There is a fabulous article about the eccentrity of the English by Lucia van der Post on Departures.Com.
No I can’t explain the allure of either Marks and Spencers or Marmite, I only know I couldn’t live without either, and that having a penchant for all things shabby is no bad thing…
Read it and try to understand.
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Here is Australia, we have vegimite which is similar to marmite. Certainly an acquired taste and definately one which I think you have to be bought up on to like. I LOVE it !
Hi, I love your site – so dainty! I wanted to chime in on the Marmite and the Marks and Spencer's. Personally I am anti-Marmite (maybe it is just too weird for an American to ever appreciate!) but emphatically pro-Marks. The food section alone makes it!
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I'm a HUGE fan of British comedy because I love the absurd and eccentric, so I am thrilled that we can get BBC by satellite now. I would love to read the Lucia van der Post article, but can't get on the Departures.com site without an American Express card. Can you post it?