11.10

I have come to realize that I have been suffering from what can only be described as culture shock, but rather than being caused by people or food, it is brought about by the architecture, planning of the city, and agriculture. London is a strange contrast of warm, welcoming people, and an absolutely brutal approach to public and private space. There are hidden gems, but more on that later.
It would be false to assert that the treatment of usable space is due to how small the island the United Kingdom is situated on. Vast quantities of land are wasted, paved over in concrete, inert and unusable. Many areas house abandoned factories whose presence have consequently prevented the land from being usable for anything else. All of the vegetables are pre-cut and wrapped in plastic.

I went from this:










to this:

I couldn't figure out if this was supposed to be a park, a square, or a parking lot.

there were signs saying that if you go on the beach you risk accidentally deploying an explosive or being shot

without irony I can say that my favourite part about London is the signage

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