bobo-lille

66 phrases and expressions that make you a true hipster from Lille

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The Editor

Even though you think you're unique, you also do your shopping at the small organic store on Gambetta street, you dream of open spaces from your 26 m2 apartment on Princesse street, you spend your life searching for the best cheap places to have drinks (but only in the Old Lille please), you've gotten into natural wine, you brunch on Sundays... You're a real hipster from Lille but you wouldn't want it any other way.

1. "Yeah, I'm in Repu, I'm on my way!", while you're still at home in Wazemmes. 2. "Let's go to an estaminet?", after claiming you want to go on an ultra strict diet. 3. You know a small organic producer with a short distribution chain... 4. Lille has become packed with tourists. 5. You only run at the Citadelle on Sunday mornings. 6. "I found a brunch for only 26 bucks, pretty cool right?" 7. It takes you 40 minutes to get to work from your place and you know all the stops on line 2 by heart. 8. You only drink IPAs. 9. The Lille metro is crazy... 10. The Sunday market in the Vieux-Lille is your weekly go-to... 11. ... but deep down,You prefer the cosmopolitan side of the Wazemmes market. 12. You have a super expensive Dutch bike. 13. You prefer second-hand pop-up sales over fast fashion. 14. You refuse to go to Rue de Béthune on a Saturday afternoon. 15. "Want to catch up?" 16. You have a subscription to LOSC matches. 17. If you don't jump, you're not a true Lille resident!!! 18. You know where to get €4 pints during happy hour. 19. It's going to rain tomorrow, how about some mussels in Rihour? 20. "Who's up for a quick weekend getaway to Belgium?" 21. "I tried Dry January, lasted only a week."22. "I can't take it anymore with these Dutch tourists taking up all the space and walking at a snail's pace"

23. "Everyone claims to be from Lille but actually comes from elsewhere... Well, me too but it's not the same, I've been here for 7 years"

24. "I'm heading to the countryside, in Picardie, no reception, peace and quiet, goodbye"

25. Night out: quick chat at the Chicorée bar, anyone?

26. "Wanna brainstorm to plan our weekend?"

27. "Oh but Lille in August is a complete desert, it's hell"

28. Why go to a bar when we can drink beers in the grass along the banks of the Deûle river?

29. "I want to give my life meaning, to work closely with local producers"

30. "I stopped buying from large sup.

Seriously, in 10 minutes we can be in Belgium and in 1 hour we can reach Paris or London. Lille is truly the center of the world.

"I would really like to change my life, get away from the city...

... I would love to buy a 2-bedroom apartment in La Madeleine or Lambersart."

Why aren't there any trees on Louise de Bettignies square?

35. You refuse to move around any other way than on a V'lille bike.

36. "I found this in a small thrift store in Wazemmes"

37. "I found a 25m2 studio for 770€ in République, it's awesome"

38. "I've never been to the top of the Belfry, it's a touristy thing"

39. "I have a passion for cacti in my apartment, it reconnects me to nature"

40. Where's the after party?

41. "I signed up for the gym, went once 6 months ago, now I'm just paying for a membership I don't use"

42. You're convinced you know better than anyone where to find the best welsh rarebit in Lille.

43. "I do my grocery shopping at the organic store, it's expensive but it's the price of responsible farming"

44. You have a beautiful collection of bike locks.

45. You have picnics at Quai du Wault.

46. "Dude, I switched to natural wine, I swear it changes everything, no headache the next day"

47. "Sorry, can't do Thursday, I have an afterwork"

48. "Not available on Friday either, I have a wine tasting class"

49. "Oh, Saturday? I have a pilates class"

50. "Let's go, it's raining, I'm taking an Uber"

51. "It's 5 o'clock, want to grab a kebab?"

52. "Let's go to Le Touquet tomorrow," often said after midnight in a state of relative drunkness

53. "You still drink cow's milk? Why don't you switch to almond milk already?"

54. You definitely have THAT friend who thinks their project is "super original" compared to others (or maybe it's you).

55. "After 35, I'll live in Croix (if you win the lottery)"

56. So, what's up?

57. You do outdoor yoga at the Citadelle.

58. "I can't stand the pollution anymore!"

59. "I know this amazing trattoria that makes you feel like you're in Italy"

60. "I ordered some sushi and..."."Hey, I ordered a nice meal on Ubereats, they forgot to include utensils, but I got a refund!" "I don't drink too much compared to real alcoholics, for me it's social, just a glass or two a day, not a big deal." "You have your favorite table at your favorite bar." "You go to the museum every first Sunday of the month to soak up some culture."

64. "Tonight I'm cooking some kale, it's so good and full of antioxidants"

65. "A banana for 2 euros? What a deal!"

66. "Old Lille really feels like a small village"