Call it a top ten list:
I especially love, "Counterfeit sportswear being sold from a cardboard box in corner of previously gentrified pub as original clientele starts coming back in." Nice.
Here's the list via The Telegraph:
Gentrification
Pubs painted slate-grey, furnished with recycled railway sleepers, espresso machines, DJ booths etc. Cafes rebrand themselves as coffee shops and start selling at least 10 variations on the cappuccino theme
Bookshop has "local authors" display in window
York stone pavement installed along high street after strenuous lobbying by residents
Retail outlets include: organic butcher's, two or more baby boutiques with elaborate window displays
Windows flyposted with crude A4 posters calling for Conservation Area status
More than 10 different kinds of salami available within 200m radius
Rumours of a Waitrose
New tram/Tube links announced weekly
Men wrestling with fold-up bicycles in the street
Charity shops staffed by concerned local residents
De-gentrification
Counterfeit sportswear being sold from a cardboard box in corner of previously gentrified pub as original clientele starts coming back in
What bookshop? Five or more bookies
York stone pavement pilfered during cable-laying works and sold on to pave residents' patios
Shop window displays consist of star-shaped signs announcing a furious price war on a wide range of little-known lagers
More than 10 nail bars in a 200m radius
Local paper leads on "shootings" or "slayings" at least twice a week
New fried-chicken outlet arrives - now one for every state of the Confederacy
Men wrestling in the street
Charity shops staffed by young offenders doing Community Service Orders
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