New York Times request for London 'petty crime' stories backfires in very British fashion

https://www.itv.com/news/2018-12-13/new-york-times-request-for-london-petty-crime-stories-backfires-in-very-british-fashion/

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A New York Times Twitter call out for 'petty crime' in London stories got a very British response when the post was met with a barrage of sarcastic replies from Londoners.

The American news organisation - that recently published an article which suggested everyone in London was eating boiled mutton - wrote on Twitter: "Have you experienced a petty crime in London? Click to tell us your story."

In response, there were hundreds of very British crimes reported, ranging from the unspoken no eye-contact or talking rule on the tube, to queue jumping.

Alasdair

@ralasdair

@nytimes Someone made eye contact with me on the tube once. The culprit is still at large, despite a massive police operation.

10:43 - 13 Dec 2018

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