tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post6736522481877835126..comments2024-03-20T16:27:56.522+00:00Comments on Norfolk Blogger: Victoria's Empire - Victoria Wood is no Michael PalinNich Starlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-41269537767292989062008-05-26T14:27:00.000+01:002008-05-26T14:27:00.000+01:00actually the British did not built British-style b...actually the British did not built British-style buildings in their colonies out of arrogance, nor out of conveniece (for surely it would be easier to build a traditional style bungalow in the Kandian highlands than a British pavilion - plus British architects were not restrited in their talents purely to European-style buildings).<BR/>Instead, it was out of firstly a home-sickness and cultural longing for upper-middle class rural life. Secondly, a nostalgia for the past that modernity and progress seemed to be leaving behind, and finally a fear of environmental determinism and cultural degeneration resulting from living in the tropics.<BR/>So, both of you are wrongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-338227461548146202007-05-11T15:15:00.000+01:002007-05-11T15:15:00.000+01:00Readers might want to know that the above posting ...Readers might want to know that the above posting was one of nine messages left in the space of 14 minutes all from an anonymous user, all in a similar style and making the same point over and over.<BR/><BR/>I have not allowed the other eight to be published as they say nothing new or different and I suspect they are from the same person.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-71093534976430136782007-05-11T13:06:00.001+01:002007-05-11T13:06:00.001+01:00I'm not a massive fan of Victoria Wood, due to my ...I'm not a massive fan of Victoria Wood, due to my mum making me watch her stand up shows on video all the time when I was young. However, I sat down with my girlfriend last night to watch Victorias travels. And I found her delivery painful. She walked into a gold toilet and instead of marvel, she expressed that because she's from Lancashire she don't like that sort of thing. Then she tucked into some birds nest soup and openly mocked her hosts by laughing at the very idea of eating bird spit soup. All in all I think someone with an open mind would have been a better choice of presenter. And someone with less of an annoying voice. Not the scottish man from the second series of coast, he's even worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-89496454770354804882007-05-11T12:57:00.000+01:002007-05-11T12:57:00.000+01:00I can't believe you have taken time to write such ...I can't believe you have taken time to write such a lenghtly debate about it..., did it really offend you that much!?<BR/><BR/>Write something interesting and maybe you will have more hits on your site.<BR/><BR/>A worrying comment from another teacher...you want to learn from who exactly, us!?<BR/><BR/>Regulators aand observer's are watching this site. <BR/><BR/><BR/>A Female teacherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-58244281352860773572007-05-02T13:13:00.000+01:002007-05-02T13:13:00.000+01:00I don't know what you lot were expecting on a Sund...I don't know what you lot were expecting on a Sunday night. BBC1 is the place to go for glossy, entertaining programmes. If Norfolk Blogger was looking for a serious documentary surely someone of his towering iltellect would have opted for BBC2 or Discovery Channel. I think her delivery waw great - it was exactly what I was expecting which was a light-hearted personal look at what's left of the Victorian Empire's Legacy. Good viewing for a Sunday night in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-87010615859608065972007-04-30T15:40:00.000+01:002007-04-30T15:40:00.000+01:00I agree with Norfolk Blogger's apt comparison with...I agree with Norfolk Blogger's apt comparison with Michael Palin.<BR/>In her standup comedy role Victoria is both charming and witty.<BR/>In Victoria's Empire she was just frumpy and grumpy. And her potted history was trivial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-11098445845963840642007-04-29T22:58:00.000+01:002007-04-29T22:58:00.000+01:00Sorry, I did take it as a compliment and I was try...Sorry, I did take it as a compliment and I was trying (but it is lost in text) to make the point that I am sure you are a thoroughly decent guy too, so long as I see past your political colours and see the person.<BR/><BR/>I'm pleased you agree with some of the things I say. Most Lib dems I know are very normal people and we are not all in love with Europe either.<BR/><BR/>Cheers !Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-23578568954198282792007-04-29T22:53:00.000+01:002007-04-29T22:53:00.000+01:00NB, please don't take jest as prejudice. I though...NB, please don't take jest as prejudice. I thought I was paying you a compliment.David Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240242801763405583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-9105668272669685732007-04-29T22:49:00.000+01:002007-04-29T22:49:00.000+01:00David, Don't judge all Lib dems by your own prejud...David, Don't judge all Lib dems by your own prejudices. I have some good Tory friends and a colleague of mine is a Labour Councillor and he makes sense nearly all the time. The problem is we are all judged against the nutters in our own parties.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-89551636894442065552007-04-29T22:46:00.000+01:002007-04-29T22:46:00.000+01:00I don't suppose it occurred to Victoria Wood that ...<I>I don't suppose it occurred to Victoria Wood that people from Britain kn ow how to build British houses, so that is what they did. it wasn't arrogance, its called building what you know how to build</I><BR/><BR/>This argument seems far too rational to have come from a Lib Dem. I actually found myself agreeing with a few of the arguments made down your blog ... what's going on??David Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240242801763405583noreply@blogger.com