Liverpool's ethnic mix is overwhelmingly white, beyond the now largely historic Chinese community; the dominant ethnic and cultural minority is Irish.

Were you up in Toxteth by any chance? Nothing highlights the scale of Liverpool's decline in the mid-20th century quite like the Toccy mansions, the level of wealth pumping through this city from the late 1700s to basically the 1950s was almost unbelievable - conservative estimates reckon that up until 1939 over 30% of all imported goods in the world went through the Liverpool docks.

I live basically 20 seconds from Penny Lane and the ever-present flow of tourists are somewhat amusing given that the song actually was actually written about another place entirely and Penny Lane was only used because it fit the rhythmn of the song.