Posts Tagged “anglophobia”
Eventually, and perhaps begrudgingly, the media and the public here in France became aware of the Scottish referendum. Then, all of a sudden, their interest came with a rush. There is a tendency in France to ignore or negate issues that they see as of ‘Anglo-Saxon’ origin, but by early September the idea that the Scottish…
Several years ago I was in a taxi heading for Moscow airport. I spoke no Russian and the driver no English, but that was no obstacle. Soon we were chatting away about football – what else? The topic of our conversation was Manchester United. One of us would mention the name of a player –…
