The Dixie Queen Mississippi paddle boat just doesn't seem out of place in London. Firstly, London is such a culturally diverse city that it's unusual when you can't see anything from another time or place.
Secondly it's a simulacra. A fake. A replica. There's something very London about that, at least very London right now. In a culture where authenticity is on the wane and instead replicated things and experiences are on the increase; then the Dixie Queen seems to fit in perfectly.
Irish Pubs, Chinese Takeways, Hackney Carriages, The Royal Family, Democracy, The Globe Theatre, London Dungeon, Nightclubs, Tower Bridge, Pirates. All trying to be something else, or at least pretending to be something they're not. But in doing so for such a long time, they now define what they are pretending to be.
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