Sunday 5 February 2017

A Nation of Shopkeepers

There is a restaurant called a Nation of Shopkeepers in Leeds.  I always wonder why.

Whilst I was browsing the phrase dictionary, it finally become clear.  A Nation of Shopkeepers is Britain, and the Shopkeepers are English.  It is interesting that British really hasn't changed that much since the text was first written...

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