Archive for the ‘Tradition’ Category

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Frenchman…

January 20th, 2009 at 5:39 am

Driving back to New York after Christmas with The In Laws upstate, The Special One and I were listening to the radio in a bid to keep ourselves awake. After a number of alt.rock classics, the DJ launched into a tirade against French music, and made a number of jokes at the expense of the [...]

There’s no place like home

December 17th, 2008 at 10:44 am

For somebody who isn’t remotely patriotic, has no celebratory mugs bearing images of the Queen or Prince Edward, and wouldn’t be able to tell you which way up a Union Jack flag is meant to be even if you paid him, I have to say that ‘being British’ is something I enjoy and am proud [...]

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