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It's not saying that. It's pointing our how London is very much the emblem of a modern, integrated, multicultural city, and this is bound to change. It doesn't

It's not saying that. It's pointing our how London is very much the emblem of a modern, integrated, multicultural city, and this is bound to change. It doesn't say it'll fall into the sea. It wonders how such a city might change, most likely in directions opposed to its current identity.

muninn_ 9y ago
Why is that considered "fall" then?
- barrkel 9y ago
  The idea I had of London as a place I could live for decades when I first moved here: that's starting to fade away. That's the fall. And it's not just me; it's lots of other EU citizens.
  - muninn_ 9y ago
    Yea but that doesn't mean London "will fall".
    - Arizhel 9y ago
      Stop being so literal. Rome is still there, and has been for 2000+ years. It just isn't a terribly important city any more, globally; London will be similar.
      - muninn_ 9y ago
        I'm not being literal. London will continue to be an important global city. There won't be any "fall".
        Arizhel 9y ago
        I'm sure the Romans thought that too, and the Athenians before them, and the Babylonians before that.
- usrusr 9y ago
  London is the idea that a city can have and respect both a past with all its cultural heritage merits/baggage/identity as well as a future as a globalized hotspot. The corporeal hope that you don't have to give up one to have the other. If post-Brexit London turns out to fail on the globalization side of that balancing act, that hope takes a hit not just for Londoners but for everyone who values both sides. It's the hope that is feared to fall, not the bricks and stones.