I’m not chassidish at all, really. In Yerushalayim I affiliated with the old Yerushalmi community, the Hungarians. Meaning those who are usually referred to as chassidish but aren’t really ‘chassidish’ per se. (Who defines what ‘chassidish’ is, anyway? Idea for a new topic!) Anyway, that’s how I dress.
And I do live in Gateshead – where there are virtually no chassidim (even look-a-likes like me)…. Though I am not really *from* here, I just moved here a year ago, so “Gatesheader” doesn’t mean all that much.