Had anyone heard this series on Radio 4 this week? Some episodes have (in my opinion) been better than others, eg the USA one seemed heavily tilted towards pop-culture. However the final one from Poland was absolutely terrific. It shed a new light on the Polish people and their troubled recent history. And if one wants an insight into how the EU...not to mention Brexit....is seen by others, do listen to at least the last 10 minutes.
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Tom Alban doing a terrific producing job on this too. Good for Mr MacGregor.Comment
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Haven't been listening to this, so thanks for the thumbs-up, ArdyOriginally posted by ardcarp View PostComment
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DO listen - it is sobering, unfussy, and unshowy, but quietly chilling.Comment
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Why are the British, uniquely in the world, so obsessed with how they are perceived by other countries?Comment
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Yes, once one of the very biggest and now very much not. Buses zipping by standing room only full, and all full of other commuters?Comment
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....Too much unfilled leisure time and cardboard caricatures that tell /show us to be 'unique'....I blame the Royal family and ignorant Engerland football hooligans - {in brief]....Originally posted by Conchis View Post
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Nobody alive today remembers a time when Britain had a significant empire.Originally posted by gradus View Post
There have been other imperial powers - Spain, Turkey - but they don’t seem to suffer from the same ‘perception obsession’ as the British.Comment
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Does it have to be an 'obsession'? It's quite interesting to know what other people think about us as individuals, so why not as a nation? Or how any group, 'they', sees our group, 'us'. It's a field of knowledge which might cause us to reflect, mutual understanding.Originally posted by Conchis View PostComment
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indeed....and don't we have very very many [a few in the scheme of things] subsidised academics and curators and achivists and societies poking around in dust and flakey books and documents and artefacts [and scorees] to do just that ....while Rome [ok an insurance job on a Bradford Mill] burns....Originally posted by John Locke View Post
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Do we know it is "unique"? Useful to hear from Forunistas in France, the US or any other countries if there are any "Do They Mean Us?"-type programmes/documentaries that feature in broadcasts there.Originally posted by Conchis View Post[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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Ah bonjour monsieur (eet eeez Rennee from France)...."Zee Engleesh smell of Elderberries".....Bof....Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Postbong chingComment
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Are you serious, monsieur? 'Ops, rather than helderberries?Originally posted by eighthobstruction View PostComment
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