Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Having a go at the British

In the five years I've been living in the UK I've noted just how eager the British are to hear what other people - particularly the French - think of them.

When John Foreigner begins to speak the room suddenly takes on a hushed silence. Quiet now, this is important!

Jacques Monin's article How Britain Lost its Way which appeared in the G2 section of this morning's Guardian hasn't attracted quite the degree of vitriol in the comments that I had expected.

The piece is a bit smug.

You recognize all the nasty bits about the British, to be sure. As for the French, they seem to come off remarkably well in the article.

The author is probably homesick.

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