tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post116841575521735801..comments2023-11-05T13:45:44.033+01:00Comments on Praguetory: Why Do It?Praguetoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520923731691837948noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post-1168503474334883252007-01-11T09:17:00.000+01:002007-01-11T09:17:00.000+01:00Expats become plus royaliste que le roi. They meet...Expats become plus royaliste que le roi. They meet so many foreigners who regale them with tales of an England long-gone, one that had some character and respect even if not universally loved. That is why the expat wonders where the train de-railed.<BR/><BR/>There was a theory that the intelligent ones had been killed on The Somme and that a generation of fiancees never married or had children becoming instead spinster schoolteachers in the interwar period when teachers lost their jobs upon marriage.<BR/><BR/>Probably it had much to do with postwar dillusionment followed by a sense of disempowerment - that Inertia - the basic force of most Britons overwhelmed the motive force of the dynamic like sludge in a crankcase. <BR/><BR/>Just look at Europe - if you cannot be a pop star or a footballer it is best to work for The State and have job security and regular income. I used to look at the nice villas in Bonn along the Rhine - too expensive for mere executives - but beyond the pocketbooks of the residents. They were Beamte who had bought in the 1950s and just sat still.........regular income - and a ban on any industrial sites within a ?km radius of Bonn meant it was a geschlossene Gesellschaft (closed society) of the Annuity ClassAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post-1168467296196576492007-01-10T23:14:00.000+01:002007-01-10T23:14:00.000+01:00We all have this. Keep on your blog is getting bet...We all have this. Keep on your blog is getting better and better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post-1168467236221806652007-01-10T23:13:00.000+01:002007-01-10T23:13:00.000+01:00I gave up on the motherland years ago; it's unplea...I gave up on the motherland years ago; it's unpleasant in so many ways. I don't blame Labour or anyone else for it. I gave up on this land more recently, but it's still a much, much nicer place to live...Richard Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778236740382250927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post-1168452965246021292007-01-10T19:16:00.000+01:002007-01-10T19:16:00.000+01:00I was good at Chess once. I was fifth in my age gr...I was good at Chess once. I was fifth in my age group for a young persons' competition across the whole of Wales in the summer of 1996. But it doesn't sound so good when I say there were only 5 people (including me) playing that age group.Damon Lordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060702905405453616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post-1168438014108663732007-01-10T15:06:00.000+01:002007-01-10T15:06:00.000+01:00PT, you should try www.redhotpawn.com. I'm happy t...PT, you should try <A HREF="http://www.redhotpawn.com/" REL="nofollow">www.redhotpawn.com</A>. I'm happy to give you a game if you want one!Snafuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069053283344578792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post-1168436636068423082007-01-10T14:43:00.000+01:002007-01-10T14:43:00.000+01:0032GG32GGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post-1168427490149096962007-01-10T12:11:00.000+01:002007-01-10T12:11:00.000+01:001.c51.c5Praguetoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520923731691837948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post-1168421330984909072007-01-10T10:28:00.000+01:002007-01-10T10:28:00.000+01:001. e41. e4kinglearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252474133821652670noreply@blogger.com