"The English Character" by E M Forster (essay reading)

[daleashierpaking]

its nice.

[auitane]

Putting aside the dubious assertion that calling someone a racist ruins their lives and is essentially a modern day cry of which, honestly this doesn't seem like "racism" in the sense that you're trying to imply. He's talking about social tendencies brought about in a segment of English society because of the way in which they're socialized. It's a criticism of a national psychology and ethos, bound up in a criticism of the institution he believes creates that ethos--the "public" schools.

[testing4echo]

As a fan of some Jane Austen novels (and many other works set in that time period) I've often wondered why the English men are often portrayed as these emotionally constipated, austere and sometimes stoic characters who treat expressions from the heart as some sort of embarrassment. Anger, power, indifference and condescension are portrayed as the norm for them. This is the first piece that I've seen which seems to address this, so I am excited to read it.

[andrewshere]

Thank you for this and for your additional notes. One small point, you say "solidarity" but the text correctly reads "solidity." Sorry for nit-picking. See this more as a kind of footnote. Thanks again, your extensive work here on You Tube is much appreciated.

[SpokenVerse]

@andrewshere So noted. There's a slight difference of meaning: solidarity means united in a common purpose, whwreas solidity means soundness or financial stability It's almost impossible to avoid minor errors.

I have a two hour limit for making a video. Tracking errors down fixing them increases labour in exchange for diminishing benefits. If it's good enough I let it stand.

[DeLpHoRtAl4KeEp]

@andrewshere American English vs The Queen's English

[EyeLean5280]

Nice choice, nice reading and nice painting! Thanks.