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- Fri Jul 31, 2020 7:59 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: Black Lives Matter
- Replies: 101
- Views: 61281
Re: Black Lives Matter
In my last major job it might have been difficult for a female; there were competence qualifications, a language skill requirement and the need to travel - I reckoned on 500,000 miles in the air per year. Yes, one girl did fit but they were exceptionally rare. Which of those would have been difficu...
- Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:46 pm
- Forum: Abuse cases and related discussions
- Topic: Elizabeth Cairncross
- Replies: 129
- Views: 191453
Re: Elizabeth Cairncross
Not in the mid-80s when Otter was at CH.sejintenej wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:32 pmMy guess is that he was white in a country which has become anti-white.
- Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:02 am
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: Black Lives Matter
- Replies: 101
- Views: 61281
Re: Black Lives Matter
Given that you were at CH I think it very likely that any such accent was forceably removed. Mr Jones, housemaster in Prep A was very down on regional dialects as my ass found out. I think you'll find some things have changed since the 1950s... Who will decide? perhaps the BBC who were doing a reas...
- Sat Jul 25, 2020 8:38 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Cross-country runs
- Replies: 45
- Views: 32233
Re: Cross-country runs
Yes, matches came in very handy for a fire to warm you up half way round the course...
- Sun Jul 19, 2020 7:18 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: GRACE
- Replies: 71
- Views: 35778
- Sun Jul 19, 2020 7:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: From the sublime to the ridiculous
- Replies: 293
- Views: 152256
Re: From the sublime to the ridiculous
As for this "Black Lives" palaver, I accept that black people, Asian (?yellow) foreign and British people all have exactly the same rights to life. I do object to picking out one group as being better than others which is what the present movement implies. This is not what the Black Lives...
- Sun Jul 19, 2020 2:06 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: GRACE
- Replies: 71
- Views: 35778
- Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:58 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: From the sublime to the ridiculous
- Replies: 293
- Views: 152256
Re: From the sublime to the ridiculous
Tell me about it... and not just Brits by any means. I've spent a fair bit of my life overseas; most recently 14 years in Thailand until I returned to the UK 3 years ago. They say travel broadens the mind, but I've seen precious little evidence of that. This really surprises me. Surely YOU can acce...
- Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: From the sublime to the ridiculous
- Replies: 293
- Views: 152256
Re: From the sublime to the ridiculous
To be fair on David, he was only posting something which he hoped would amuse us; I don't think that makes him a racist, sexist or homophobe. I agree, though I think the original author has some questions to answer... To be honest, when I saw David's post I raised an eyebrow (actually I raised both...
- Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: From the sublime to the ridiculous
- Replies: 293
- Views: 152256
Re: From the sublime to the ridiculous
... I have come across just as many undesirable white Brits as foreigners Tell me about it... and not just Brits by any means. I've spent a fair bit of my life overseas; most recently 14 years in Thailand until I returned to the UK 3 years ago. They say travel broadens the mind, but I've seen preci...
- Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:48 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: GRACE
- Replies: 71
- Views: 35778
Re: GRACE
Consciously or unconsciously (it was never discussed AFAIR), some Grecians in my time obviously felt it to be 'uncool' to read Grace too clearly, resulting in something of a rushed mumble, though I don't remember Killer ever telling anyone to read it again. As a natural performer I couldn't bring my...
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:13 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: GRACE
- Replies: 71
- Views: 35778
Re: GRACE
Roger Allam?
- Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: RESEARCH - FLYING BOMB
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7345
Re: RESEARCH - FLYING BOMB
The CH San thread in Oct 2017: https://www.chforum.info/php/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=5069&p=139049&hilit=bomb#p139049 Re: CH San Unread post by Kit Bartlett » Mon Oct 23, 2017 5:05 pm There is a reference to the flying bomb incident on Page 2 of The Blue Volume LXXII November-December 1944. ...
- Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: CH, Degrees and PPE (not the Coronavirus sort)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 13560
Re: CH, Degrees and PPE (not the Coronavirus sort)
why the school these days has to employ what seem to be dedicated staff in sports, arts, drama, etc. There are multiple reasons why and I think that one of the biggest drivers is to keep up with parental expectations these days. This isn't just a CH-specific thing, but a UK-wide issue. A belief tha...
- Mon Jun 15, 2020 3:31 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: CH, Degrees and PPE (not the Coronavirus sort)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 13560