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Re:Why So Many Londoners Live in 'Two-Up, Two-Down' Housing by NCG_Mike on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @06:49AM (#22043912)
Smog pollution was a big issue back then. You'll have seen the old movies where London is "foggy".
Re:Why So Many Londoners Live in 'Two-Up, Two-Down' Housing by adrianmonk on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @11:08AM (#22046092)
Hah, those quotation marks definitely changed the way I see the brand identity of an American raincoat manufacturer.

The manufacturer is London Fog, and their brand is supposed to conjure an image of sophistication by association with a romantic ideal of London. But the reference they are making is actually, at least somewhat, a reference to a euphemism for pollution.