London's Cockneys bask in limelight
By Jill Lawless in London | China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-21 08:02
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Jimmy Jukes (left), the Pearly King of Camberwell and Bermondsey, and Shaun Austin, the Pearly King of Tower Hamlets, talk in a pub in London's Tower Hamlets borough on Thursday. The Pearly Kings were at the pub for an event to promote Cockney language and culture in London's East End as the city prepares for the Olympics. Charlie Riedel / Associated Press |
It's a safe bet that most of the 200 or so countries competing in the London Olympics are already represented in the British capital, one of the world's most multicultural cities.
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