this is interesting. Is that a fixed expression in English? Originally, Brighton is really very very dirty place??
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It's who you take with you LOL!
its what couples get up to when they are there!
No, Brighton isn't a dirty beach, but it's basically the closest beach to London, so it is 'dirty' as in the opposite of 'happy families', not 'dirth' as in the opposite of 'clean.' It's where couples (legit or otherwise) go for weekend getaways. So, it's kind of like saying 'a dirty weekend' meaning a couple going away for the weekend to do . . . . well, what couples do on weekends away . . . . and often it is used by couples who are having affairs, that's why it's considered 'dirty' rather than 'happy families'. Dirty as in 'secretive.' Not 'dirty' as in 'unclean.' if you see what I mean! You kind of have to understand the meaning of 'a dirty weekend.' It's not talking about literal dirt!
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No, Brighton is not particularly dirty.
The expression you are looking for comes from, "A dirty weekend in Brighton."
Back in the 1950s when divorce was next to impossible here in UK a man who wanted a divorce would either take his girlfriend away for a dirty weekend in Brighton, or else hire a young woman, who he would go with to a hotel in Brighton having already arranged for photographs to be taken by a private detective. Often it would be arranged for the camera wielding detective to burst into the bedroom and find the couple on the bed in some compromising situation.
This 'evidence' could then be used in a divorce case by the man's wife so they could get their divorce.
People still go for a dirty weekend in Brighton, but not for a divorce.
I should think the expression "A dirty weekend in Brighton", no has many more meanings than was originally the case. But my explanation above explains the origins of it all. What happens now is anyone's guess!
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BBC - EastEnders - Episodes - Dirty Weekend in BrightonDirty Weekend in Brighton. Mon 14 May 2001. The darts team arrive in Brighton. Lynne wants a romantic weekend, Garry wants to ... On bbc.co.uk/eastenders ...
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UK: What happened to dirty weekends in Brighton? | Travel | The ...My first dirty weekend in Brighton consisted of two rather awkward . Hotel Pelirocco 10 Regency Square, Brighton (01273 327055; hotelpelirocco.co.uk). ...
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