^my parents were amongst the first working class Londoners to make the exodus northwards in search of cheaper housing etc.
I have some fond chi;dhood memories of London. but revisiting, the place feels hollow, because nearly all the original Londoners are gone. Surprised how much i miss 'em TBH, but i'm now very much aware that it's the people make a place, not the buildings. The place is now so teeming with rootless cosmopolitans, it's almost as if the tourists took over, lock stock and barrel, and turned it into a theme park. Which is very nice for some, i suppose, but it isn't London.
