The uncouth and asinine ramblings of such chancers as Joey Essex and that Gemma whatserface Mr Blobby tribute act thing have no place in polite society.

    Read somewhere that Essex has more self made people/entrepreneurs than any other county. Can believe it

    essex is pretty bad but parts of yorkshire are even worse. especially looking at places like bradford, rotherham and hull.

    my bother and his mates were all into the typical essex boy scene crusing around chelmsford in their RS turbos blaring out the latest deep heat album. that never interested me and more the reason why I moved to Leeds to go to clubs like Up Yer Ronson, Basics etc rather than have scrap in Dukes every Monday.

      Millsy ……but give those characters a posho accent saying the same drivel and the UKs perception of them is a bumbling toff rather than a pleb.

      The UKs class system fascinates me, probably because i’ve experienced the full spectrum when I lived in England then compared that to the US since i’ve lived here. I went to prep school, then passed the 11plus to go to Grammar school. Then went to Uni where there were some of the poshest people known to mankind, then lived in London, Essex, worked in the City blah blah. The stealth class wars and putting people in boxes in the UK is crazy. The US has some pretty shocking traits but its very nice to not get segmented within 5mins of meeting people like you get in the UK.

      Christ, I even watched that garbage “5 dates in a week” last night with the Mrs. Thats a microcosm of the UK class system in one series. One episode for the northerners, one for the arty types, one for the poshos in Surrey, one for black people, …..never the two shall mix……dear oh dear.

        alistair would much prefer to out for a night in leeds than Chelmsford or Essex in general, which is why I moved. certainly dont miss it at all

            Christian I was at Leeds Uni for three years in the mid 90’s so know all about its nocturnal pleasures. There wasn’t a weekend gone by that I wasn’t at either Hard times, Vague, Back to Basics and Up yer Ronson. They’re all gone now though aren’t they? It’s nowhere near what it was.

                It was ace in the 90’s especially when you chuck the orbit into the mix. Even when they went, there was still a pretty healthy scene. Technique, asylum, union, basics and some really good venues mint club, mint warehouse etc. never been short of pretty good nights out on a frequent basis. Certainly would not have that in Essex

                IndustryStandard it was brilliant at the Sound factory, pleasure rooms and at mint. Never really enjoyed as much at stinkeys and other venues after the but still gave options to see some pretty good DJs on frequent basis

                    IndustryStandard mainly house at most places. remember sasha and digweed at the warehouse and it was not full to capacity even though they sold out cream a few nights before

                      Part London/Part Public School is the ultimate accent.

                      Got the lot and the ladies find it incredibly intriguing.

                        Tom Hardy with more bants.

                        And better looking.