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Date: 23 August 2010 09:17:12
A new episode in the ongoing quest for nuggets of language. Overheard in South-East London recently: "Yardie filth". An expression meant to convey the information that a certain man who participates fully in particular demotic aspects of Jamaican culture is also apparently an employee of the Metropolitan Police. Other recent bits of found speech: "Greeks are very Russian" (Part of a conversation about the division of Cyprus between Millwall supporters in a pub - with genuinly interesting comments about what it looks like from the Turkish side) "Yes, he had a gun, but the landlord took it off him" (Middle-aged builder bloke to slightly younger man describing an incident at another pub, some time ago, that I am happy not to have been at) "Lucy is a fat girl's name" (Young woman called Lucy who is in fact rather thin) "I had FIFTY POUNDS to spend because my Mum STOLE it" (Girl of about 7 or 8 years old talking to even younger girl) Sometimes Lewisham lives up to its reputation.