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You'd expect post-bombing stoicism from, say, a nation of people stereotyped as repressing all emotion. And you'd expect it from a city famous for bravely withstanding a 57-day bombing attack — a "blitz" of bombs, you might say.

But stoicism in the face of bombing from the residents of London, England? Odd indeed.

After Bombs, London Is Stunned and Bloodied, but Oddly Stoic [NYT]

5:15 PM on Thu Jul 7 2005
By Jesse
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