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ancientsgate · March 23, 2013 2:48 pm

AliceI wrote:
That is odd, I thought the majority of members were from the UK and surrounding countries. I thought we Yanks were the minority.as anyone ever done the stats on members in this respect? You know what percent are from what areas of the world?

It probably has to do with the fact that the US has five times the population of the UK. It's funny, though, because at least in the threads I frequent, the majority of active posters is either a Brit or German.

Schmiezi · March 23, 2013 2:51 pm

ancientsgate wrote:
It's funny, though, because at least in the threads I frequent, the majority of active posters is either a Brit or German.

Yes, we are more talkative than people usually believe!

ancientsgate · March 23, 2013 2:54 pm

Schmiezi wrote:
ancientsgate wrote:
It's funny, though, because at least in the threads I frequent, the majority of active posters is either a Brit or German.
Yes, we are more talkative than people usually believe!

I'm in awe of you guys' command of English. Most of the time, I can't tell you're not native speakers. Impressive!

I'm a New England yankee, and yeah, we're a lot more talkative than our stereotypical image, too.

beekeeper · March 24, 2013 1:50 pm

I am from London, in the UK and grew up round the corner from Baker Street

I now live in Cardiff

Obviously, I have a good time spotting locations but its slightly surreal to have a part of Cardiff I know well pretending to be a part of London I know well (have same going on with Doctor Who)

beekeeper · March 24, 2013 2:37 pm

you know, though, I think its mainly filmed in studio in Cardiff, down in the Bay now I believe though I think they used to film up toward Treforrest-that's where Dr Who used to be too.

I guess Cardiff isn't a great stand in for central London. The architecture is really different.

I have also, I am pretty sure, several times, pre Sherlock, eaten at Speedys-its near my parents' house. That would make the location of 221B in fact gower street, I think? That's just surreal. And ironically for Holmes geeks it runs off Montague Place which is where Holmes was meant to be living prior to moving in with Watson. Bit of a hike to Baker Street though.

beekeeper · March 24, 2013 3:53 pm

Well tbh Baker Street isn't a residential area at all, it doesn't have that feel. Its very much a throughfare. I think the Gower Street location (I'm pretty sure it must be Gower Street) is much more plausible nowadays, people do actually live on Gower Street though very very very very rich ones. Not so much invalided soldiers on an army pension. I don't think Baker Street now looks like people would imagine it to be from the stories. Its all (Sherlock Holmes) tourist shops. I guess the "Sherlock Holmes" museum might also have alerted John a little too early as to what he was getting into ...

Also, not sure how these things work but no way can I imagine them being able to close off Baker Street to film, it would be like closing off Oxford Circus.

I did think there should have been a little more surprise from John as to the location of the rooms. A maisonette in Baker Street? No way could that be cheap. I mean I know its a good rate but...Baker Street? Its like living in Oxford Street or something. And a bit of the backstory of how Mrs Hudson managed to aquire this super-desirable real estate would be interesting (possibly it has something to do with the husband...)

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Davina · March 24, 2013 4:22 pm

Definitely chose not to use Baker Street firstly because it is so busy and would be difficult to shut off for filming and secondly because it is full of references to Sherlock Holmes which might be a bit...wierd!

TouchinglyLoyal · March 27, 2013 6:55 pm

I live in Essex, UK but have lived in Preston, Cambridge, Ealing and travelled as part of the Army..

Sky Holt · March 29, 2013 7:42 pm

London, UK. Have never been to Baker Street or anywhere from any Holmes story, ACD or otherwise... What a waste of my time

Sampy Arctica · April 1, 2013 3:25 pm

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

anabel76 · April 8, 2013 1:30 am

=14pxHI, I'm from Buenos Aires!!!!
It's not very easy for us to watch the series but the effort is more than worth it!!!

Soph · April 9, 2013 4:28 pm

I knew, as well as many others here, that the "real" bakerstreet in london isn't the location from the bbc one but however I decided to visit 221b on my last journey to london- awfully impressive and beautiful!
<- aaand as you can see i live in germany

Mrs.Wenceslas · April 9, 2013 5:32 pm

Germany rocks here!

Soph · April 10, 2013 1:01 pm

Mrs.Wenceslas wrote:
Germany rocks here!

Seems so :D

Marheri · April 24, 2013 1:58 pm

I'm from small village in Poland,but now I learn in the school with a dormitory in Toruń, I think, the most beuatiful of Polish towns.
I'm happy to say that I visited Baker Street 221B when I was in London about 8 years ago.

veecee · April 24, 2013 7:27 pm

I'm half-Polish and I would love to go there someday.

Ems1 · April 25, 2013 5:15 am

Hi all i live in lincolnshire England but originaly from hertfordshire

Davina · April 25, 2013 9:23 am

Where Martin lives. Hertfordshire, that is.

Ems1 · April 25, 2013 5:20 pm

Davina wrote:
Where Martin lives. Hertfordshire, that is.

My nan/uncles and auntys live 15 miles from martin :-) one day i may bump into him.
I wish

lolipanda · May 4, 2013 8:17 pm

im from a small town in wiltshire, england, highlights include a morrisons and a few hills. a very exciting place of course.

theres a lot of europeans on this forum!