Has it been singled out, in the grand scheme of things? This one report, barely a few minutes, and some news articles and web chatter. There's been plenty of discussion about the other issues and institutions involved elsewhere; this story has probably got a bit more traction because of the novelty, but it's not being 'singled out' as the only transgressor.
Yes, it has, in the grand scheme of things, as the pubs and cafes and restaurants next door have been left alone.
Ageist!
I must have missed the part of the report where they considered all the other businesses in the area that are aimed at people with disposable income.
Personally I don't think 3-4 quid is that bad for a sit down snack and don't hold these two personally responsible for the gentrification of Brick Lane. I just happen to think it's a vacuous idea and they're a pair of vacant twats, which one of them certainly proved in his immediate and written responses to a question which was only a little over the top.
Are you not allowed to ask a question in an interview unless you ask the same question of all the interviewees peers? I was unaware of that rule.
Calm down everybody, this has all just been an absurdist joke
It tends to just mean someone who dresses differently to you.
That area became prohibitively expensive to anyone not in social housing well over a decade ago, btw.
I'm aware of that. Brick Lane used to be a wicked market for buying tools and cheap tobacco when I was a young un but hasn't been any good for years now.
It definitely doesn't just mean someone who dresses differently.
Indeed. Editor, for instance.
Well that look seems to change all the time.
corrected for ya.
The counterfeit stuff only turned up about 10-12 years ago IME. I was out of the country from 99-03 but before that you could buy Drum and French Golden Vag down there at a fraction of the shop price.corrected for ya.
I got stung a couple of times. You had to make sure the seal was there. If not, it was floor scrapings.
The packet was also a slightly different colour usually. It was counterfeit stuff from Southern Europe, pretty easy to tell the difference once you'd been fucked over a couple of times.
