tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14496565.post115143608046280651..comments2008-09-28T22:33:34.540+01:00Comments on The Silver Eel: The Silver Eelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03615661656637047142noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14496565.post-1151609789237065802006-06-29T20:36:00.000+01:002006-06-29T20:36:00.000+01:00Ironic that the sale of council houses was one of ...Ironic that the sale of council houses was one of her most popular policies. As Bismarck(?) said, if you give a man a pension, he stops being a revolutionary. Of course one can <I>learn</I> to belong, insofar as any incomer can, but this takes patience and sensitivity and a degree of humility, and curiosity about the local culture, but this is something you never see on these programmes. As usual with TV, a real missed opportunity. And as Yvonne notes, most people can't even be bothered to learn a few word of the local lingo when they go abroad.The Silver Eelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03615661656637047142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14496565.post-1151442021395678002006-06-27T22:00:00.000+01:002006-06-27T22:00:00.000+01:00Totally agree - living somewhere where you don't b...Totally agree - living somewhere where you don't belong but see only as some sort of business investment strikes me as dreadfully sad and a sign of someone with a to let sign on their soul. A real legacy of the Thatcher era.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257155435655575336noreply@blogger.com