tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post115878165686111635..comments2023-11-05T08:01:10.010+00:00Comments on Think of England: Whither Canada?Brithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-1159020791216204572006-09-23T15:13:00.000+01:002006-09-23T15:13:00.000+01:00No, I just thought it was a nice piece of writing....No, I just thought it was a nice piece of writing.<BR/><BR/><I>There walk, as yet, no ghosts of lovers in Canadian lanes.</I>Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-1158930760074444932006-09-22T14:12:00.000+01:002006-09-22T14:12:00.000+01:00You'd have to prove that by sending me a couple of...You'd have to prove that by sending me a couple of crates.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-1158916060232755742006-09-22T10:07:00.000+01:002006-09-22T10:07:00.000+01:00Maybe a moose. Or a mountie.Or a mountie on a moos...Maybe a moose. Or a mountie.<BR/><BR/>Or a mountie on a moose. That's pretty much Canada, isn't it? A mountie on a moose? Yes?Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-1158852833806829002006-09-21T16:33:00.000+01:002006-09-21T16:33:00.000+01:00I would say "artificial" rather than "brittle."I would say "artificial" rather than "brittle."Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-1158836498064112832006-09-21T12:01:00.000+01:002006-09-21T12:01:00.000+01:00Ah but I think it's the other way about. Paxman et...Ah but I think it's the other way about. Paxman et al enjoy pointing out how silly and droll it all is, while slyly concluding how great we are.<BR/><BR/>Everybody knows that only the fundamentally self-assured can convincingly engage in self-mockery.<BR/><BR/>Maybe 'brittle' is too snobbish or harsh a word.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps it's like an American block of steel versus a European oak. Very strong,Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-1158832117628716672006-09-21T10:48:00.000+01:002006-09-21T10:48:00.000+01:00Are New Worldians more moved and informed than Eur...Are New Worldians more moved and informed than Europeans? Maybe they are, or, they take it much less for granted, anyway.<BR/><BR/>History is extremely popular in Britain though (and historical biography is uniquely popular in Britain, I’ve heard). Every few months there’s a new blockbusting TV series of the history of the Romans in Britain, or the Tudors and Stewarts etc.<BR/><BR/>I suppose thatBrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.com