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amother
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 Wed, Dec 18 2024, 4:53 am
Found that thread hilarious! If thousands and thousands of people live in a town, with people moving in in droves, there must be plenty positives there. Otherwise why would it be so popular?(Never been there tho).
Gateshead's also growing I believe, so let's hear what people like about it. I have relatives there, they looove it. Been there for Simchos a couple of times, it's so friendly, I found that it's a slower paced and relaxed lifestyle.
Would love to hear from those who live there!
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 9:08 am
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Chicory
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 10:07 am
I havent been to gateshead in so long. Has it change that much to be compared to the current lakewood??
Where can gateshead expand too? Please dont tell me its been over run by gashmius and frivolity!!
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amother
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 12:29 pm
| amother Chicory wrote: | I havent been to gateshead in so long. Has it change that much to be compared to the current lakewood??
Where can gateshead expand too? Please dont tell me its been over run by gashmius and frivolity!! |
From what I hear, it's moved on, but still way behind the rest of the world Gashmius-wise. I have nephews in Yeshiva there, and other relatives and they seem so happy there. I thinks there's very little living up to the Cohen's etc.
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amother
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 12:31 pm
What are Wednesday buns? And while I'm at it, what are 'S cakes' that my Yeshiva bochur nephews talk about?? And why only on Fridays??
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 12:31 pm
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Very affordable housing BH!
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amother
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 12:34 pm
Yes! My relative said she paid the equivalent of $200K for a 4 bedroom house, or maybe 5 b/r, not sure exactly.
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amother
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 4:28 pm
Yes but there are still like 3 shops in total, nothing like any major kehilla elsewhere. And do the school children still come home for lunch every day?
It is a very poor town both within and outside the kehilla. Hearing the fights and police and stabbings in the next street is real fun for little boys and not so much for their parents.
It is a bit like a shtetl
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amother
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 4:33 pm
| amother Bellflower wrote: | Yes but there are still like 3 shops in total, nothing like any major kehilla elsewhere. And do the school children still come home for lunch every day?
It is a very poor town both within and outside the kehilla. Hearing the fights and police and stabbings in the next street is real fun for little boys and not so much for their parents.
It is a bit like a shtetl |
Only the high school boys from one of the schools here go home for lunch. But yes, we have only a few shops - 2 groceries, (now) 2 bakeries, a butcher and a fruit store. Plus a clothing+accessories shop, homewares and many home stores/businesses.
Not sure about the stabbings, but within the few streets where the Yidden live there aren't so many brawls or incidents where the police show up.
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amother
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 4:38 pm
| amother Bellflower wrote: | Yes but there are still like 3 shops in total, nothing like any major kehilla elsewhere. And do the school children still come home for lunch every day?
It is a very poor town both within and outside the kehilla. Hearing the fights and police and stabbings in the next street is real fun for little boys and not so much for their parents.
It is a bit like a shtetl |
Do you live here?
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amother
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 4:57 pm
Doesn't seem like she does, she asked if the children still come home for lunch.
Gateshead has a pretty 'shtetly' name, many people think of it as a backward kinda place. But it's not these days. There are many people moving in constantly, there are like 700+ families by now. Sure there are interesting, extremely heavy families. But there are a huge number of young, typical families who are taking advantage of the kollelim, space to open new businesses and affordable housing.
My father grew up here. In his words, Gateshead used to be 90%+ kollel people, and a few 'modern' working guys. Today it's probably 50-50... And working people are not considered modern just because they have a job.
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 5:12 pm
| amother Brunette wrote: | Doesn't seem like she does, she asked if the children still come home for lunch.
Gateshead has a pretty 'shtetly' name, many people think of it as a backward kinda place. But it's not these days. There are many people moving in constantly, there are like 700+ families by now. Sure there are interesting, extremely heavy families. But there are a huge number of young, typical families who are taking advantage of the kollelim, space to open new businesses and affordable housing.
My father grew up here. In his words, Gateshead used to be 90%+ kollel people, and a few 'modern' working guys. Today it's probably 50-50... And working people are not considered modern just because they have a job. |
Off topic, but what's an extremely heavy family?
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amother
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 5:18 pm
| amother Brunette wrote: | Doesn't seem like she does, she asked if the children still come home for lunch.
Gateshead has a pretty 'shtetly' name, many people think of it as a backward kinda place. But it's not these days. There are many people moving in constantly, there are like 700+ families by now. Sure there are interesting, extremely heavy families. But there are a huge number of young, typical families who are taking advantage of the kollelim, space to open new businesses and affordable housing.
My father grew up here. In his words, Gateshead used to be 90%+ kollel people, and a few 'modern' working guys. Today it's probably 50-50... And working people are not considered modern just because they have a job. |
I agree.
I dont live there but come from time to time and have relatives there in sem and yeshiva.
When I was in sem there I rrally didnt enjoy it, but I think that was more doen to being homesick.
The housing prices are great too!
My sil bought a house a while ago, they have since done an extension, pesach kitchen, built in sukka etc would never be able to do that elsewhere.
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Busybee5
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 5:39 pm
| amother OP wrote: | | What are Wednesday buns? And while I'm at it, what are 'S cakes' that my Yeshiva bochur nephews talk about?? And why only on Fridays?? |
Those are marzipan cakes, they're yum!
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amother
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 5:41 pm
| amother Bellflower wrote: | Yes but there are still like 3 shops in total, nothing like any major kehilla elsewhere. And do the school children still come home for lunch every day?
It is a very poor town both within and outside the kehilla. Hearing the fights and police and stabbings in the next street is real fun for little boys and not so much for their parents.
It is a bit like a shtetl |
Right. Whilst most people have cars there, my sil and bil only just got one and they managed for years and years without. Everything is within walking distance besides for the supermarkets, malls etc.
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amother
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 5:43 pm
| amother Dill wrote: | I agree.
I dont live there but come from time to time and have relatives there in sem and yeshiva.
When I was in sem there I rrally didnt enjoy it, but I think that was more doen to being homesick.
The housing prices are great too!
My sil bought a house a while ago, they have since done an extension, pesach kitchen, built in sukka etc would never be able to do that elsewhere. |
We did that in Manchester bh, we happened to find our house for very very cheap though, and had to put money in to do it all up. Everything needed doing. Because we bought it so cheap, we've since done a big extension. BH . But I agree it's way more doable in Gateshead. My friend did it there too.
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amother
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 5:44 pm
Very very yeshivish. Heavy as in very very frum.
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amother
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Wed, Dec 18 2024, 10:58 pm
Used to. Now in GG. Different vibe. And nothing in the UK compares to the USA. We are just on a much much much smaller scale.
Glad that the younger kids eat in school now. That was a real barrier to women working outside the home.
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 1:09 am
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I've been in Gateshead for a few years now and really love it! Yes it's difficult that there are so few shops and you can't get some things however it's such a great community. We are not the typical family you would think of when you think Gateshead but then again Gateshead has changed. Most people are very accepting of everyone. And yes the housing is bh so affordable, not worth renting...
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