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Everyone is starting to generalize wildly about 'Britain'. London + Birmingham is not the same as Britain. The problems of urban Britain are not the same as the
by cormullion 15y ago
Everyone is starting to generalize wildly about 'Britain'. London + Birmingham is not the same as Britain. The problems of urban Britain are not the same as the problems of Britons outside the major cities. London has 13% of the population. As a member of the underclass in Britain, I resent being called uncivilized. Well, I would if I didn't have a sense of humour.
Now, where's my nearest Apple store.
- forensic 15y agoYou write too well to be part of the underclass. The underclass is uneducated, mentally ill, has limited access to social services. The real underclass doesn't come to Hacker News; the real underclass typs lik dis- u no- txt speak
- cormullion 15y agoOh, that underclass. Thought you meant the looters: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8696977/London-riots-Straight-A-student-Laura-Johnson-faces-being-thrown-out-of-university.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8696977/London-... But yes, I agree with you.
- forensic 15y agoYou missed this part: "One of her co-accused, Alexander Elliot-Joahill, is from a deprived area of south-east London" Also, anecdotes aren't data.
- cormullion 15y agoI'm from Tottenham. It's not much better. But it was never an excuse.