Interesting View of Portsmouth

[ecuk268]

Just been reading the autobiography of Joe Jackson, the singer/songwriter who I'm a bit of a fan of. Although he was born in Derbyshire, he grew up in Pompey and Gosport. This is his impression of Paulsgrove estate:

 

“As for poor old Pompey, the architects and town planners of the 50s and 60s did their best to finish off the job that Hitler started. Our neighbourhood was ugly even by those standards. Paulsgrove consisted of council flats and semi-detached council houses, like ours, the top halves of which were covered with corrugated iron, which was in turn covered with peeling paint and dents made by bottles, stones and cricket balls.

 

Some of our neighbours were kindly, but many of them were sinister, subhuman creatures. Their houses had broken windows, permanently patched with bits of wood, and kids sprawled outside them in a miasma of dirt and rubbish, dismembering toy soldiers or rusty tricycles. Mothers screamed at them through clouds of fag smoke. Fathers were at work or in the pub. Some of the kids were truly wretched, snotty-nosed guttersnipes right out of Oliver Twist.

 

Once, on my way home from school, I passed a house where a young boy was calmly taking a sh*t on the front step. He returned my look of astonishment with a rude gesture.

 

Years later, I went back to Paulsgrove with my American girlfriend who was curious to see where I'd grown up. By now, Paulsgrove was cleaner and greener but enough of the old neighbourhood remained for her to tell me that there was a name for this kind of place, and this kind of people. The name was 'White Trash'.”

[rocknrollman no2]

Was he quoting from the Portsmouth tourist guide?

[Badger]

Just been reading the autobiography of Joe Jackson,

Once, on my way home from school, I passed a house where a young boy was calmly taking a sh*t on the front step. He returned my look of astonishment with a rude gesture.

 

Years later, I went back to Paulsgrove with my American girlfriend who was curious to see where I'd grown up. By now, Paulsgrove was cleaner and greener but enough of the old neighbourhood remained for her to tell me that there was a name for this kind of place, and this kind of people. The name was 'White Trash'.”

 

Don't they know that it's different for girls ?

[Stanley Saint]

Was she really going out with him?

[RedAndWhite91]

I was watching Traffic Cops earlier. There was some right scummy people on it. Turns out they were in Leigh Park. It didn't surprise me.

[Dog]

That should be made into a poster.

 

It will be come monday morning, when I get in the office.

[benjii]

TBH though, as disgusting as many Skateland inhabitants are, that could be a description of any council estate I've ever had the misfortune of passing through quickly.

[saintbletch]

Don't they know that it's different for girls ?

 

I bet her friends were wondering to themselves - is she really going out with him?

[unionhotel]

Was she really going out with him?

 

Class!

[PaulSaint]

I spent my first year of employment there handing out dole money. One woman would walk in and the long queues (I kid you not) would part immediately, she would be served straight away. She wasnt a mafia like character she just stunk of sewerage & had flies permanently around her the whole time she was in. I was told by a local that she lived in a hedge?

[benjii]

[Suhari]

Was she really going out with him?

 

:-)

 

Wish there was a 'I doff my cap at you sir' smiley!

[hamster]

Just been reading the autobiography of Joe Jackson,

....I passed a house where a young boy was calmly taking a sh*t on the front step. He returned my look of astonishment with a rude gesture.

 

.”

 

 

That's what hey call 'Steppin' out' in Paulsgrove.

[timebomb]

Just been reading the autobiography of Joe Jackson

 

 

Once, on my way home from school, I passed a house where a young boy was calmly taking a sh*t on the front step.

 

Probably thought "well, if my eyes don't deceive me, there's something going on around here".

[Jesus Reigned]

That's what hey call 'Steppin' out' in Paulsgrove.

 

Darn it, I got to the penultimate post and my intended "Steppin' Out" joke hadn't been used yet....

 

[hamster]

/\

I suppose that if looks could kill...and all that

 

eh?

[timebomb]

:-)

 

Wish there was a 'I doff my cap at you sir' smiley!

 

HTH

[saintkiptanui]

TBH though, as disgusting as many Skateland inhabitants are, that could be a description of any council estate I've ever had the misfortune of passing through quickly.

Really??? I've never seen a child sh*t on his doorstep. Benji, they are a different kind of animal, a wierd creature, best left alone.

[*Halo*]

This old quote has to be one of my favourites:

 

"The necessity of living in the midst of the diabolical citizens of Portsmouth, is a real and unavoidable calamity. It is a doubt to me if there is such another collection of demons upon the whole earth."

 

It was written by General James Wolfe, way back in 1758.

 

I think it's fair to say that P*rtsmouth has only gone downhill since then.

[RedAndWhite91]

Boris Johnson on Portsmouth "Here we are, in one of the most depressed towns in Southern England, a place that is arguably too full of drugs, obesity, underachievement and Labour MPs."

[saintkiptanui]

This old quote has to be one of my favourites:

 

"The necessity of living in the midst of the diabolical citizens of Portsmouth, is a real and unavoidable calamity. It is a doubt to me if there is such another collection of demons upon the whole earth."

 

It was written by General James Wolfe, way back in 1758.

 

I think it's fair to say that P*rtsmouth has only gone downhill since then.

That is my favourite quote ever, nice one.

[Red&White]

Boris Johnson on Portsmouth "Here we are, in one of the most depressed towns in Southern England, a place that is arguably too full of drugs, obesity, underachievement and Labour MPs."

 

I know he`s a nob but don`t you just love Boris :smt033

[Colinjb]

I know he`s a nob but don`t you just love Boris :smt033

 

Indeed! He almost makes us Tory boys likeable.

[Fuengirola Saint]

Indeed! He almost makes us Tory boys likeable.

 

I wouldn't go that far ;-)

[Petersfield Saint]

That's what hey call 'Steppin' out' in Paulsgrove.

 

[Master Bates]

I was watching Traffic Cops earlier. There was some right scummy people on it. Turns out they were in Leigh Park. It didn't surprise me.

 

Is that the one where one of the coppers had moved from Surrey to Pompey and said "I knew I had arrived in Pompey after a man threw a sink at me out of his window".

 

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