OK, so there's this I think reasonably well-known idea that for every ten miles you travel from London, it's like going back in time by one year in terms of, I dunno, let's call it cultural advancement or something.
What do OTFers reckon? For out-of-towners on a visit to the capital, is London a place of souped-up, thrusting modernity? Or are you sophisticated metropolitan types left reeling with every retrograde step taken whenever you have the misfortune to venture outside the M25?
Are there areas of cultural life (food, fashion, what have you) where this sort of notion resonates more than others? Or particular parts of the country where it is more true than others?
What do OTFers reckon? For out-of-towners on a visit to the capital, is London a place of souped-up, thrusting modernity? Or are you sophisticated metropolitan types left reeling with every retrograde step taken whenever you have the misfortune to venture outside the M25?
Are there areas of cultural life (food, fashion, what have you) where this sort of notion resonates more than others? Or particular parts of the country where it is more true than others?
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