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I thought the docks were in the east cos the sea is always on the left?
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mind blown
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I always thought that was the theory of the sociologist Strauss but I can't find any reference.
Down by The Lee in east London was an absolute stinking sludgy sewer, tanneries and chemical works and charnel houses all tipping their toxic crud in the river.
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The poor industrial areas are generally in the east end of cities ‘cos the winds blow that way - coriolis effect meets the class system.