[News] John Cleese criticised.......

[symyjym]

for saying London is 'no longer an English city'

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has criticised John Cleese after the Fawlty Towers legend said the capital was "not really an English city any more".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48451384

Is this really offensive?

 

[Knocky's Nose]

As usual, everyone clamours to be outraged.

 

[dingodan]

This is an outrage.

 

[Titanic]

Has he announced his new sitcom... Fawlty Tower Hamlets?

 

[Goldstone1976]

Yay - another thread on immigration. Why did I open it? The clickbait title. *Sigh*

 

[Steve in Japan]

It's an outrage that I am not living in the Caribbean

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Sounds like something someone might comment on if they went to a foreign land only to get there and the native peoples culture has been replaced with that of another nations.

If you went to Nepal and when you got there it was all McDonalds, Starbucks and Apple shops i'd think you'd be a tad disappointed and think similar thoughts because you went there to experience the native people's culture.

 

[Stat Brother]

TBH if i were Khan id take it as a compliment.

 

[BadFish]

I think it could be argued that many cities have more in common with each other than they do with the countries they sit in.

https://www.bbc.com/news/education-35305586

 

[Palacefinder General]

This is an outrage.

Well it was a day ago when the story broke. It's all about Rolf Harris waving at primary school kids now and the police having to patrol outside the school as a result.

 

[dingodan]

Well it was a day ago when the story broke. It's all about Rolf Harris waving at primary school kids now and the police having to patrol outside the school as a result.

This is an outrage.

 

[Icy Gull]

It’s an opinion, what’s to be outraged about?

 

[Palacefinder General]

I'm more outraged about the fact that it's another frickin' half term (ANOTHER one!) and that it's not safe to go outside now until Monday when they're all back at school...unless there's another half term next week as well.

 

[Solid at the back]

Why do we need a thread on this?

 

[Nixonator]

Why do we need a thread on this?

For discussion I presume.

We have a feckin counting thread, and this is the one you pick up on?

 

[dingodan]

It’s an opinion, what’s to be outraged about?

Outrageous.

 

[Biscuit]

He mentioned it once and he thought he got away with it..

 

[Solid at the back]

For discussion I presume.

We have a feckin counting thread, and this is the one you pick up on?

Yeah because it's always the same spammers, making the same pointless threads. About time these spammers had their post count reset.

 

[Palacefinder General]

Yeah because it's always the same spammers, making the same pointless threads. About time these spammers had their post count reset.

Or they were taken round the back of the nearest Tesco Express and dispatched with a coup de gras to the nape of the neck.

 

[brightn'ove]

Sounds like something someone might comment on if they went to a foreign land only to get there and the native peoples culture has been replaced with that of another nations.

If you went to Nepal and when you got there it was all McDonalds, Starbucks and Apple shops i'd think you'd be a tad disappointed and think similar thoughts because you went there to experience the native people's culture.

Like if you went to australia, and when you got there it was all McDonalds, Starbucks and Apple shops i'd think you'd be a tad disappointed and think similar thoughts because you went there to experience the native people's culture.