Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Thank goodness for immigrants | |
Posted by: | Sam Hearn | |
Date/Time: | 02/12/24 11:02:00 |
"That’s probably why some folk feel that London isn’t very ‘English ‘anymore…" Since its inception, 2000 years ago, London has been an international entrepot city and very different from most of its hinterland. The generic term 'cockney' is said to derive from the French for a Cock's Egg i.e. something unusual. |