Brexit is a bracing reminder, the two said, of how different London is from the rest of the country — how it can feel like a world apart, a place unto itself. London just elected its first Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, whose parents moved to the city from Pakistan in the 1960s. Ms. Williams said she had not seen any advantages to European Union membership, only more people coming from Eastern Europe and using London’s already stretched public services. “London is like the capital of Europe, and it’s the biggest financial capital in the world,” said Alexandra Lewis, 19, a college student in Bristol. “I don’t want to be seen as superior, or trying to lecture them about what to do,” she said.

Source: New York Times July 03, 2016 23:26 UTC