Helen Nugent

Don’t let burglars get the better of you

When I lived in London, I was introduced to a whole new vocabulary. ‘Blinding’ was a new one on me (for instance, ‘that was a blinding goal’) as was Chalfont St. Giles (don’t ask). But perhaps the most sinister was ‘London bar’.

Count your lucky stars if you don’t know the meaning of that last one.

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