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In a story where a 24 year old writer from 1898 ends up (for whatever fictional reason) in 2002. What would be his most likely behaviour and what would be the main aspects to take into account to show that he is indeed confused. I understand that TV, cars, and mobile phones are three of those things. This is set in London, btw. And how is he most likely to behave. (Maybe this is not the right way to ask the question, but...well...the only way I could come up with. If you need more info, just let me know). Miss Bono [hello, hello!] 14:52, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
"If it's 1898, one thing that would be striking is the change in the ethnic make-up of London, which was quite multi-ethnic in 2002, but not much so 100 years earlier. "
While the ethnic make-up has changed, London did not lack diversity in the 1890s. Per our (underdeveloped) article on 19th-century London: "As the capital of a massive empire, London became a magnet for immigrants from the colonies and poorer parts of Europe. A large Irish population settled in the city during the Victorian era, with many of the newcomers refugees from the Great Famine (1845-1849). At one point, Irish immigrants made up about 20% of London's population. London also became home to a sizable Jewish community, and small communities of Chinese and South Asians settled in the city."
Several years ago I took an interest in the ethnic backgrounds of the various victims and suspects involved in the Jack the Ripper case, something that is often overlooked. Everyone knows that Mary Jane Kelly was Irish, but few note that Elizabeth Stride was a Swedish immigrant. And the main witness in her case was Israel Schwartz, a Hungarian. The suspect George Chapman was a Polish immigrant using an alias. The suspect Aaron Kosminski was also a Polish immigrant. The suspect Michael Ostrog (for whom we do not have an article) was a Russian immigrant. The suspect John Pizer (for whom we do not have an article) was another Polish immigrant. The suspect Francis Tumblety was Irish-American and was in London for business (and since he was arrested for gross indecency, probably looking for male lovers). The suspect Carl Ferdinand Feigenbaum was a German merchant seaman, and his job required him to visit several port cities. The suspect David Cohen was another Polish immigrant. The suspect Alexander Pedachenko (whose existence is disputed) was supposedly an agent of the Okhrana in London (and an ethnic Russian). The suspect Walter Sickert was a German immigrant, though he had both Danish and British ancestry. The suspect Joseph Silver was another Polish immigrant. All of them ended up in London. Dimadick ( talk) 00:16, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
Self closing since as I acknowledge in my last post, I missed that this was in 2002 not the present day.
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In a story where a 24 year old writer from 1898 ends up (for whatever fictional reason) in 2002. What would be his most likely behaviour and what would be the main aspects to take into account to show that he is indeed confused. I understand that TV, cars, and mobile phones are three of those things. This is set in London, btw. And how is he most likely to behave. (Maybe this is not the right way to ask the question, but...well...the only way I could come up with. If you need more info, just let me know). Miss Bono [hello, hello!] 14:52, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
"If it's 1898, one thing that would be striking is the change in the ethnic make-up of London, which was quite multi-ethnic in 2002, but not much so 100 years earlier. "
While the ethnic make-up has changed, London did not lack diversity in the 1890s. Per our (underdeveloped) article on 19th-century London: "As the capital of a massive empire, London became a magnet for immigrants from the colonies and poorer parts of Europe. A large Irish population settled in the city during the Victorian era, with many of the newcomers refugees from the Great Famine (1845-1849). At one point, Irish immigrants made up about 20% of London's population. London also became home to a sizable Jewish community, and small communities of Chinese and South Asians settled in the city."
Several years ago I took an interest in the ethnic backgrounds of the various victims and suspects involved in the Jack the Ripper case, something that is often overlooked. Everyone knows that Mary Jane Kelly was Irish, but few note that Elizabeth Stride was a Swedish immigrant. And the main witness in her case was Israel Schwartz, a Hungarian. The suspect George Chapman was a Polish immigrant using an alias. The suspect Aaron Kosminski was also a Polish immigrant. The suspect Michael Ostrog (for whom we do not have an article) was a Russian immigrant. The suspect John Pizer (for whom we do not have an article) was another Polish immigrant. The suspect Francis Tumblety was Irish-American and was in London for business (and since he was arrested for gross indecency, probably looking for male lovers). The suspect Carl Ferdinand Feigenbaum was a German merchant seaman, and his job required him to visit several port cities. The suspect David Cohen was another Polish immigrant. The suspect Alexander Pedachenko (whose existence is disputed) was supposedly an agent of the Okhrana in London (and an ethnic Russian). The suspect Walter Sickert was a German immigrant, though he had both Danish and British ancestry. The suspect Joseph Silver was another Polish immigrant. All of them ended up in London. Dimadick ( talk) 00:16, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
Self closing since as I acknowledge in my last post, I missed that this was in 2002 not the present day.
Nil Einne (
talk)
07:35, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
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