My grandmother was taught French in an (English) convent pre-war. She never talked in French to my mother, but near her death, when she had dementia, she would only talk in French. Brains are weird. (View Post)

Did you accidentally sit on a Nokia? (View Post)

Before Russia invaded Ukraine in February, I'd probably have agreed with a lot of that article, for several reasons: *) Russia's performance against Ukraine since 2014 had been good (although AIUI th… (View Post)

Whatever. (View Post)

I won't go on a rant such as Topping's from earlier, but 'driverless trains' keep on coming up with alarming frequency on here, and the reasons it's currently a non-starter are also trotted out. It's… (View Post)