Continue to be fascinated by the shifting demographics as we live in different places. There is an Aldi (German supermarket known for very good prices) on Kilburn High Street, the shopping area nearest where we are staying. And also a slightly smaller Aldi near Finchley Road station, very near some places we have stayed in the past. Have always preferred the FR Aldi, mostly because it is less crowded, quieter, little queuing.
So today, having other errands that take us that way, we stop at the FR Aldi. Prices mostly the same, although in a couple of cases they seem very slightly higher than we remember from KHS. Much quieter here. And a somewhat different clientele it seems. Well, it is a neighbourhood that is better off. Better selection of mustards, for example, and much wider selection of wine. But the most interesting thing is that the wine bottles - or at least the ones in our price range - have no security tags (the kind removable only with a very good saw or explosives). Presume that the people in this area not necessarily more honest than those in Kilburn but less prepared to risk their reputations for a bottle of vin ordinaire. Household incomes in this neighbourhood run about 40% higher than in nearby Kilburn, less than a mile and a half away.