The London High Street

London offers many different opportunities for shopping, whether it's going to one of the huge shopping centres, or one of the well-known shopping districts that are too expensive for the likes of anyone who has eaten a jacket potato in the past year. Many towns in the London have a high street, for the great unwashed to buy bowls of produce, cheap clothes and eat McDonalds.

When walking through a high street, it is highly likely that you will encounter at least one man shouting about the brilliance of God. He will remind you that your life if full of sin, and that you should join him and repent your sins (but who has the time?). You'll recognise him when you see him; he'll be the one in the middle of the street, shouting as loud as he can with no-one within a 10 metre radius of him. Well, that man is either a religious nut or a drunk.

Other people to watch out for in the London High Street are the clipboard carriers. Of course, they are found across the country, but in London they can be more concentrated into one area. They use a net approach, where they line up across the street, making it impossible to make it past. So, chances are, they will break your gait. And, chances are, they are students trying to make some extra cash for themselves by trying to raise money and awareness for some charity; 'Batteries for Remotes', or something like that. I rarely even listen to them.

There are many obstacles to try and avoid when walking up the street. These can include old ladies pushing trolleys, people who have their gaze fixed firmly on their phone and gangs of school children who insist on walking in a line of attack the width of the path. It might be easier to attempt a pole-vault over them, or to just charge through like a bull. However, in practice you end up in the road, avoiding cars, cyclists, and lamp posts. Of course, it might have been easier to clear your throat and say 'excuse me', but that could actually lead into an interaction with another, and you never know which way it could go.

The high street, like many others, is filled with a rich variety of shops. Starbucks. Costa. Nero. Starbucks. Greggs. McDonalds. KFC. Poundland. And a half stocked W H Smith. If they don't float your boat, then there is a generous selection of stalls selling everything from fruit and veg, hand-made jewellery, to badly-knitted hats, flowers and to more fruit and veg.

The high street surely is the most prosperous place to shop in all of London. Well, after the large shopping centres. And the well-known shopping districts of West London, which only the people who have vajazzles can afford to shop at.