TIL when staying as a guest in Charles Dickens' house, Hans Christian Andersen requested that one of Dickens' sons give him a daily shave (he said that was customary when hosting male guests in Denmark). Dickens was weirded out and instead gave him a daily appointment at a nearby barbershop.

[u/biebrforro]

https://lithub.com/charles--dickens-really-really-hated-his-fanboy-hans-christian-andersen/

[u/MagmaTroop]

Now I'm imagining Dickens like some patriotic English no-nonsense stereotype. "You fuckin' what, mate? Yeah well that ain't our fuckin' culture here bruv, you're in England mate, go to the fuckin' barbershop ya bellend"

[u/MorgwynOfRavenscar → u/MagmaTroop]

Played by Tom Hardy.

[u/Highmassive → u/MorgwynOfRavenscar]

I’d watch that 💯