London 2014: Multicultural or Cosmopolitan?: Mica Nava at TEDxEastEnd

[@annonom1058]

“A city at ease with itself” Ghettoisation of areas overrun with gangs who set out to stab and shoot one another over turf. Mopeds zooming around snatching the phones out of the hands of pedestrians, whilst carrying out acid attacks and drug dealing as a primary source of income. Very at ease with itself. All cities have there issues but London is a pressure cooker.

[@michaelmorrison8714]

awesome post

[@KashmirvsUKvlogs]

have you got these slides

[@nihonbunka]

What is a "class spectrum"? "Class," whatever it may be, was used almost synonymously with wealth. The reason why London is so good at being "mongrel" may be related to existence, or presumed existence, of internal ('class') divisions. I am not sensing all that much merging and fusion in the prof, but rather, upper middle class posh. So perhaps this, behold the woman, the ambivalent other within, may provide a focus, aspiration, or common enemy, for all the mongrels? I like the prof's eye-wear. Cassima appears to be practising Buddhism. I would too.