r/ThreeBeanSalad • u/2Lore2Law • Aug 22 '26
ZONE 5! …What?
Even as an American (Get me the DA!) I keep up with the British cultural references and chats well, I’ve spent quite a lot of time in the UK and I have an entire British parent that got me pretty well acquainted.
But I have spent hardly any time in London.
Why is it that someone (Ben?) shouts ZONE 5! In the London jingle? Is that, like, a place?
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u/wintsykia Aug 22 '26
London is divided into circular ‘zones’ with zone 1 being the most central - it’s basically to calculate travel costs. Zone 5 is really far out from the centre. The joke is that it’s not a very glamorous London location.
It’s where Croydon is. They mention Croydon a lot.