Salaam Brick Lane
You’d find many in England who’d look down upon the Tower Hamlet area. The reason seemed pretty clear to me while people reacted when I told them about my time in Brick Lane. This particular area is synonymous with Bangladeshis, Sylhetis and British-Bangladeshis. People who look down do that because they [not the Brits] don’t […]
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Oscar Wilde’s gaol and Jane Austen’s school
Taking a walk through the roads in Reading could be tiresome for someone who doesn’t know the roads, who’s a visitor, an outsider. On a busy day, it could also be unexciting. My colleagues ask me how I felt about Reading town. I smile and say, “Not very exciting”. They laugh and say “now I’m […]
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