This article in today's NY Times , will advance your knowledge of English cultural practices and certainly will bring a smile along with it ! https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/29/world/europe/london-pearly-kings-queens-cockney.html?unlocked_article_code=888-Mr6j8kcoFnUzRbaQJ9CkNpqnhX2b8_Exyh8ghykn6R49PDRzFWPvYD7zDUboqea5mJrBVAdaoxPUzRP6NooDfzFg5Xb89NM5NsIsg4eTbuv98hGwdlXYlMRtCtS2DY1emafd1k4m22pk-NmIDkiZIEaVd8SjWHv5hlF6HPERQr2L36Hb7UT8MOV94LvdDvJb0lbSa-lLdWD5-a9Z7x7vDgvO5pZalDmJNnJC1okKfUTUK61oHa1fIB524zanVQY2qTwIVUh-7zwxgA3HwIal2NroHYJXhL__0Mg40Jo_gy3aCEKoQVY48UHOEvnbQO7cjOQ4nW1EbdXVxE_YDXrw81cNy2Tcq4g-nbMacBvr&giftCopy=3_Independent&smid=url-share
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Seattle, WA
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Great story, thank you. I will look for their buttoned costumes next time we are in London, and toss some ££into the bucket.
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Denver, Colorado, USA
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Thanks for the story link. I encountered a couple of these lovely folks at Covent Garden a few years ago. It was fun!
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white plains, ny, usa
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Many Thanks , I'm glad you both enjoyed this ! A little further example - Back around 1938 , a well known English Music Hall star ( Music Hall was the British incarnation of Vaudeville , and then , Burlesque in America ) by the name of Lupino Lane starred in a Musical Comedy called " Me and My Girl " ( He was a relation of Ida Lupino } The show was done on Broadway in 1987 to great success . His story - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupino_Lane and a clip from the Broadway revival - https://youtu.be/JfxFDT0XO-4