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Thread #116994   Message #2518289
Posted By: Lizzie Cornish 1
17-Dec-08 - 05:05 PM
Thread Name: English Culture - What is it?
Subject: RE: English Culture - What is it?
I don't like the comment above, regardless of who wrote it. I didn't like the insinuation behind it, which, to me at least is, that if you dare to talk about anything coming from, or belonging to England, then you're being incredibly arrogant, and 'let's get back to putting people against walls and shooting them.'

Pardon?

Cricket came from the English, so, it's part of English culture/heritage, as in, an English game. Yet, anyone can play it, as PE said. Flamenco dancing came from the Spanish, but anyone can dance it. Would the same have been said about the Spanish there, as was said about the English? I think not.


Yes, I was well aware it wasn't Elgar. Thank you.