"Just what is English culture?"

And there we go, the crux of the matter.

Whether we like it or not, there is often a large grain of truth in stereotypes. A stereotype is like a caricature, exaggerating certain features. But it is always instantly recognizable.

From the viewpoint of an American, and a reasonably well-educated one at that, not to mention a faithful watcher of PBS, which plays a lot of British dramas, both period and modern—I could, if I wish, attempt to come up with a stereotype of the English. But—I would immediately run into trouble, because going from the English Channel to the Scottish border, I could come up with a couple of dozen stereotypes!

Aye, there's the rub!

So, just what is this English culture that WAV is so eager to preserve and protect from insidious outsiders?

Don Firth