Ode to Croydon

[praszu]

1:58 what is so special about this particular NatWest cashpoint??

[england1213]

Ah the days of Walkabouts! Loved that place!!

[mrdead1977]

good vid thanks brought back loads of good memorys of my home town,

[colinluzio]

It was always a treat for me when my mum would take me there on the train from Epsom when I was young. Then in my teens I would go there for the underground record shops; it has always had a great musical influence. Croydon is a shithole, but one of the greatest shitholes in the world.

[lordcutter61]

There were 2,877 crimes in the Croydon Borough in November - out of a popultation of 330,000 - lots of it coming from people in other boroughs. Croydon aint that bad people! It's not like we're starving in Africa, we've got great transport, shops and pubs/clubs at our leisure - wish people would stop moaning. Yes, it can be rough, but if you ask a large majority of people a lot will say they havn't had any trouble...

[thefranksterboy]

I don't like Croydon it's TOO ROUGH and DANGEROUS, or Crawley and Redhill, I recommend Camberley, Woking, Guildford and Epsom. They are the best towns.

[saatanapaskapilluvit]

It's like Croydon on a friday night!

[kkkremis]

gyvenau sitam kvartale ,puikus rajonas,turi savo laisves aleja kaip kaune

[annielumb]

awwww i miss croydon!

[southlondonpimp]

@fatboy22222222222222 well since it's sung by an absolute shithole, I think it fits quite perfectly.

[170f]

Not one showing of South End other than from Crown Hill.

Sadly, Croydon is not like how it use to be even 10 years ago. Croyon R.I.P

[dannidoods]

crotchden rocks big-time!!!...yeast-crotchden is well wicked.....it's better than slutton.....it's better than bumley....it's far nicer than pick-ya-willy circus......it's more diverse, and hence, more intesting than clap-in-yer-junction......bott­iom-line: croyds is da bomb innit!!!!

[serenophin]

I lived in Croydon for 31 years it used to be a nice place to live up until the 90's then it turned into shithole, full of immigrants now, not even safe to go out at night in some areas of croydon, glad i moved from the area tbh, im suprised they hav'nt built a huge mosque in the cente of town yet.

[MITCHWILD]

@serenophin It'l happen, it's just a matter of time. I have lived on the Croydon/ Sutton border for fourty years, since 1970. I allways loved Croydon as a youngster, felt safe going anywhere. It was a really good place to live.

The Whitgift Centre was my weekend thing, my friends and i would walk up there, and spend all day shopping.

Pop into Macdonalds for a Big Mac, Large Fries, and a Bannana Milkshake.

Hardly saw any trouble, ever.

Not been up there in many years, don't fancy it.

[dubzygwarn]

What a dump!

[MJSutcliffe]

Croydon 4 lyfe

[Leneff]

Moved to Canada in 2008,and will always miss shitty old Croydon.

[xXKingGamersXx]

Yes it is ive been mugged 5 times and assaulted, so if that isn't a shit hole i don't know what is. so stfu

[xXKingGamersXx]

Trust Me Croydon Is An Absolute Shit Hole

[Ozzieman622]

@xXKingGamersXx

Its not so stfu

[MosherMike]

I only like Croydon for the nightlife. Bromley is much better for shopping and to hang out with your mates. West Croydon is a slum!

[marcdisappointed]

I really hope this is meant to be ironic, but have a terrible feeling that it might not be...

[lashtastic]

I miss Croydon, I used to live near the Ikea towers

[virus531]

ja tam bil

[thejam1992]

its an ok town but walking down some of the major streets could make you feel that youre in a different country with all of the different languages

[r1kon5150vega]

CROYDON RULES!.............lots of hot freash white women around too.

[Backin1985]

Nah go Newcastle-u-Tyne its far better - up to 5 new girls a week. Best place in UK I'd say.

[Schnorbs]

Doughmasters has gone. Replaced by another Subway.

[horill123]

I live in Croydon.

[topbrandsrus]

Its quite evident that "makeminealarge1" is an ignorant pig. I grew up in Croydon, now live in the U.S, and Croydon should be embraced for its diversity and opportunity. Its funny how your calling people chavs, pakis and coons, and your mad that you got robbed etc. Sounds like Karma to me. Seems as if your ignorance has you closed minded, try venturing out of England, you have bad peple everywhere no matter the race utube doesn't need you convincing us otherwise because ur starting the conflicts

[southlondonpimp]

@topbrandsrus look let's be perfectly honest here: croydon IS a shithole. It's even listed as number 10 in the worst places to live in the UK. Im asian and the way I see it, this 'diversity' you go on about just makes croydon worse. Alot of asians are afraid to go out at night because of black gangs. Yes, that other guy you're responding to is ignorant..but lets stop this 'embracing croydon' crap. It is a dump. end of.

[makeminealarge1]

they say the truth hurts....

[makeminealarge1]

most of us whites moved away from croydon because of the foreigners, ie: coons, pakis, etc, people cant walk the streets without the fear of some scumbag usaually black, trying to rob you

[mistaben2k]

Croydon has high amount of BNP in it,high amount of Africa too.

[supahdupahguy81]

@mistaben2k

The BNP ones mostly live in n.addington & shrubs.....those ppl have always been pikey tramps TBH....thick as fucking shit.

[goddessofbalderdash]

Croydon is like walking into a foriegn country these days, hardly any British people all Africans everywhere you go, hoards of them overtaking our country and they hate British people or are they generally mouthy aggressive rude ignorant people? either way i couldn't wait to get out of there.

[Brownguys4whitewomen]

we are all british you should stop generalising people, I am a civil servant if your not happy go to spain. You should respect people then you shall receive respect in return

[makeminealarge1]

We are not all british, some of us are ENGLISH, there is a difference, any of these foriegners can come over here and after 5mins claim to be british....where as i always make the point to say i am english NOT british.. and i grew up in the croydon area, and my mum has worked in fairfield halls for over 20yrs. i am sooooo glad i dont live anywhere near croydon now, its one of the goverments dumping ground for the free loading foriegners

[Brownguys4whitewomen]

They is no such thing as english you are mixed with different people. Croydon is nice. Immigrants made britian successful also. they contributed to creating jobs, look at London millionaires like Harrods they pay so much wealth in Taxes and Create Jobs. You should be grateful, foreigners come to work here why you are not happy with this? You should embrace our culture

[makeminealarge1]

if you grew up in croydon you wouldnt think its as nice as you say, strange how all the white english people say it is now a shit hole due to all the wogs, pakkis etc etc, and i am english NOT british, how can you tell someone what they are when you dont know them.

[gohkko]

obviously not every white person hates croydon and you ain't got no right saying paki. stop hating on my people and where i live you wasteman

[howunavailable]

Why would anyone "want" to come to Croydon anymore when there are safe places to walk around nearby like Bromley etc i.e. anywhere BUT Croydon. What is attractive about it?

[mashedmatty3823]

The best thing I ever did was move out of croydon (take note, not CROYDEN you retards. Just because you say it like that, doesn't mean it's written that way). Why would you make a video of this stagnant little pond? Especially including pictures of a closed-dow CR0 bar?? Wasn't it closed because of the knife fights and gun posession?? Yeah, fucking great memories...

[73linda]

Thanks. I'm not normally homesick, but I enjoyed seeing the trams and the places I haven't seen for a while.

[amberdixon]

cash machine? why? lol they're not special to the Croydon locale hahaa

[TPPembabulous]

They are if you can spot which one it is just from the surrounding brickwork.

[amberdixon]

Natwest on the corner of George Street...? :-)

[TPPembabulous]

No doubt about it :)

[robynpaulalee]

croydon is not that bad

HOME OF DUBSTEP!!!!

[dubstepmenace2]

@robynpaulalee yes bruva agreed do you live in croydon ?? d(><)b

DM

[LEMMINGROCKER]

omg im not joking this is sad please get out more....

[hewleyittf]

whats the name of that song?

[amberdixon]

'Feel' by Robbie Williams

[thejam1992]

i moved away from here less than a year ago, didnt think id miss it but now i do

[paulhunter123]

croydon is shit hole? Its not because of the ethnic range of people, The town is a shit hole, even if no one lived there - it is totally souless. Its an identity criss of a 60s new town that thought it was a city. Has no real chracter. People of croydon area do not have a town.

[thebean1964]

I rue the day that I moved to this absolute shithole.

[genetic23]

Its good to see how well we spell in croydonia!

[KarmaSteve]

pah! all this shit on the CRO - jus wait - theres plans of tube coming here! so have that - one of biggest overhead stations - the start of the Trams and a fukin tube - dunno bout you but i'm hanging around :)

ps. i got to CRO college n thats getting a tart-up aswell gonna look mint :-). Cant miss me in college, im the horrible cunt with crap hair :)

[ed291]

0:12 ah what a shithole cant believe thats ma home town

[angloengland]

Please watch my local vid 'Criminals Operate in this Car Park - Asda Sutton'

[samjtcfc]

croydon might b a sh!t hole but its still home n i still have wkd nights out @ gd ole REJECTS= REFLEX

[awoodenfishonwheels]

bitch please im from croydon

[qr7ab]

Who iz u like callin bitch innit blood, cut uz up mofo

[aabbs7]

I used to hang around Croydon when I was little, I still go there sometimes for shopping, but lets be honest, its a dry, bland place.

[wolstenbury]

Moved to Croydon when I was about 7 from Bermondsey,and used to live on the Waddon eastate. Had some good memories, the open aired swimming pool on Purley way thats now I believe a garden centre, worked down Surrey Street market, boxed at Sir Philip Games the localised gangs Of Waddon-Bang-Hole-Euston-Adding­ton-Monks Hill etc etc.

Moved away 20 plus years ago and returned recently; not the same Croydon...but still fond of the place, but not always the spoken tongue thats every where, Lunay hse

[breffit06]

we all know croydon is a S hole but if your form there you love it too you..

[wildchildren]

good clips

i love croyden

check the dance workshop we did at the clocktower

[chukpart]

croydon is a shit hole! i live at west croydon and no matter what i do, i see some sort of bullshit everyday

[Krapuniverse]

Croydon has chavs, so what all british towns do! People hate croydon cause its multicultural (like much of England), however there have been no race riots here.

[Krapuniverse]

Those calling croydon a dump haven't seen some northern english towns, REAL DUMPS. croydon has plenty of jobs and a good shopping centre.

[GRAHAMHOLDEN301]

I have lived in Croydon my whole life and it is a dump. I reluctantly went out in Croydon last night for a friends birthday.....oh dear. Full of scumbags

[kaths84]

someone musta been sooooo bored to do this. wither that or a looser. both quite possible if u from Croydon! lol (and yes i am a Croydonite....)

[Pain2Pleasure]

If you took the scum(chavs,wiggas,rudeboys)out the place would be ok.

[Mick23056]

Let's face it deep down people slate Croydon because they don't like the vast numbers of ethnic minorities. In my opinion that's a pathetic atttiude! Why don't people admit why they really hate it instead of putting it down to chavs and drunks....which let's face it every large town/city has!

[jonnyncfc]

I left Croydon in 2001.

THANK GOD!!

[mac3993]

i have also been here my whole life

plan to get away soon

any reccommendations?

[68062]

Any where exept Croydon. It's a shit hole.

[namepoc]

Wow read comments of what people think...yea it's not a big fancy place and filled with chavs to every tramp and idiot going but it's my Croydon.

Also if you want to see a few more different angles look up Mika's video 'Big girl you are beautiful' the video was set in Croydon.

[Kirby2k]

Hilarious video. Good work.

[aro202]

Croydon is a bit of a hole but I'm still looking forward to seeing it again (been out of the country since september). Cheers for the video, lets me show all the Canadians where we used to doss around

[wildenfree]

i left Croydon 5 years ago, never looked back.

Unfortunatley have to drive back and work at the shithole every day.

[whatsthisall]

True its a shithole left last year and never want to see the dirty place again.bomb it!!!

[CharlesWII]

Croydon - abandon hope, all yee who enter here

IT'S A SHITEHOLE! XD

[maxcroydon]

Whoever made this video is preety sad. But whoever you are you forgot to take a picture of the Blacks hanging outside McDonalds.

[Madeinthesixties]

Are they still doing that???!! They used to do that when I was at Croydon College in 1984! I left Croydon in 1986 having been born there and spending my first 18 years there. It looks really cruddy now.

[kerry5468]

damn you really love croydon, with all that robbie williams music you are going on deep. I live in Purley Cross, 10 mins down the road. but i think this video is a bit too much.

[qr7ab]

Croydon, or 'asylum seeker central' as I call it, is a bloody good night out. Many fond memories of watching palace, too.

[mjm81uk]

Why dont you post up an ode to somerset you cider swilling country bumpkin? You could feature toothless half wits marrying their sisters and the wurzels

[mjm81uk]

My apologies my comment was only aimed at that big helmet qr7ab

[qr7ab]

aaaaaaaar! I may be married to my sister mjm81uk but I don't speak like amy winehouse. ps me and my sister florence are getting divorced soon so what's ur hot peice of croydon tottie stuff sister up to? aaaaaaar maybez weez cud go courtin loike? I LOVE CROYDONIA!

[mrcuddles100]

needs more angry people shouting at mobile phones but apart from that, heavenly

[coolymic]

Hello Pshin

I have just sent off a video response but forgot to include a note, please have a look at my video and consider it for linking.

I am originally from South Norwood but now live in Sutton but still visit Croydon when i can.

Regards

Jon

[JimiHendrix574]

It's quite sad that the best thing they can put on east croydon is 'home of nestle UK' should put 'beware' on it instead.

[drummersamnesialol]

ha. i think that signs too funny when your on the train. im like, yes we can see the huge nestle building.

[colinluzio]

Always tell people I'm from here. Altough I live near here now I'm actually from near Kingston originally. But I find Croydon a lot more chilled out.

[CrAzYaMzY4]

I live in Croydon.

South Norwood. xD

My favourite shops are Game and Woolworths.

[kbdkbd99]

My favorite shops in Croydon are

Juz' Lookin (it's really spelt like that).

The jewellery shop in George street.

The pound shop down the alders end of the whitgift cente.

I agree - people from Bromley should just keep clear. But what's up with the dissin the people from Addington.

[FutureSoundofCroydon]

Croydons ok - its just all the idiots from surrounding ( Bromley, Thorton Heath & Addington etc ) areas that come in an give it a bad name cos they cant hold their drink.

[Lkyda]

Thanks , I remember when one of the Kray brothers was shooting at police on a West Croydon roof. Geordie Brand was there.

I worked on Wellesley Rd.after coming out of army also group 4 and Wates on Croydon Rd, I'm along long way now,and its nice to see some of the places again.

[molecularist]

surely the funniest thing about this is some bloke has been trawling round croydon taking videos of fucking trams.

[strmgurl4lyf]

wots ur problem yu noe

we happen 2 hav da best tram service n dey run 2 mii skl-old palace

[molecularist]

no problem love, i just think its kinda sad someone has nothing better to do than video them.

old palace is a good school- would have thought they could teach you to spell though.

[strmgurl4lyf]

looool

i can spell

i just don't spell onlyn how i do at skl-u hav 2 do evryfing ryt at skl-y shud i ryt onlyn how i ryt at skl?

n i get ur point bout him videoing trams but the maker reely cud of been shoppin-i meen dat tram woz runnin ryt near the shopping centres

[Shtinkz]

Oh my fucking word, I don't usually get mad at posts but seriously, stop typing like that! Or at least tell me you're doing a sarcastic impression of a chav Croydon girl or something? I can't read what the fuck you just typed, it's disgusting and makes you look like a right retard. Have some dignity for fucks sake.

[MITCHWILD]

@Shtinkz Well said.

[MITCHWILD]

@molecularist Yep! my thoughts exactly........

[Cannafish]

My God. How can people like Croydon? Try getting on a different bus for a change and go somewhere else. Croydon is the armpit of England. Not proud i was born there, very proud i have left and made something of my life.

[Shtinkz]

*high 5!* Well done mate! well done!

[blanksight]

croydon is better than your armpit - u stinky joe

[4543563]

I KNOW 8/10 of those places, go to school near a few of em, :D

FTL!-for the lose

[Vickithechav]

BIG UP THE CROYDON MASSIVE..... BO!!... no actually Croydon is a bit of a shithole, I still live here and am going to get out asap...One thing though , I live in Addington Village which IS very nice but slightly too cloase to the delightful new Addington where all the mutants live:)

[apmirkin]

Knet is full of inbreds...rednecks and generally people that fuck their own parents...why you think they look mutated??

[Vickithechav]

yeah I am sure they do all fuck their parents... have you ever been to new addington on market day... its like the pikey highlight of the week, well that and Giro day!:)

[apmirkin]

Thankfully not...MAn I made the mistake of getting on a 314 a bit earlier and the stink too!!!

God bless you!

[karlkarni]

Croydon, I live there and wish I didn't,it's a real shit hole.

[stonedkent]

Lived there 17 yrs ago and don't miss the place one bit. Still visit friends and leave asap cause the smell is so bad.

[XaMUSEmentX]

what a ledgend.. this place is so scummy it doesnt matter any more! i love it.

[iAINTEATINGTHATAPPLE]

how old are these photos?! theres a boots where llyods is now...

[Shtinkz]

Croydon sucks, why would you make a tribute to it? bloody hell! the people who live in croydon, myself included, hate it and want to move away! it's like a black hole that keep pullling in, despite you desperately wanting to get out.

[apmirkin]

where would you move to then???

Eltham??

Bexleyheath??

Croydon 3 yrs ago was good.

It was like a baby london with all the night life.

Sorry but I love Croydon!

[Shtinkz]

I don't know, somewhere close to Heathrow airport, since I am going to start working at the airport soon. Any suggestions?

[apmirkin]

bugger that!

I been there where there is a row of hotels and it's awful!

[TessK646]

Haha, I Wd Rather Liv In Croydon Than Bexleyheath Any Day..

[apmirkin]

Exactly!

Like Croydon is bloody good but it's old people and the police that kell it everytime!

A gun was planted by a cop in Escapade to get it closed down!

[baronofthelowlands]

Much love for da CRO

[whiteosh]

Gee my nan lived in Norbury,and we lived in Thornton heath in the 60's.Australia is a really nice place,but lacks a certain soul at times.Good to see the old place.

[hellbabe92]

CROYDON ROCKS !!!

[BallerChick123]

Ahh croydon aint all bad, its got a load of good points, like 2 really good shopping centres, as well as a great range on the high street, a massive cinema, great nightlife and loads of great parks. Yeah its also got loads of shitty points, but so does everywhere. give Croydon a break lol

[Demuwan]

Left Croydon and never looked back

jks!

[solidhead420]

u cod do a lo worse than croydon for real try norbury,thornton heath shirley addington

[calciumkid4eva]

lmao everyone relaly hates croydon huh? its not too bad :D

[whiteosh]

Wow i left Croydon in 1977,now living in australia,the place has changed alot

[CCBBW]

living in south of france left 76- went back this year to stay with an old school friend i hadnt seen for 30 years ( friends reunited mix)

All the old streams we played in have been filled over (health risk you know)

But thank god/allah/almighty the Dog and Bull is still there on Surrey street with good Youngs beer - I almost wept

[sammerzluvutube]

Croydon is hideous! I cant believe i'm moving to there next week! Looks interesting though, much more interesting than where i live now. Cant wait!

[doccface]

Looooooool , what a dump!

[oldeldon]

this is probably the most awful video i've ever seen,sort it out

[misslongworth]

lol 2 u ppl who think everywhere is like croydon, take a daytrip to somewhere and ull see that croydon is a shithole. but still we all love it really.

[wastedwasted3]

NUCLEAR STRIKE REQUESTED OVER...

[halleuliah]

croydon is like africa !!! enough said  amen

[1990toxie1990]

yeah my home town

[facetheslayer]

LOL! Love this vid and it's irony. One thing though you forgot about Surrey Market!

[Eminsmilk]

But it's just so beautiful..

[schroederjohanna]

born in CRO and now live in Sydney (for 4years) but have to saw i do have fond memories of the place! use to be a lot better however - gone down hill a bit!

[cameraholder12]

lol i live in croydon and its well kool lol!!! woudlnt trade the peopple for the world lol!!!! stop fucking complaining and find sum freinds and have fun u boring assholes

[polaraster]

Ah, Croydon.

[layDKLASick]

i agree wid sponz102 if u dnt like it why u here,,, all u people r jus hatein n u seem to live in the STEROTYPICAL WORLD,, its the twenty first century no matter where u go u ave gud and bad, an was is up wid da race issues? bout niggers u knw, how rude are u ppl,, its a multicultural world we live in get used to it,,

[sponz102]

i live in croydon and i say to those who don't like it MOOVE. you dont realise just how shit most other parts of the country are compared to croydon. unless of course you live in New Addington, Monks Hill, Norbury etc.

[splerpy]

I,ve formed an escape committee.

[Violetfaye]

Parts of New Addington is okay. >:c

[makeminealarge1]

the only part of New Addington that is ok, is the road out of there (lodge lane) lol

[soulacsurmer]

HELLO CROYDON !!!!

[jamsmen]

I live here in Croydon it's crap. There are much better better places.

[Mav53]

Yeah but i am sure if you lived there for a while you'd say that was crap and wish you where back @ CROYDON

[morethantwo]

I WANT TO BUM CROYDON

[armbar]

agreed, a chavtacular mess, i know NO-ONE who has a good word to say about the place

[DCorleone]

Croydon sucks, hundreds of chavs, wiggers and faggots, fuck Croydon. I wish I lived anywhere but here.

[GJEVIDEO]

Good but too much use of zoom - also why not use the song "Croydon" by Captain Sensible - lead singer of "THe Damned" instead of this cheesy song. I would also open with a view from top of Village Way Beckenham or top floor of Bromley Library to give that mini-Manhattan view. Otherwise pretty cool...

[Mav53]

dONT WANT MUCH DO YA

[sasl5]

ahh a tear rolled donw my eye , i used to live in croydon and have moved up north ... looking forward for a visit.. miss corydon...

[casha87]

Croydon is a quality place to live, home is home!

[sasl5]

yes yes big up croydon

[Philap]

If people think Croydon is a shit hole they really havn't been to some of the other places in England which truely deserve to be called that. Croydons a great place, appreciate it and stop whining.

[nikone]

Brilliant, probably the funniest video i've seen on here.

Genius!

[Face1nTheCrowd]

Lived in croydon my whole life, the place is only let down by the people that live here, professional mothers, the unemployable etc

[ashie259]

Whole place stinks of pish

[sasl5]

mate so does your house and your girls bed !!! ha ha ha

[ashie259]

So you have to admit I know what I'm talking about

[basha06]

Yeah, i go 2 st.andrews high school in croydon. Its a shithole, but its home

[stuartacarter007]

Home sweet home

[lozz9999]

I love croydon, i know it well and i used to be a little druggie at the fairfield halls gardens. The pubs are good, but they shut down the Harp in West croydon which was a bit shit. It is a shit hole in some ways but i love it, everyone there is pretty insane...

[inkylisa]

shit hole tho it is it does have character. I worked there for 2 years in church street - met some great peeps & had some rite dodgey drinking experiences - lol

[donniebrascoe]

i live in croydon its a dump so are most of the surrounding areas what a shit hole

[Bungle420Surfers]

you mans are all just classist.

[Lovebug3003]

I disagree with everyone saying its a dump. Ive been all over Britain and unless its some sort of resort theres not many places well looked after like Croydon. Ok so the people in Croydon suck but it is not an ugly scummy not looked after area. And the surrounding areas are gorgeous! We are quite lucky compared to a lot of British towns!

[billydeeuk]

You are beautiful.

[ladedaddy]

God! Lived for a year around Croydon. I'd say hell can't be much different. I wouldn't insult a dump by calling Croydon a dump.

[donttouchmyduck]

Unfortunately Croydon is now over-run with chavs.

I'd rahter my hometown was over-run with evil samurai monkeys with the plague. But unfortunately we got the chavs.

[IndianMetalHead333]

espescially niggers are worse, and we also got loads there,

[Violetfaye]

could you be any less racist...

god i hate racist people

[IndianMetalHead333]

holy crap sorry but that was during a time my account got hacked into. SORRY TO ANYONE OFFENDED BY MY COMMENT