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A scene of modern Britain

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Via Ishaan Tharoor on Twitter.

Hat tip to Mike the Mad Biologist.

Update 6/26/2016.  Alex Small is right.  The story is possible, but unlikely, and smacks of an urban legend.

Note to self: Beware of confirmation bias.  Just because I like a story as a fable doesn’t mean it is true in fact.

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4 Responses to “A scene of modern Britain”

  1. Alex Small Says:
    June 25, 2016 at 3:49 pm

    That story might not be true.

    http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2016/06/what-story-niqab-wearing-welsh-speaker-tells-us-about-what-we-want-hear

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  2. Vincent Says:
    June 26, 2016 at 12:15 am

    I agree with the previous commenter about the unlikeliness of the myth relayed above.

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  3. violetwisp Says:
    June 26, 2016 at 2:08 am

    It doesn’t need to be true. It’s like an Aesop’s fable (minus the animals). It is a scene from modern Britain in that it sharply paints the intolerance of others we’re currently experiencing, combined with the sheer lack of understanding about everyone’s immigrant origins and our own place in society.

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