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A photo of victims fleeing the horrific attack in London Bridge has become a surprising symbol of Londoners resilience.
This is because one of the people caught up in the attack, part of a crowd running away from the scene, is holding his pint.
The unnamed man managed to run down the road clutching his drink, without spilling even a drop.
Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/04/man-drinking-pint-while-fleeing-terror-attack-becomes-symbol-of-london-spirit-6683304/
malaise
(269,233 posts)why isn't the woman also a symbol? She's not even running.
riversedge
(70,362 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,052 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,348 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,219 posts)femmocrat
(28,394 posts)riversedge
(70,362 posts)Aristus
(66,481 posts)n/t
muriel_volestrangler
(101,392 posts)More like 4 quid for central London: http://www.pintprice.com/city.php?/London/United%20Kingdom/
Aristus
(66,481 posts)Or any other part of London, for that matter.
I haven't visited London in nearly 25 years. I miss it.
Love to all of you over there...
lpbk2713
(42,769 posts)"I won't"
LongTomH
(8,636 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)the blitz, our parents and grandparents could not be cowed by Hitler.
TomCADem
(17,390 posts)nt
DemoTex
(25,405 posts)Reminds me of getting a case of beer for the bunker when the VC blew the Cam Ranh Bay ammo dump in 1971.
Byronic
(504 posts)The man who insisted on going back to the pub to pay his bill and leave a tip.
Leith
(7,813 posts)I liked how the patrons of the pub in Borough Market threw bottles, pint glasses, and chairs at terrorists as they tried to get in.
The Brits have the unenviable cultural experience of decades of terror attacks. Cheers for them for fighting back!