{"id":1398,"date":"2012-11-06T20:15:19","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T20:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/londonerfromafar.wordpress.com\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2020-05-24T17:02:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T16:02:44","slug":"the-strangest-things-ever-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/the-strangest-things-ever-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"The Strangest Things Ever in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I guess these occurrences shouldn\u00b4t necessarily be so strange,\u00a0living in a big city\u00a0like\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"The Strangest Things Ever in London\" alt=\"The Strangest Things Ever in London\" src=\"http:\/\/www.strangecorp.com\/files\/cache\/7c2e14dc25837f346ad0c5307305adc7.jpg\" height=\"78\" width=\"113\" \/>London. There are over eight million people (as of 2011 census) living here. So, there must surely be some weirdos too. Besides, we can all act strangely at some point, maybe when caught in awkward situations.<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So, I thought I could start\u00a0listing below some of the strangest things that I have ever happened to me or come across while in\u00a0London. I don\u00b4t mean the strange clothes that we can see in Camden or the <a title=\"The Stranges Things Ever in London\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ripleyslondon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ripley\u00b4s Museum<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Maybe, <strong>you can tell us<\/strong> what other weird things you have come across or done in\u00a0London, Toronto, Stockholm or wherever you are from or travelled to. It\u00b4d be great adding to the list. Here we go.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"The Strangest Things Ever in London\" alt=\"The Strangest Things Ever in London\" src=\"http:\/\/static.rateyourmusic.com\/album_images\/5412cf87eb436258e707c1ee762d6012\/101596.jpg\" height=\"127\" width=\"121\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Naked lady wrapped in bathroom towel<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIt was a sunny, but freezing day. This\u00a0lady was coming a long distance from the opposite direction, and I could tell she was wearing not much appart from some trainers and a towel. She even went down the other end of a\u00a0long road!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Twenty-somethings knitting on the tube<\/strong>.<br \/>\niPads are no\u00a0longer in fashion, or are they?<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><b>Some shows<\/b><\/span>.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"The Strangest Things Ever in London\" alt=\"The Strangest Things Ever in London\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricelesslondonwonderground.co.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/event_main\/shows\/656198\/LEAD%20IMAGE%20FOR%20ROYAL%20FAMILY.jpg\" height=\"71\" width=\"99\" \/><br \/>\nWhere else if not London? OK, shows like the Royal Family of Strange People are staged in other cities. But, here you can find the most unusual shows more frequently. The one on the right was sooooo weirdly fun!<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height:24px;\"><strong>Expensive mac\u00b4n\u00b4cheese pots<\/strong>.<\/span><br \/>\nThis seems the domain of hipsters, ie, those who usually claim to work in `media\u00b4, <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"The Strangest Things Ever in London\" alt=\"The Strangest Things Ever in London\" src=\"http:\/\/static.someecards.com\/someecards\/usercards\/acfd3da70e5e0c05a3f129e0e6a9569196.png\" height=\"155\" width=\"220\" \/>sport funny taches, and wear stretch, low-slung trousers and pointy shoes. I mean, you can get it for a few pennies in the supermarket, no need to buy in the street market where deli food is even cooked in front of you (<a title=\"The Stranges Things Ever in London\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thelondoner.me\/2012\/11\/moroccan-fish-stall.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">check this one out<\/a>!)<br \/>\nCheck and get involved in\u00a0<a title=\"The Strangest Things that Have Ever Happened in London - Movember \" href=\"http:\/\/uk.movember.com\/get-involved\/\">Movember<\/a>\u00a0too!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ladies wearing nothing&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nNothing but a little dress, high-heeled sandals and no coat on at night in winter or when it is cold.\u00a0I would have to drink an entire pub not to feel that cold.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><span style=\"line-height:24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/signature.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-724\" title=\"A Londoner from Afar\" alt=\"A Londoner from Afar\" src=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/signature.png\" height=\"46\" width=\"216\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I guess these occurrences shouldn\u00b4t necessarily be so strange,\u00a0living in a big city\u00a0like\u00a0London. 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