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Thread #116994   Message #2523607
Posted By: Folkiedave
24-Dec-08 - 04:14 AM
Thread Name: English Culture - What is it?
Subject: RE: English Culture - What is it?
George Best was part of the England World Cup Squad,

Lizzie it is possible to be interested in football and folk music.

Thus people will tell you that frankly it is impossible for someone who played for Northern Ireland at football to play for England at football too.

Now if you can get a simple, checkable fact like that wrong what dos it say for the rest of your post?

And the younger generation started to be raised on murder, infidelity, wife-beating, alcoholism, treachery, depression, unhappiness. You name it, it's in there, and to me at least, the damage that has been wrought on two generations, because of how that programme has been copied by others and that sort of outlook is now so rife on our TVs and in our lives, has been one of the most terrible things to happen in a long time.

There are two simple answer to the programmes on TV.

The first is to get Sky. Then you could watch football and perhaps have more idea of what you are talking about.

The second is to do without TV.