@tnakai1971jp i thought you were kidding :) i'm sure every country has it's share of shrill wives, drunken boors, and hopeless bureaucrats- as well as the more enjoyable types.
As for that image, i've heard that idea expressed before by fictional characters, and seen it in films, probably it started long ago from some social discrepancy between the peoples. all stereotypes come from lack of understanding, don't they.
We in Japan has this image on England that nothing ever goes wrong there. The Empire with style and dignity, rectitude maintained by the Sovereign, all the ceremonies with wonderful costumes - this is England in Japan.
Virtually no one in Japan is aware of oppressive wives, or high unemployment and people living rough in places like Liverpool.
Anyway, we all love England and English people in Japan.
This is a wonderful biography! At first I did't realize just WHO Mr. Eddington WAS -- but of course as soon as I found & began viewing Pt. 1, I said, "Oh Yes! Of Course! The Minister in "Yes, Minister!"
Gee Whiz! I'd just finished viewing Helen Mirren's terrific presentation of Nigel Hawthorne ("Sir Humphrey")!
So am just THRILLED to find this most deserved tribute to Paul Eddington!!
Thank you SO MUCH TobleroneTV! I so appreciate it! YAY!
I was not aware that there were oppressive wives in England.
tnakai1971jp 1 year ago
@tnakai1971jp thanks, i laughed a long time over that :D
Dagarvs 4 months ago
@Dagarvs
We in Japan also have a sort of image on men in England - they are not interested in sex. How we ended up with this kind of image, I cannot tell.
tnakai1971jp 4 months ago
@tnakai1971jp i thought you were kidding :) i'm sure every country has it's share of shrill wives, drunken boors, and hopeless bureaucrats- as well as the more enjoyable types.
As for that image, i've heard that idea expressed before by fictional characters, and seen it in films, probably it started long ago from some social discrepancy between the peoples. all stereotypes come from lack of understanding, don't they.
Dagarvs 4 months ago
@Dagarvs
We in Japan has this image on England that nothing ever goes wrong there. The Empire with style and dignity, rectitude maintained by the Sovereign, all the ceremonies with wonderful costumes - this is England in Japan.
Virtually no one in Japan is aware of oppressive wives, or high unemployment and people living rough in places like Liverpool.
Anyway, we all love England and English people in Japan.
tnakai1971jp 4 months ago
RIP Paul and Nigel you are missed.
Chanks420 1 year ago
have been a life long fan and never knew of thiis.Thanks so much
What a joyful human being
BrendaTheEnormous 2 years ago 3
This is a wonderful biography! At first I did't realize just WHO Mr. Eddington WAS -- but of course as soon as I found & began viewing Pt. 1, I said, "Oh Yes! Of Course! The Minister in "Yes, Minister!"
Gee Whiz! I'd just finished viewing Helen Mirren's terrific presentation of Nigel Hawthorne ("Sir Humphrey")!
So am just THRILLED to find this most deserved tribute to Paul Eddington!!
Thank you SO MUCH TobleroneTV! I so appreciate it! YAY!
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evernetherall 2 years ago 8