Oxford Street, London

This isn’t about the gay street in Sydney.

My site seems to attract hits from people searching for gay stuff. Just making it clear, I am talking about Oxford Street in  London and it is probably the most well known shopping strip in the world. It is apparently some sort of tourist attraction, though I will admit that Rue De St Catherine in Bordeaux was probably much better in terms of shopping and crowds, and it is just as well known. I have been to Oxford St here now several times, and it is the most irritating place to go shopping for clothes. It is packed – you can barely move while walking down the street. It’s what I think Beijing is like, but with heaps of white people. If you look closely, you’ll see, that crowd is that thick and it goes on for miles.

It basically has all the normal stores, there is also a Gap here. But the clothes basically reflect the mood of London. There is such an abundance of Grey.

I only came here to look for a Burbury jacket. Well, it was a toss up between Burbury and United Colours of Beneton. But I would rather spend the money for a Black Trench Coat jacket from UCB on a return trip to New York – seriously, it seems like a waste. It was only yesterday I came back from Camden Markets – coming home with two new/old pairs of pants that I wouldn’t have been able to find anywhere in Oxford Street. And as you can see, people still dress like crap. What the heck is that girl on the bottom left hand corner thinking?

Talk about bloody opportunistic, setting up a fruit stall between O2 & Vodafone. Someone would suddenly get the urge to eat an orange while doing their shopping?

This is a tribute to how bloody obsessed English people are with Soccer. It is freaken boring. And I still have students who sing in class. What the fuck is with this place?

If you’re into packed shopping strips, much larger than Pitt Street but with 100 times less asians, this is the place to be. It basically stretches from Marble Arch – through Bond Street & Oxford Circuse to Tottenham Court Road. All the normal expensive clothes are here. But if you’re into atmosphere, Camden Markets is the way to go – Oxford Street pisses me off. But there is a huge Primark here, so I know I will come back. Sorry guys, things are slow at the moment. I will try going to someplace better – I still have yet to visit Westminster Abbey properly.