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Flying over London (imgur.com)

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[–]that_other_guy_jim 12 points13 points ago

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I think I can see the Crimson Permanent Assurance!

[–]CaseyG 2 points3 points ago

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Full speed ahead, Mr. Cohen!

[–]tjm38 18 points19 points ago

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Oh baxter, you are my little gentleman. I'll take you to foggy London town.

[–]BnGamesReviews 25 points26 points ago

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Somewhere down there, Jeremy Clarkson is complaining about something to someone.

[–]phelyan 9 points10 points ago

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Worse than that, someone is actually taking him seriously.

[–]moj_moj_too 2 points3 points ago

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More than 2000 people in England don't have a sense of humor. Who knew?

[–]mistressg 1 point2 points ago

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I don't live in England, so I'm not one of the 2000, but I do not think the comments he made on Wednesday were joking, whether he claims that they were or not.

[–]moj_moj_too 0 points1 point ago

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He posed two ridiculously opposing extremist views and said there and then quite directly that he didn't back either, he just gave two opinions. That was funny in itself. 350 million people aren't worng. ;)

[–]Awfy 0 points1 point ago

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Jeremy rarely says a serious word on TV, it's one of the reasons Top Gear has 350million viewers a show.

[–]joeyisapest 0 points1 point ago

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and David Attenborough is narrating somethign.

[–]Fidena 6 points7 points ago

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It's amazing just 10,000 years ago people were learning to make permanent structures.

[–]ItWillBeMine[S] 6 points7 points ago

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Source

[–]herpaderpterp 3 points4 points ago

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40. Phucket, Thailand

clearly the people naming it were tired of naming things

[–]Tarnival 0 points1 point ago

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Great pictures, I remember number 19 waking me up!

[–]ipn8bit 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah, I could hear that mans shutter from my house when he took that pic!

[–]ph900921 0 points1 point ago

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75 hong kong looks like a face.

[–]Avohaj 1 point2 points ago

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Lasers are about to be fired

[–]weatherman321 4 points5 points ago

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Here's the view from the Citigroup center a couple days ago.

The buildings were specifically positioned to cast shadows over the poor*

*(may or may not be true)

[–]dieyoubastards 4 points5 points ago

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We don't really have skyscrapers, but we're working on it.

[–]sandwichboy321 1 point2 points ago

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It says it would be the tallest building in the E.U. but it's "only" a little over 1000 ft. tall. Why exactly aren't there skyscrapers in Europe? I mean here in the U.S. it was a race to see who had the biggest architectural cock in the 1930's so in places like New York or Chicago the buildings are massive. The new World Trade Center is going to be 1,776 ft tall and that's fucking huge.

[–]dave1233 2 points3 points ago

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Id imagine its because in the most expenisve parts of european cities there is already buildings there that are very old. Some in london go back tot he 1600's. So i guess they didnt want to knock them down. So then when they chose land further out it was cheaper and building a skysraper wasnt justified. I dunno maybe that has soemthing to do with it. Could be wrong tho.

[–]dieyoubastards 1 point2 points ago

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Some in london go back tot he 1600's.

Uh, might want to back up a little further. European cities are ancient. My high school is nearly 500 years old.

[–]dave1233 0 points1 point ago

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U mad bro?

[–]sdezigns 1 point2 points ago

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As dave 1233 said, most cities in Europe had existing real estate in their city centers, this coupled with planning (zoning in the states) laws to limit the heights of new buildings and stay in keeping with the local aesthetics and environment helped maintain a lower building height in general.

Furthermore, London public and the UK in general have very strong negative feelings about modern architecture, partly stemming from experiences in the 60s and 70s when hi-rise apartment blocks replaced a lot of the social housing. After the first few architecturally designed buildings proved successful, contractors started cutting costs and this eventually resulted in a number of building collapsing. An other factor the stigmatized hi-rise buildings in the UK, was a social issue that presented itself after the social housing was opened up to long term unemployed, and the introduction of families from different backgrounds into areas that were traditionally quite well integrated.
Finally, I personally believe that the British public generally look back at the Victorian era as the golden age of art and architecture and even today would rather emulate it, than embrace our own time and its aesthetics.

[–]delllover 2 points3 points ago

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"you can fly, you can fly, you can fly!"

[–]one-half 1 point2 points ago

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second star to the right

[–]Boreal_girl 2 points3 points ago

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So.....they legalized pot?

[–]spicymelon 2 points3 points ago

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99% is below the clouds

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Lucky bastards on the top floor have a hell of a view no matter that the weather.

[–]rapolas 2 points3 points ago

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Canary wharf!

[–]tomasziam 7 points8 points ago

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Ahh so there is a place in England that's not covered in fog.

[–]me-tan 2 points3 points ago

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You mean like everywhere most of the time? Is there some kind of stereotype about fog in the UK that I don't know about? I thought people in the states just thought it rained all year.

I am having to wear sunglasses to drive to work in December...

[–]tcjones54 1 point2 points ago

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Peek-a-boo!

[–]jjthe 1 point2 points ago

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i work in the big one.

[–]Kojack-Attack 1 point2 points ago

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I'd love to be in one of those tall buildings and pretend I was Zeus.

[–]WhatAboutLightly 1 point2 points ago

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Talk about an office with a view...

[–]snowballman 1 point2 points ago

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This made me nostalgic and want to play Skies of Arcadia again.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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So you're saying when the toxic fog overtakes the earth, I should seek out skyscrapers?

[–]al0newestand 1 point2 points ago

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But that guy from Mad Men said London didn't have fog!

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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That's during rush hour, when everyone is chain smoking

[–]theoptionsreduced 1 point2 points ago

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is it just me or does it look like a little conductor building conducting a little orchestra of (edit) ROBOT buildings...?

[–]BeatlesForSale 1 point2 points ago

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Views from aeroplanes are some of the best views you can get.

[–]DisgruntledPineapple 1 point2 points ago

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Wow the view from the top of those skyscrapers must be amazing

[–]demon1255 1 point2 points ago

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Fog is the best fucking weather ever, I wish I lived in London.

[–]Pandalikeschicken 1 point2 points ago

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I can see my house!... Oh wait.

[–]de330 1 point2 points ago

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how did you land through the fog?

[–]ForgottenPhoenix 1 point2 points ago

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...taken 4 hours after cannabis fully legalized.

[–]hmdkdmovie 1 point2 points ago

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This pops up every so often. Never tire of seeing it.

[–]JasonYaya 1 point2 points ago

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Look at all the damn foreigners!

[–]cypherreddit 1 point2 points ago

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Is one of those David Xanatos' building, the Eyrie?

[–]goldgecko4 1 point2 points ago

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I never think of European cities having sky scrapers. I mean, I know they do, but I think it's so culturally ingrained to be "old world" that you don't think "modern".

I mean, hell, I only know there are tall buildings in London because of Doctor Who.

[–]7nights 1 point2 points ago

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Oddly appropriate username...

[–]Kahnqueror 1 point2 points ago

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Good, I bet the Muggles couldn't see the dragon you were on at all.

[–]The_Tao_of_the_Dude 1 point2 points ago

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BEST. SMOKESPOT. EVER.

[–]BillsBayou 1 point2 points ago

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You can put that plane down anywhere you want.

[–]Narppa 1 point2 points ago

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East London Bank buildings, right?

[–]herpaderpterp 3 points4 points ago

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yes, area is called Canary Wharf

[–]energyturtle12 0 points1 point ago

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That's right R2, we're going to London

[–]statusone 0 points1 point ago

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Dam, smog is getting pretty bad

[–]TeddytheBear 0 points1 point ago

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Flying over London [fixed]

[–]70yearoldscotch -1 points0 points ago

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Those damn 1 %ers and their skyscrapers

[–]ovivios -1 points0 points ago

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oh hai thar.

[–]brningpyre -4 points-3 points ago

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Bad food, worse weather - Mary fucking Poppins London! - Cousin Avi

[–]BeatlesForSale 2 points3 points ago

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Bad food?! My good sir, you clearly have never had a proper full English breakfast or some good Fish and Chips.

[–]yip_yip_yip_uh_huh -2 points-1 points ago

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