tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740569507462865624.post2255330556768151300..comments2024-01-27T01:51:07.872-08:00Comments on Jot101: Angus Wilson and Evelyn Waugh - the tweed connectionJot101http://www.blogger.com/profile/04163335378108954329noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740569507462865624.post-75426210745368641822014-09-19T06:03:59.800-07:002014-09-19T06:03:59.800-07:00Just to note, the photo with the Japanese writing ...Just to note, the photo with the Japanese writing is upside down. Possibly dated 1969.10.2. Neat find!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740569507462865624.post-22638419915158867322014-09-15T08:49:34.775-07:002014-09-15T08:49:34.775-07:00I don't know about Japanese stereotypes concer...I don't know about Japanese stereotypes concerning British people, but a large number of Americans believe that all Brits speak with an Oxbridge accent, have tea and scones every afternoon, and wear tweed and Wellies when it rains. A friend's mother, ever fond of Brideshead-esque television programs available on Netflix, stumbled upon "Shameless" when it was suggested to her by the site's algorithm. "Those Australians!," she lamented after watching half of the first episode. She refused to believe that the show in any way portrayed British people. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740569507462865624.post-55521782815806843942014-09-15T02:45:30.576-07:002014-09-15T02:45:30.576-07:00Many thanks for this - am sure Wilson's day wi...Many thanks for this - am sure Wilson's day will return, as Orwell thought of AE Housman.Edwin Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05317173893948248954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740569507462865624.post-6433491542745593732014-09-15T01:50:59.009-07:002014-09-15T01:50:59.009-07:00I think the word you're looking for is "h...I think the word you're looking for is "houndstooth"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com