My First Year in London: Marianne Tatepo
When my best friends from Brussels visit me in London, a big observation they have is, 'oh my God, everyone's so friendly'
When my best friends from Brussels visit me in London, a big observation they have is, 'oh my God, everyone's so friendly'
'My best friend’s father was from the West Indies — a chap called Russ Henderson, who was one of the founders of [Notting Hill] Carnival'
"Everybody talks about how the tap water in Scotland tastes better, but nobody talks about the limescale down here…"
"In the Vatican, the barman will call me 'Sir'. Here they call me 'Father'"
"I fell asleep listening to the traffic and thinking, 'this is the place'”