I had similar experiences leaving Oxford; I'd left a year or two before most of my friends (down to Brighton) and did think that I'd be the only one away whilst the rest of them built their lives there. Of that group, about half are still (or have returned) there and half are elsewhere. But London is different (for my group of friends at least); the majority who are there are in it for the long-term rather than passing through. For me, Brighton is the transitional town where few people stay longer than 5-6 years.
Re bonkers press - I was thinking in terms of USA Today vs Guardian/Times/Independent etc, and the Massively!Over!Excited!News-reporting! on CNN and Fox vs Channel 4 news. Though have yet to find the US equivalent of our red-tops or the Daily Mail.
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Date: 2005-04-12 07:46 pm (UTC)Re bonkers press - I was thinking in terms of USA Today vs Guardian/Times/Independent etc, and the Massively!Over!Excited!News-reporting! on CNN and Fox vs Channel 4 news. Though have yet to find the US equivalent of our red-tops or the Daily Mail.