London shops

Sometimes walking around East Ham and Manor Park I feel like I could be in Paris or Milan. They really have done something unique with the place and the names of the shops are so inventive

POUND SHOPS

They say if you have more than one pound shop per high street then you're in a very good area. East Ham High Street has about 65 pound shops so you know it's really good. There's hot competition for the best pound shop name without actually calling yourself a pound shop. The last one gets a bit carried away and doesn't know what it is anymore

Pound for 50p, one pound, pound plus, plus how much, many more, did I say pound? Look at all the shit you can buy

CLOTHES SHOPS

These have a special place in my heart and some are so exclusive they're disguised as Jewellers or furniture shops. Some are less so with 5 million 50p items they need to get rid of.

Couldn't compete with third price jewellers so changed to luggage and clothes instead

5 million, seriously?

A shop called Wow! Sale

OTHER SHOPS

For all your dictator needs

Law...lawyers...solicitors...eh buzzword

I once ran a money exchange...

...but now travel and tours is my middle name

FINE DINING

Chicken shops tell a lot about where you live in the same way that pound shops do. Newham is home to more chicken shop related deaths per year than any other borough in the world.

Your's restaurant

At least they're honest

Personal favourite

Fed up with all those peanut ones?

No food in here and no pans either

Get yer faggots

Fuckin' fried chicken ya'll!

HAIR AND BEAUTY

Could they not just stick to "men's hairdressers" and a red and white stripe pole outside? I haven't seen one good name for a barbers yet

You want a canary with that hair cut?

Wouldn't go through either door for all the tea in China