The only real Londoner remaining is old, bitter, kept around for entertainment, defined by tropes from 30+ years ago. They play gangsters in films, or they work in a pie and mash shop, or they go on Business Insider's YouTube channel to tell you about their crimes. And they somehow still find the time to spend all day hanging about cafes and pubs for you to bump into, to remind you of Real London.

not their contents

it is hopeful

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:18:46

After thinking and forgetting and thinking and forgetting

It Will Get Lighter

One of the birds shoots out of the tree.