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Old 20-05-2008, 16:41
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East London Advertiser - Bid to rename Shoreditch station 'Banglatown' before it opens

Apparently, a few local Bangladeshi's want to call the Shoreditch High Street Station 'Banglatown' to reflect it's cultural ethnicity.
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Old 20-05-2008, 16:47
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Local history is ENGLISH! Lots of it , loads in fact.
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"Oranges and lemons", say the bells of St. Clement's
"You owe me three farthings", say the bells of St. Martin's
"When will you pay me?" say the bells of Old Bailey
"When I grow rich", say the bells of Shoreditch
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Old 20-05-2008, 16:57
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yeah, but they've got culture apprently. Maybe they'd like to pay for the station they'd like to name? I think that would be fair given that they've made their living here, not in Bangladesh.
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Shoreditch is Shoreditch is Shoreditch is Shoreditch is Shoreditch is Shoreditch
get the gist? tell them go whistle.
They can call their houses and shops any name they want, a business or whatever is up to them but,
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