I was lucky enough to spend a night in Edinburgh last week, and it reminded me of a visit I made to that same magical city, almost exactly a decade ago...pic.twitter.com/lXRB6ehHho
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Then, as if to meet him, another hawker came down the hill from my right, peddling identical Saltires. "Seven poonds each!" he cried. Nobody bit. Then seeing his counterpart walking towards him, and noting that he was being undercut, he changed his pitch: "Flags! Five poonds!"
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Not to be outdone, the first seller quickly caught on, and was soon offering Saltires for a mere four pounds. At no point did either peddler speak to the other, but they ending up crossing paths right in front of me, each offering their flags for just "thre' poonds".
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The photo at the start of this thread was taken last week from the exact spot I stood at, ten years ago. In it you can see the statue of Adam Smith standing on the Royal Mile, and I think I was the only person there to notice him.
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