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Re:Why are there so many tunnels under London? by corin_ on Sunday December 01, 2013 @05:54AM (#6826822)
That's a little like looking at a baby who was born a year ago and calling it old because of another that was born earlier today.
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Re:Why are there so many tunnels under London? by nailer on Sunday December 01, 2013 @05:57AM (#6826828)
London is a Roman town, much older than England (edit: and that's just name, as the poster below mentions the city has existed much longer). the queen still has to ask permission to enter the City (now called the square mile). The underground (aka the Tube) is new, but the city itself is very, very old.
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Re:Why are there so many tunnels under London? by trumbitta2 on Sunday December 01, 2013 @06:12AM (#6826864)
London is actually pre-roman, maybe pre-celtic, tbh.
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Re:Why are there so many tunnels under London? by corin_ on Sunday December 01, 2013 @06:00AM (#6826838)
Sorry, I wasn't commenting on the age of London, just the method of defining any country/city as old compared to a decades-old country.
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