Why British cities make no sense : videos

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[-] rmuk@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

Correcn't.

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[-] elouboub@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

Aren't we lucky to have the brits to make fun of for such things?

[-] metaStatic@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago

meanwhile in America: Let's run this street down a cliff because a city needs to be a grid.

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[-] Ronno@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

This is also the case in The Netherlands. I live in a "city" with 15.000 residents, whilst there are "villages" with 100.000. Just because newer places(?) never got the ceremonial title of city.

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 5 points 1 year ago

Except Rochester

[+] tournesol_bot@jlai.lu 1 points 11 months ago

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[+] blanketswithsmallpox@kbin.social -6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Is the tldr that theyre old as fuck?

Edit: the tl;dr is they're specifically talking about Britainland only. tl;dr @ 2m54s

Every BRITISH city on the official 'City' list was named by the King at some point.

[-] Rilichu@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Tldr is that the official term "city" in the UK is pretty much entirely ceremonial.

All it means is that the ruling monarch liked your town enough that they would give it city status by royal decree. That's why "city status" seems so arbitrary because it's entirely is.

[-] merridew@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Up until 1889, city status was granted on the basis of the existence of having an Anglican cathedral.

It's only been arbitrary since they tore up the rulebook and gave Birmingham city status.

[-] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

You should deffo give it a watch when you get the chance

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[-] blanketswithsmallpox@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the reminder, I got time now.

[-] ScreamingFirehawk@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

No, Milton Keynes is pretty new

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