When someone says they’re going into “town”, what does that mean to you?

[Hairbrush123]

Having a debate with DH and wonder what this term means to other people? To me, it means going into the centre of the town I live in

Going to nearest city centre.

For me it's the town centre (of the smallish town where I live). If I was going to the nearest city I'd say "I'm going to Nearestcity" and if I was going to London (which is at least 5 hours away) I'd say "I'm going to London."

Going to the shops now I live out of London. When I lived in London I always said high street apart from Oxford Street which was shopping in central.

Going into town for me means going in to Dublin city centre.

It means going to the shops in the city centre.

Was talking to dd about this the other day. When we were little, we’d tell the bus driver to take us to town. Now, when I say town, I get blank stares. So I have to say “city centre” and then it makes sense to them. I think there’s a whole new generation of people who call “town”, “city centre”. I’m out city anyway.