Ten years on

This BBC story reminded me that I'd intended to write a list of things that had changed in the last ten years in the UK, so here it is

Rich English people used to:
- live in the South East of England
now they:
- live in the South East of France

Students used to:
- complain about the Tories and campaign for a Labour government
now they:
- ignore the Tories and campaign for a Labour government

The BBC used to be:
- One and Two
now it is:
- Three and Four

ASBO used to be:
- a misspelling of ASDA
now it is:
- a teenage badge of honour

Free newspapers used to be:
- what your neighbour on the Tube accidentally left behind
now they:
- are handed out on street corners

Recycling used to be:
- selling your bicycle to a friend
now it is:
- everything that you can't digest

The Northern Line used to be
- crowded
now it is:
- crowded

Starbucks used to be:
- a character on Battlestar Galactica
now it is:
- on every street corner

Poland used to be:
- over there
now it is:
- over here

Oysters used to:
- come by the dozen or half-dozen, and cost a lot
now they:
- come in cards and let you ride the buses cheaply

A mortgage used to be:
- something your parents had for their house
now it is:
- something your parents have for your house

Trains used to get delayed by:
- leaves on the line
now they are delayed by:
- the wrong kind of leaves on the line

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