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I wanted to create a space for for men
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to come together like myself, which I
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didn't think there was a space initially
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other than the traditional sort of sit
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round in a circle type um organizations
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that are out there, which are amazing
0:12
for some people, but I felt there's
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definitely a space for guys to come
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together using the great outdoors to um
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have some conversations about what's on
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>> What is it specifically about working in
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the city of London that makes this
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initiative so important for local
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workers? I guess like the stereotypical
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thing of where if you're in a higher
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powered position, you don't tend to talk
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that much and you sort of fight your way
0:32
to the top and you keep it all within.
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It's really difficult to get any man to
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come down and talk. When you come into
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the city, it's going to be even harder.
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But we're definitely um a space where
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any guy can come down, you know, and
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whatever's in your bank account or
0:46
whatever job you do is just put to the
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side. Wherever you are in life, a
0:49
bloke's a bloke, right? you know, we've
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probably got a lot of the same issues
0:53
and we definitely find out um that is
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the case a lot of the time.
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>> When I think about unwinding, relaxing,
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socializing around the city, I normally
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>> Why is it important to have a sober,
1:04
active alternative to that?
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>> I'm a great fan of the pub myself. Um
1:08
but I don't drink anymore, but I like
1:10
the environment of a pub. I think it's
1:11
it's got a good sense of a community in
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a lot of pubs, right? But um I think
1:15
what guys tend to do is we self-medicate
1:17
a lot for our problems, right? So
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instead of actually confronting it and
1:21
admitting any level of vulnerability,
1:23
it's a few pints, forget about it, and
1:25
wake up with a sore head in the morning
1:26
with a problem still there.
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>> So, [snorts] um I think it's really
1:29
important to not say to take that away
1:31
from your life, but to add something a
1:33
little bit extra that allows you to have
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a space to talk. Um, if you're going to
1:37
the pub and drinking excessively because
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you're not willing to face your
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problems, that's where the problem
