I have been reading Alexander McCall Smith’s latest novel, ‘Cordoruy Mansions’ on line and was struck on this freezing cold, wet and windy day in N.Ireland, as I read this: ‘The British certainly lived in conditions of great discomfort, with their cold, draughty homes and their admiration for a culture of cold showers. But did they actually like to be uncomfortable, or did they accept discomfort as a constant factor in British life, like bad weather and run-down trains?’ Can anyone answer this for me?
Posted by: coastalreflections | November 10, 2008
Do the British actually like to be uncomfortable?
Posted in From Switzerland to Ireland
Maybe if they don’t learn to like it, they crack up? But perhaps they don’t like it at all: the DT today suggests that moaning is the national characteristic! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/11/10/do1007.xml
By: coastalpastor on November 11, 2008
at 8:47 pm
As a Brit abroad (enjoying the good life “on the continent”) there’s not too much that I really miss about Britain – certainly not the damp, rain, overcrowed trains, the tribal politics nor the overcrowded roads. My nightmare is that God will one day call us back to the U.K.
By: Roy and Shirley on November 14, 2008
at 4:46 pm