Marka Ragnos Posted April 1, 2015 Author VT Supporter Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) The genius of Bill Bryson and the reason he is so beloved by many Brits, especially for his Notes from a Small Island, is the way he intuitively understands British sensibilities. We like flattery but we prefer it if it is made deniable by a good dose of irony, or at least we used to. To me, he has always come across as a little naive, but I like American anglophiles, in general, much more than they do me. I myself was, in a way, brainwashed to love Britain, like the children of many ex-pats of a certain generation, I suppose. I didn't come to it voluntarily, and for me, it's definitely and will always be a love-hate relationship. I understand many British people far more than I give myself credit for, but in other ways, I find them delightfully baffling, even impenetrable. There's nothing quite like being truly dual-national, especially as the child of an ex-pat. You spend your whole chlldhood thinking, "That's dad. He'e odd that way." Then one day you realise that's not Dad, that's England. Edited April 1, 2015 by Plastic Man 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Only on VT is Bill Bryson a well known person, but Thom Yorke is completely unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 1, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thom Yorke wrote all Shakespeare's plays, under the nom de plume 'George Orwell'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 1, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) Only on VT is Bill Bryson a well known person, but Thom Yorke is completely unknown. I'd argue that Bill Bryson is more well known in general than Thom Yorke. I bet if you did a survey of people and asked them to tell you who they both were, more people would be able to tell you that Bill Bryson is an author than could tell you Thom Yorke is the lead singer of Radiohead Edited April 1, 2015 by Stevo985 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I never heard of him.. I feel like a thick version of Mooney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I genuinely love Bill Bryson, and will vigorously dispute that 'he has disappeared up his own ass', upon which subject James May can go **** himself sideways as well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thom Yorke is the lead singer of Radiohead THAT'S who he is?! I thought he took long throws for Stoke! I feel really dumb now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 what's radiohead? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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