Anyone watch 'Make Leicester British' ?

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OP - November 05, 2014, 07:48 AM

It was on channel 4 and is on 4od http://www.channel4.com/programmes/make-leicester-british/4od

What did you think of it ?
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Reply #1 - November 08, 2014, 01:06 AM

I watched it. I found it very interesting; in The Netherlands there was a similar program on, it is called Typically Dutch (translated) and the format was kind of like the same. What I noticed is that the Leicester version is way more 'politically incorrect' than the Dutch version. In the Dutch version the problems arose with a muslim not wanting alcohol at the table, so he withdrew himself after the others didn't want to concede to drinking no alcohol and the group was chased out of somewhere because this muslim started to pray in public.

There was also a gay in the program and of course he was sided with the muslim, and then he dressed up in drag and everyone was shocked. Well, I thought is was provoking but at the end of the day the muslim started the provocative behaviour, so he had it coming .

I wonder how the Leicester version was commented on in England.
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Reply #2 - November 08, 2014, 10:10 AM

The Lithuanian guy asked if there was anyone Lithuanian in British history and someone replied no. Actually, King Arthur and his round table possibly were!

When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it.

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Reply #3 - November 08, 2014, 06:46 PM

King Arthur Lithuanian? Please tell more!

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Der mutige Springer erreicht sie doch.

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Reply #4 - November 08, 2014, 11:28 PM

If he existed it is possible he was a Roman Mercenary from Eastern Europe - the Kiera Knightley film had that hypothesis.

In fact historically the Church of England had closer links with the Orthodox Church and only went Roman at Whitby.

When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it.

A.A. Milne,

"We cannot slaughter each other out of the human impasse"
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