17 Things You Know Only Too Well If You Grew Up In Penge

You still call it home even though it sounds vaguely rude.

1. You tell everyone you're from Crystal Palace because noone's ever heard of Penge

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And you can't be bothered to explain. Again.

2. ...Meanwhile, people who *have* heard of Penge laugh at its name

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Yes yes, we know what it sounds like.

3. Your friends from other parts of London won't come and visit...

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...because Penge isn't on a Tube line.

4. Or because they still aren't convinced Penge is a real place.

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(and don't want to find out)

5. You seem to be in neither London nor Kent

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...just some bizarre in-between place.

6. But wherever you are, you really love it...

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And think more people should know.

7. Your first job was at The Moon & Stars pub

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...just like everybody else you grew up with.

8. You still can't go in there without seeing someone you know...

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...and you still feel right at home.

9. You haven't ever quite got over Woolworths closing down

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10. And you'll always be baffled by the Mystery of Buds Country Music Store

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Because despite being there for as long as you can remember, you never saw anybody go in or come out.

11. And Bud's wasn't the only 'ghost shop'...

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It closed in 2007 but Bearly Trading and Stenning LS still exist, with lonely looking teddies and glasses frames from the 60's still adorning the respective windows....unchanged. Spooky.

12. You're convinced you've seen the Penge Panther more than once...

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...but nobody believes you.

13. You're starting to hear people refer to Penge as 'the new Brixton'

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14. And there are plans to open sixteen new delis on the high street

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15. But you know that Penge has always been the centre of the Universe

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(did you know that Mick Jagger and David Bowie went to school there?)

16. And even though you used to tell people you lived in Beckenham

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(and went to Langley Park instead of Kelsey or Cator)

17. Now that you're all grown up you'll defend Penge to the hilt...

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...because it's actually pretty great (despite sounding vaguely rude)