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Subject: Children overboard?

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Ian (Australia)

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Date Posted: 17:47:43 11/16/04 Tue
In reply to: David (Australia) 's message, "Howard's wizard of Oz" on 13:25:21 11/16/04 Tue

It is ironic that John Howard's spin man might help another Howard run a campaign based on "trust". Trust has not exactly been Little John's strongest suit.

If the Tories get a spot of professionalism into their ranks, however, that can only be a good thing. The last thing you need is a backstabbing opposition to let the government get away with anything they can think of.

I am glad that we export something a bit more hard-hitting than "Neighbours", though. Maybe we should draft this Crosby fella into the Wallabies' front row...

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Dave (UK)
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Date Posted: 15:59:53 11/18/04 Thu

Ah Neighbours - it is strange why it is so popular here. I figure that it offers some harmless escapism from the home-grown soaps such as Eastenders, where the characters compete to display new depths of misery and anger.

I suggest that if the BBC wishes to make their flagship soap any more depressing, they ought to shoot it in monochrome.

Neighbours on the other-hand shows an idealistic suburban life where everyone gets along, spends most of their time in each other's houses, sipping coffee and getting a sun-tan. This is a far-cry from Blighty, where neighbours are barely on speaking terms, and often taking one another to court. This leads me to an altogether more serious point:

TV seems to be another manifestation of our cultural links. We in Britain can�t get enough of Australian soaps, and the ABC schedule in Australia looks like that of BBC One six months ago. Can this be just coincidence, or is there something greater at work here?

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[> [> [> Subject: parents always like to hear news from the kids that left home
Author: Ian (Australia) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:38:23 11/18/04 Thu and the kids end up reflecting their parents's values, whether they admit it or not. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]