While we were in Vilanova the other day, with the kids, we found a boxed set of the entire series of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, for about 20&euro
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Well, Buster and the Pink Panther are American, of course.
But, yes, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and Fawlty Towers are English.
Mmmm, I have to say, I think America takes things a bit too far sometimes, in terms of identity and patriotism (I'm speaking of 'America' the entity, here, not individual Americans, though I've know individuals who also fit the bill).
Then again, the same could be said about Britain and, perhaps in some capacity or other, every nation. I think it's also the case that America, as maybe the strongest nation at the moment, comes across more loudly with it, if you see what I mean.
People tend to think it's the only one doing it but have they ever stopped to consider things such as the fact that Britain is part of the EU, with all the benefits that that brings, yet refuses to give up the pound? (just as one example) Or the fact that most (if not all) British people and those from their former colonies still regard it as being somehow separate from the rest of Europe, even though legally and politically it's not?
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This was an integral part of my upbringing, along with Fawlty Towers!
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But, yes, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and Fawlty Towers are English.
Mmmm, I have to say, I think America takes things a bit too far sometimes, in terms of identity and patriotism (I'm speaking of 'America' the entity, here, not individual Americans, though I've know individuals who also fit the bill).
Then again, the same could be said about Britain and, perhaps in some capacity or other, every nation. I think it's also the case that America, as maybe the strongest nation at the moment, comes across more loudly with it, if you see what I mean.
People tend to think it's the only one doing it but have they ever stopped to consider things such as the fact that Britain is part of the EU, with all the benefits that that brings, yet refuses to give up the pound? (just as one example)
Or the fact that most (if not all) British people and those from their former colonies still regard it as being somehow separate from the rest of Europe, even though legally and politically it's not?
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