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It’s certainly no secret that here at Secret London, we’re really rather fond of our capital city. But look, we’re only human. There are things about this magical but mayhemic metropolis of ours that well and truly drive us up the (Roman) wall. And for a change – because life’s about balance, and all that – those slightly more irksome aspects are what we’re going to be banging on about today.
You may be aware that we’ve become pretty partial to asking our lovely, loyal Secret London Instagram followers to share with us their thoughts, theories, findings, and feelings about life in London. Because, well… it’s become abundantly clear that they have a whole lot of them to share. Each and every week, we put up a poll and ask our audience to put their two cents in. And this week, we asked them to tell us what they would most like to see banned from London.
What our Secret London’s followers would most like to see banned from the capital city
We offered up four options, each of which absolutely grind our gears, and a lot of people cast their vote. With 12% of the vote, eating on public transport came as the least ban-able of the bunch. And loud music blaring from pedicabs received 22% of the vote. Again – irritating, but not exile-worthy. Here’s where people started to get a tad more frustrated, though.
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Earning itself 30% of the vote (only marginally less than the first place offence) is people stopping in the middle of the pavement. I mean, the less said on that the better, really. But claiming the top spot as the thing that our Secret London followers would most like to see banned from London is (drum roll, please…) pints that cost over £8.
Obtaining 36% of the vote, eye-wateringly expensive pints take the crown as the most ban-worthy offence in London. Whilst the average cost of a pint in London still sits around the £6.50/£6.75 mark, we’ve all experienced the heart-stoppingly horrifying moment of reaching over to tap our card on the reader and recoiling in horror at the sight of a figure that starts with the number 8. So, I think it’s only right that £8 beers are catapulted straight out of the capital city.
So, what do you reckon? Did our Instagram audience hit the nail on the head, or do you wholeheartedly disagree? Be sure to let us know. And if you fancy having your say in next week’s poll, then head over to our Instagram page and keep your eyes peeled.