Re: Proud to be English
Re: Proud to be English
Re: Proud to be English
Re: Proud to be English
Re: Proud to be English
You don't have any say in where you are born, so it does not mean you should automatically feel proud. I was born in London but ended up here in NZ at my father's choice as he was on loan to the RNZN for 3 years. At the end of the 3 years it coincided with a commission period so he had the option of signing on for a further period and returning to Britain or opting out and staying. After completing secondary school and a couple of years working in the tourist industry I thought I would go and see if he had made the right decision. I worked in Europe, mostly in England for 3 years in photography (for B.Bennett & Sons Ltd (no relation! ). Later I worked in Brighton and Torquay. It's hard to generalise about a population , there will be good and bad everywhere, but I was disappointed by many of the contacts I had . Shop assistants that would just stare at you until you spoke. Not often a smile or a greeting. Hotel managers who diverted half of the 10% service charge to their pockets. I have been back twice in 2008 and 2009 and was spoiled by my wife's relations but that same lack of empathy seemed to emanate from shop assistants who seemed unable to smile.Re: Proud to be English
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