As a typical Londoner, Gurcan had a high tolerance threshold for random thoughtlessness; after all, if you… — Ben Aaronovitch
As a typical Londoner, Gurcan had a high tolerance threshold for random thoughtlessness; after all, if you live in the big city there’s no point complaining that it’s a big city, but even that tolerance has its limit.
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