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Dee Gill Posts: 42 Joined: 11th Apr 2010 Location: USA | quotePosted at 16:25 on 23rd April 2010 Just posted on the Intro thread about a book I picked up from the library - The Anglo files - by Sarah Lyall- I thought a quote from her intro is quite fitting here - "Suffice it to say, Sarah Lyall's England, now awash in money, is no longer George Orwell's land of old maids cycling to Holy Communion through the morning mist". |
Ron Brind Posts: 19044 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 20:39 on 5th May 2010 Awash with money Dee? That was before our old mate Gordon got his hands on it! And the cycling will be Gordon on his bike asking for forgiveness at the local Church. |
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 14:25 on 6th May 2010 We're ok to say we're English? i am!! my daughter gets taught about old England at school!! in fact i had to help make a concentric castle the other week!
I love England ...and i love the old buildings the countryside etc ...but English people are pretty much all mongrels!! we have been invaded lots of times ..and taken up other traditions and carried on!! so what does been English mean?? been adaptable to change?? |
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 14:50 on 6th May 2010 Sounds like America Jason. A melting pot! |
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