Stratford

I really like Stratford. I think its a really good place to live. It is in the east end and has a bad reputation but i think that's all uncalled for. Stratford, in my opinion, is a unique place in London. First off it feels more like a community then any other place that I've lived in over here. Secondly, people seem more cheerful here then other places. Thirdly, there is far less tension that exists in a a lot of other places. People get along here

What prompted this little outbust. It was a nice day and i went out to the park near my flat. First off this park is really nice. Its about 80 acres of land and it has some beautiful flowers. It has a great place where one can relax. There were a fair amount of people enjoying the day(it was sunny but still a bit cold) I saw white, black, south Asian, east Asian, middle eastern. You name it they live around here and enjoy life. People talked to each other

People from America who read this might ask why are you so happy that people get along? Well there huge tensions here in terms of race. The riots that occurred in France a few months ago might very well happen here. In my first few months living in bethnal green i saw and heard more racist comments and a complete lack of respect for other people. There are communities in London that have a majority of one culture and this culture dominates others. This happens in almost every area except in Stratford there is no one dominate culture. There are dozens of cultures here and as a result it makes it a better place to live.