Category Archives: thought piece

Life, Times, Rants #grumble #whinge

Posted on Jul 29, 2019 by

We do live in some interesting times in the UK, with a self-confessed reincarnated olive as our premier and with the Transylvanian Member for the eighteenth century in charge of the House of Commons and who has issued his own … Continue reading →

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What A Mandarin Speaking Brummie Taught Me

Posted on Jul 26, 2019 by

In the light of the now infamous ‘go back where you’re from’ comment I’d like to reshare a post from a year ago on the subject of differences… I helped at a shelter last week. Amongst the clients who turned … Continue reading →

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Shoes Have No Soul

Posted on Jul 23, 2019 by

I bought new shoes for the forthcoming nuptials. Brown lace ups from Sons of London, an online emporia of gentlemen’s shoddery. This was under instruction from the happy couple to ensure I am fully compliant with the tonal requirements of … Continue reading →

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Jellyfish – A Review and Thoughts On Differences #theatre #review #thoughtpiece

Posted on Jul 18, 2019 by

I am a product of my upbringing and environment and have lived through many changes in attitude and the acceptability of cultural memes and the understanding of how societal approaches can impact others adversely. Today there’s a storm around the … Continue reading →

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A Walk In The Woods #thoughtpiece

Posted on Jul 8, 2019 by

I happened to be walking around Dunwich Forest in Suffolk yesterday. It’s a calming place when you dodge the logging that is happening in a few places. Then I came upon a man with two spaniels. He was ahead of … Continue reading →

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So What Does It Make Me?

Posted on Jun 15, 2019 by

There are many ways in which my wife and I are different. Fr’instance if we are driving on a road with two or more lanes and one of the lanes begins to disappear – the road narrows or there are … Continue reading →

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Part Four: Ten do’s and don’t’s for the Anglo-Saxon visitor to France #france #french

Posted on Jun 13, 2019 by

Do go. Don’t go via Calais unless you hail from Redditch in which case the comparison will be positive Do try and speak the language Don’t try too hard to speak the language because you won’t understand the answer – … Continue reading →

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