I remember hearing an interview with an elderly French political grandee (possibly ex-ambassador) saying "The great problem with the British is their difficulty in seeing the difference between … (View Post)

I've always imagined boats coming from the eastern Med, up round Spain to the Basques, then heading up to Cornwall - very decent money to be made (see also endless BBC mini-breaks by celebrity c… (View Post)

It can sometimes be worthwhile looking up the country-specific wikipedia's (eg, https://fr.wikipedia.org/) to get a comparison with the English-speaking version. I quite often use reddit's … (View Post)

I must remember and watch North By Northwest again over the break. (View Post)

OT, but I thought this was quite well written https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/12/12/the-strange-case-of-britains-demise "The strange case of Britain’s demise A country that prided itself … (View Post)