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Originally Posted by Restless
Have you read Down and Out in Paris and London? quite a facinating read into how bad the poverty was back in the 1920's
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A man of his times and not a prejudiced bone in his body:-
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“Fear of the mob is a superstitious fear. It is based on the idea that there is some mysterious, fundamental difference between rich and poor, as though they were two different races, like negroes and white men. But in reality there is no such difference. The mass of the rich and the poor are differentiated by their incomes and nothing else, and the average millionaire is only the average dishwasher dressed in a new suit.”
― George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London
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I liked his advice to restaurants:-
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“Sharp knives, of course, are the secret of a successful restaurant.”
― George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London
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Jamie Oliver eat your heart out.