Comments | gaoldman: Not everything beautiful is pretty.

gaoldman

Not everything beautiful is pretty.

Jan 09, 2007 17:06

I caught a glimpse of the English as seen through the eyes of Americans. Public broadcasting would have you believe that England was frozen in time, at least 30 years ago, trapped in surreal, unfinished skits or trapped among the hems of flowered dresses and wide eyed asides to the camera. The movies would have you believe that we're best as steely ( Read more... )

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fiennes_r January 9 2007, 20:56:08 UTC

The stereotypes are perhaps more accurate than we'd like to admit. You and I are brilliant as steely villains, at the very least.

gaoldman January 10 2007, 19:27:25 UTC

I don't know what you're on about, Rafe. I've never played a villain in my life.

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gaoldman January 10 2007, 19:28:19 UTC

Fear of tinnitus.

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gaoldman January 11 2007, 19:29:08 UTC

You know all of this already. You've seen it first hand.

kapranosfranz January 10 2007, 05:46:58 UTC

I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear
I like my toast done on one side
And you can hear it in my accent when I talk
I'm an Englishman in New York

As much as we hate to admit it, we're more of the stereotype than we want to believe. You can't let go of the place you grew up in and that's a good thing. It makes the world a more interesting place.

gaoldman January 10 2007, 19:32:59 UTC

I quite agree. Though I do like a good coffee. But not at four p.m.

zellwegerkr January 10 2007, 06:42:34 UTC

Well while I am American, I must say I enjoy most of those stereotypes about your lovely country. I really do often find myself craving beans and toast back here in the states.

gaoldman January 10 2007, 19:34:58 UTC

I think most of England would embrace you as an honourary Brit. Beans and toast can never be replicated in the States. It's down to the sauce. Remind me to tell you the secret of ex-pats who stumbled on a close substitute.

applef January 11 2007, 06:37:06 UTC

Okay, okay. I watched Mrs. Marple, will I be shot for it? Be kind, aim for the knees. Who needs to walk?

I never feel as if your entries need any suitable comment, they're much more like a glorious narrative, a peak into the brain of a mad scientist who only needs his quiet mumblings to sustain him. I will only say that I'm glad that time has passed and there isn't a strikethrough plaguing the house of your namesake.

gaoldman January 11 2007, 19:28:05 UTC

Shot? Why would I waste a bullet when I can just FALAKA? (That will never not be an option.)

I don't know. I like comments. It makes me believe that people read this shit. And five did.

Sorry I missed your feverish blurting. I have this terrible tendency to leave my laptop open and it reconnects itself on a whim, it seems. I don't know what icon I'm about to use, so ignore it.