leads me nicely to the pre-planned retort: Do you want to live in such a society?!?
havoc said:
Hedders said:
havoc said:
** Imagine hiring a car in e.g. Thailand without posessing a UK driving license. You then drive like a tt, maybe run a traffic light, and collect some Thai person with the car. What sort of response would you get from the Thai authorities, and how would that response change if you waved a wad of dollar bills at them?!? Not THAT different a scenario from what we're talking about here...
Not sure that is the best example TBH! Waving money around in Thailand is exactly the way things are done!t, maybe run a traffic light, and collect some Thai person with the car. What sort of response would you get from the Thai authorities, and how would that response change if you waved a wad of dollar bills at them?!? Not THAT different a scenario from what we're talking about here...Which leads me nicely to the pre-planned retort: Do you want to live in such a society?!?
If i did not have the money then NO WAY!
Simples...
Flintstone said:
PintOfKittens said:
They don't drink
Anyone who has been to the Middle East can vouch for the after take-off routine. As soon as the seatbelt sign goes off they disappear to the toilet with a roll of clothes under their arm, return two minutes later divested of robes wearing jeans and t-shirt and order their first drink. Nothing wrong with that at all in my opinion but just letting you know.Goto quite a few pubs in Edgware road, and its usuall filled with arabs too
Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff