tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839440111268667274.post1560111719563626821..comments2023-06-01T18:03:09.243+10:00Comments on The Idea of Home: Bread and circusesAlison Sampsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492848177186327971noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839440111268667274.post-12415385679237252592010-01-25T02:40:15.125+11:002010-01-25T02:40:15.125+11:00Yes, 'my people' were the ones who left, t...Yes, 'my people' were the ones who left, too. On the other hand, my grandfather's ears walked past me this morning. Very disconcerting! Much to think about...Alison Sampsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492848177186327971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839440111268667274.post-14735809695047864862010-01-24T06:45:52.303+11:002010-01-24T06:45:52.303+11:00Interesting....
I remember going to the UK when I...Interesting....<br /><br />I remember going to the UK when I was 21 to see my brother who was studying there. I went expecting to find my heritage, but was instead forecfully struck with the understanding that I was descended from the people who had *left* that place. Those who lived there were not, after all, 'my people'.<br /><br />I was struck by the class distinctions and by the strength of convention in guiding people's lives.<br /><br />I enjoyed so much of 'tourist Britain', but was impatient with their world view, as well.<br /><br />It would be interesting to see how I would respond now, at 33, with a deeper appreciation of injustice in my own society and the gulf between my wealth and that of the majority world...Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588832912375311757noreply@blogger.com