sadmanbarty
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why is it a funny place?
on dissensus on one of the 'best of the year' threads there was a year when john eden's whole list was oto gigs he'd been to. so that's one reason.
another thing is that us british are very squeamish about being- and embarrassed to be- middle class, so there's a self-awareness to going somewhere life cafe oto.
its got a funny name, it sounds like the old motorolla jingle.
its got funny music that sounds like pots banging.
its a hipster hub.
its a sign of gentrification in dalston so there's more self-awareness there.