Different Passions, Different Talents

by Cristina Nuta - Fred Ames and I haven't much in common. I sometimes wonder why we are friends at all. Perhaps it is Fred’s skill as a craftsman that I find so attractive. He's always busy making things. Everything he makes is so perfect that I sometimes feel a twinge of envy. If I knock over a vase and it is shuttered into pieces, Fred puts it together again in such a way that only an expert ...

Date added: 10 February '07

Everyday Life in Britain

by Herminne Tonita - Talking about the weather is one of the stereotypes which we apply to the British. In fact it is not quite a cliché as they do speak about weather all the time. They do so because in Britain weather changes a lot. Wind, rain, sun, clouds, snow- they can all happen in Britain winter or summer. Another common thing in Britain is queuing. At banks, cinemas, shops, bus stops ...

Date added: 29 April '07