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		lmm on June 16, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: So you’re moving to London On the contrary, actual Londoners give plenty of credit to the rest of the country for things that happened there. It tends to be ignorant foreigners who assume that anything in the UK must have happened in London.

vidarh on June 16, 2014 | [–]

Having lived in London 14 years by now have led me to think that "actual Londoners" are about as mythical as unicorns.

dagw on June 16, 2014 | | [–]

I hear they all drink at pub in the East End called The True Scotsman.

dagw on June 16, 2014 | [–]

Point taken. I'm one of those ignorant foreigners who only lived there.

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