> whats happened to the grassroots music venues, old markets, family-run businesses, and unique neighbourhood identities that gave the city its soul? > the frustration isnt that london doesnt have anything  its that its losing what made it special, unique, and authentic > a city isnt defined by how many independent coffee shops it can cram between chain restaurants. its defined by its people, history, and the cultural undercurrent that survives gentrification, which london is failing to protect. he retorts, with no self-awareness at all
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