Boulangerie Jade

[Ms Blueberry]

Since the Brexit vote, we've made an extra effort to support the local immigrants who've contributed to ED's greatness. And Boulangerie Jade's cakes and breads are great.

[Mick Mac]

Sacre bleu.

[peckham_ryu]

les vols-au-vent

[Nigello]

'Ow you say "virtue signalling" in francais?

[DovertheRoad]

It's tough out there people. Keep it "safe". In fact when the world is going to shit, being able to extract and appreciate moments of joy is arguably more important than ever.

[Earl Aelfheah]

?!?!?

[Robert Poste's Child]

Isn't Boulangerie Jade supposed to be French?

[TheCat]

"ED's greatness"??

Must be similar to the 'Glory of Rome'....

[Earl Aelfheah]

Yeah, I'm drinking Champagne for breakfast... just to show support like. Hic.

[Jeremy]

Not sure whether a successful local business need our charity/sanctimony, but yes their cakes and pastries are excellent.

Although the past THREE times we've tried to go in, they've been shut with a notice on the door saying "opening 1hr late today" or whatever... so they should probably get some extra help, or publish more realistic opening times!

[Earl Aelfheah]

This is one of the most ridiculous threads I've read in a long while.

[Robert Poste's Child]

French people are not immigrants: while the EU remains they have a right to be here if they want.

[Michael Palaeologus]

French people are immigrants. They are not illegal immigrants.

When did the word "immigrant" denote illegality? Other than in the Mail and Mirror.

[Robert Poste's Child]

Bit puritanical to call them immigrants: they're exercising their right to be here. Migrants, if you really can't resist pigeonholing.

[rendelharris]

Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

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> Bit puritanical to call them immigrants: they're

> exercising their right to be here. Migrants, if

> you really can't resist pigeonholing.

Can't see the problem RPC, they're migrants from France but immigrants to the UK. Admittedly "immigrant" has become a pejorative term for the right, but I can't see what's puritanical about it.

[Louisa]

So were the Huguenot minority of the 18th/19th century, who settled much of the old 'East end' considered immigrants, refugees or expats?

Louisa.

[rendelharris]

Louisa Wrote:

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> So were the Huguenot minority of the 18th/19th

> century, who settled much of the old 'East end'

> considered immigrants, refugees or expats?

>

> Louisa.

More 17th/18th century Louisa really - by 1700 there were nine Huguenot churches in Spitalfields, when in 1685 there was none. I'd say the Huguenots were essentially refugees, in that they were forced unwillingly to leave their home country because conditions had become intolerable there. Proud to claim descent from them via my paternal ancestry!

[????]

you and me too rendel - good old capitalists they were too :)

[red devil]

Make that 3. One of my older brothers traced our Dad's side of the family tree back to the Hugenots. At the time he told me I was working in Spitalfields...it felt like 'my manor' :)

[rendelharris]

???? Wrote:

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> you and me too rendel - good old capitalists they

> were too :)

Not good enough to hand down any worthwhile inheritance in my case, I fear...