Kensington is definitely the stereotypical image of what an outsider thinks of when they imagine London and the English. Everyone is wealthy and everybody has nice things. You will not see anything but nice cars parked in front of buildings and it is very evident that the people here have a very strong sense of pride in place and want to show off their social status. After the 10^th Ferrari drives past you in 5 minutes you really start to gain an awareness of how privileged people from this area are. Everyone that you see that actually lives here is dressed in expensive clothes and carries themselves with a sense of entitlement and an intense pride in the fact that this is their home. The area seems to be very Caucasian although you do see some very wealthy looking foreigners staying in hotels near our home at the Courtsfield Gardens. Every apartment complex has its own private garden and people seem to not think much of it because they are so used to it. There are many shops everywhere and all of the prices are outrageous compared to back home and in more rural parts of the city. When I make my commute out to Bexley/Sidcup area things are very different. Food and goods at stores are significantly cheaper out here and property is cheaper meaning that you get a larger space for your money although it is not as nice. Also, in Kensington they mark any house or place that any celebrity has lived with a plaque. They are extremely proud of their upper class social status and love to boast about people such as David Beckham residing here in his 30 million pound home. This is a very nice place but it is very overpriced. Many homes are vacant because people can’t afford to live in them. Having said this, I would still love to live here although I fear I will never be able to afford it.