Look At Me I'm An Old Git!



Returning from a week in Paris the one undeniable truth that dawns on you, as you step out of the bright lights of St.Pancras International via the Victoria Line into the sunshine of Victoria, is what a filthy disgusting shithole London has become. How on earth has this happened? Have people no pride anymore or is it just a case of 'somebody else will clear it up.'

The cleanliness of the Paris Metro and the streets of that city put us English to shame, okay I know there's a price to pay for having your streets cleaned half a dozen times a day and a constant city wide army of green overalled men and women emptying bins, bin bags and washing down the pavements but surely it's a price worth paying? What has gone wrong with London, specifically what has gone wrong over the past year?

You have to go away and come back 'home' once in a while to appreciate what you've got and I love England, love London but give me France anyday of the week when it comes to national and civil pride that isn't defined by simple jingoistic flag waving, tatoo encrusted snarling and a swift riposte with a kitchen knife should you be deemed daft enough not to be showing 'enuff respec.'