tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059875527110518860.post1253601189862944844..comments2023-09-16T12:25:53.804+01:00Comments on Tania Kindersley: Quote of the dayTania Kindersleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059875527110518860.post-74611221741602161102011-12-26T16:19:20.039+00:002011-12-26T16:19:20.039+00:00Best guess is that the speaker meant that Lawford ...Best guess is that the speaker meant that Lawford did not overemphasize his Britishness. Sadly, too many Americans are not very aware of those wonderful British (and Canadian) qualities of politeness, modesty and understated strength. Off the cuff, many think instead of the Oxbridge accent, the finicky manners that used to mark British characters in old movies, etc. Both of those characterizations---or more precisely, caricatures---are still used mindlessly in advertising in the US. Lawford was able to British, but not so much as to scare the horses (by American standards). Go figure.<br /><br />BirdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059875527110518860.post-9409323202619341342011-12-24T14:59:43.712+00:002011-12-24T14:59:43.712+00:00Thanks for the heads up on the Peter Lawford docum...Thanks for the heads up on the Peter Lawford documentary, will definitely be tuning into that one on Radio 4. <br /><br />On the subject of very British things to do, how about our wonderful habit of apologising even if someone bumps into us in the street and our instinct to always form a queue in an orderly fashion no matter what. Such politeness!Evapalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454615345767650452noreply@blogger.com