Surprise, surprise London’s not different to other cities when it comes to having it’s own distinct dialect. But how come that THE London dialect hasn’t got it’s roots in the city or in one of the posh areas in and near the centre? Read the full blog on http://www.fm1721.com/2011/02/16/cockney-in-kilburn/
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Cockney in Kilburn
Posted: February 23, 2011 in Britain, British, Cockney, English, Kilburn, Language, LondonTags: cockney, English, Estuary, kilburn, language, london, rhyming, slang, urban
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(In)Visible Street art
Posted: December 20, 2010 in Art, London, Street Art, UK, Urban, ZeitgeistTags: art, england, invisible, london, making the invisible visible, street art, streetart, urban, visible
Recently I’ve been moaning about street art in London. A couple of weeks passed by though and I have to admit now that I was wrong. To some extent. I discovered street artists making the invisible visible. Read the full article on http://www.fm1721.com/2010/12/19/in-visible-street-art/
Letter to the TFL
Posted: December 20, 2010 in Britain, London, TFL, UK, UrbanTags: bollocks, london, metro, overground, rubbish, tfl, train, trains, tube, u-bahn, ubahn, underground
What’s wrong with you guys, for fuck’s sake? It can’t be that difficult sending your two Overground trains per hour on time, can it? I mean it’s only two trains… Why can you guys not just offer a proper service? Read the full letter on http://www.fm1721.com/2010/12/16/letter-to-the-tfl/
Street art… here and there
Posted: December 20, 2010 in Europe, London, Public Space, Street Art, Urban, ViennaTags: art, banksy, Bristol, graffiti, london, Milan, paris, public, public space, street, street art, streetart, urban, Vienna
Art could be defined quite narrow: paintings, sculptures, literature, music; all these classic ways of artists expressing their view on certain things. But nowadays art is more than that. Street art for instance became quite popular. Looking for the street art community in London might disappoint though. Read the full article on http://www.fm1721.com/2010/10/17/street-art-here-and-there/
