tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post3528825609528676774..comments2024-03-28T10:20:29.068+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: 'Watching the English'Steve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-36252821677595679602014-12-03T11:14:22.391+00:002014-12-03T11:14:22.391+00:00In Australia we have a similar sale on Boxing day ...In Australia we have a similar sale on Boxing day where items are heavily reduced but it has never got to the extremes that you showed on BBC. It would never be called Black friday here as that is known as the anniversary of a dreadful Bushfire.JennieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470756350440304293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-14418979778501296842014-12-02T02:08:42.594+00:002014-12-02T02:08:42.594+00:00It's true that the British have many stereotyp...It's true that the British have many stereotypes: two of which seem to be at the forefront:<br />Bad teeth and<br />Too polite.<br /><br />Remember the Chevy Chase movie European Vacation where they keep running into/over the British guy and he keeps apologizing for being in the way?<br /><br />I'm sure the Brits have the same typing for Americans.<br /><br />Black Friday? Ugh. I stay home and well away from the shops.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875008154587045790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-80272538375637279262014-12-01T23:42:45.782+00:002014-12-01T23:42:45.782+00:00unaware of black Friday, I am not really a shopper...unaware of black Friday, I am not really a shopper. Glad you avoided the stampede. Your shots of the mist on previous post are so soft and ethereal. LOVE them.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-66725773513959216652014-12-01T20:39:03.260+00:002014-12-01T20:39:03.260+00:00My mom LOVED Black Friday. She'd get up at som...My mom LOVED Black Friday. She'd get up at some ungodly hour just to go shopping. A concept I am NOT familiar with - ha! But she loved to shop & considered getting a bargain to be the best thing ever. <br /><br />I myself am ignoring the whole "shopping" concept until I absolutely have to.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-74629421182523813642014-12-01T15:18:40.593+00:002014-12-01T15:18:40.593+00:00I actually saw the video here on the news. They d...I actually saw the video here on the news. They discussed that black Friday was new to England but that it certainly took hold. I managed to spend the entire day not spending a dime on anything other than lunch. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-66319240940104779112014-12-01T13:55:52.430+00:002014-12-01T13:55:52.430+00:00I just ignore the whole Black Friday thing. I don&...I just ignore the whole Black Friday thing. I don't need any of that stuff. But I think there's a sort of primal thing behind it- the hunting of the treasure. Even the implied danger of it is exciting to some people. <br />As to the culture of the British- I cannot speak to that at all. I am just glad that there ARE still cultural differences because they are part of the whole glory of the human race. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-12462845316592991332014-12-01T10:40:34.744+00:002014-12-01T10:40:34.744+00:00I read something yesterday chiding people for crit...I read something yesterday chiding people for criticizing shoppers at thanksgiving day and Black Friday sales saying it might be these poor people's only chance to get things they normaly could not afford. Perhaps for some and for some certain items. Running through the stores and brawling in the aisles. I'd rather do without and keep my dignity.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.com