If you ever go to Bicester Retail village the Clark’s shop is usually very busy with Chinese tourists. I asked the manager and he said it’s a premium brand over there and they represented 75-80% of the trade most weeks. Most buying several pairs. Pre Covid that is.
Anyway I digress. Couldn’t care less if we get City status. On an episode of Inside No9 there is a line that went “Are they your City shorts?” No they are clean on!
Every shop in Bicester Village is busy with bloody Chinese tourists!
Remember my mate at University in Norwich, asked bus driver; "Are you going into town?"
(Adopt carrot crunching accent here)
"No...we go into the city though"
On the Ball City!