tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post717081561534380391..comments2024-03-27T06:56:10.255+00:00Comments on Broad Oak Magazine: A kick in the arabooliesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-11607168480168679802016-01-28T21:34:29.176+00:002016-01-28T21:34:29.176+00:00I stand corrected. I was using "teased" ...I stand corrected. I was using "teased" in the sense of being made to feel bad about oneself.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-52199155372363687972016-01-28T19:29:16.325+00:002016-01-28T19:29:16.325+00:00Actually, we all loved him. Wing Commander from th...Actually, we all loved him. Wing Commander from the Battle of Britain.Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-64838867388108355692016-01-28T17:51:53.099+00:002016-01-28T17:51:53.099+00:00As far as schools are concerned, perhaps I was luc...As far as schools are concerned, perhaps I was lucky - or you were unlucky to have a twisted b* for a teacher.<br /><br />Re the racism, I was taken aback by the casual, open and unabashed form of it when I first visited Ohio. Oh, so that's what it's really like, was my feeling.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-5062804853753416112016-01-28T14:07:25.433+00:002016-01-28T14:07:25.433+00:00As for the US, try being black, at least until fai...As for the US, try being black, at least until fairly recently. You might be OK, if you 'knew your place', which included not even looking at white girls.Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-4012865931393828432016-01-28T14:05:40.540+00:002016-01-28T14:05:40.540+00:00I was teased for wearing Lederhosen. In fact, my l...I was teased for wearing Lederhosen. In fact, my last primary teacher used to crack a ruler acros my thigh when I wore them, just for fun.Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.com