https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/14/the-strangers-guide-to-london-o/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/14/the-strangers-guide-to-london-o/#comment-1293203 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:35:24 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174961#comment-1293203 I encountered an elderly woman practising the art of ring dropping in central Paris a few years ago. As it happened I had seen the whole performance of her pretending to find the ‘gold’ ring out of the corner of my eye. Needless to say I did not give her any money.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/14/the-strangers-guide-to-london-o/#comment-1292660 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 05:00:12 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174961#comment-1292660 Nothing changes, all types of criminals still abound!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/14/the-strangers-guide-to-london-o/#comment-1292564 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 18:04:33 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174961#comment-1292564 Wonderful. I had to laugh at the ‘hangers-on’, I bet that there’s still plenty of those around.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/14/the-strangers-guide-to-london-o/#comment-1292553 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 16:46:32 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174961#comment-1292553 I’m also wondering roughly when this “guide” was published. It’s priceless.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/14/the-strangers-guide-to-london-o/#comment-1292505 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 10:09:58 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174961#comment-1292505 Oh that tales of such villainy should exist !. Were it not for the alert raised by the writings of the Gentle Author I should walk the streets of London in a state of blissful ignorance and become a hapless victim of footpads and all manner of scoundrels !
I shall withdraw to my bedchamber for a fortnight with my portmanteau and the sole company of my cat ,to whom I can attribute no such devious and deceitful artifices. Lest it be to obtain by manner of false flattery a fish head left on my plate .

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/14/the-strangers-guide-to-london-o/#comment-1292498 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 09:21:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174961#comment-1292498 What’s new?!! Just the same today.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/14/the-strangers-guide-to-london-o/#comment-1292487 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 08:30:53 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174961#comment-1292487 Among all the ne’er-do-wells no mention of politicians

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/14/the-strangers-guide-to-london-o/#comment-1292480 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 08:01:03 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174961#comment-1292480 Blimey! This makes our London seem very dull and safe!!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/06/14/the-strangers-guide-to-london-o/#comment-1292478 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 07:38:47 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174961#comment-1292478 I wondered if there was a date for this publication. A great read, thank you.

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