.........and how many times on TV do any interviewees, be they politicians or otherwise, begin sentences with the word 'Look' grrrr. I think I had better stop now
Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
I write with reference to your description of English lessons at school. I too attended a single sex grammar school where the dress code for teachers and pupils alike was strict. There were no male employees, this included the traditional male roles of gardener and caretaker, and fraternising with tradesmen was very seriously discouraged.
I cannot fault the academic abilities of my teachers and I received an excellent education, but found myself socially stilted. Happily it was a day school and at 16 I discovered mini-skirts, popular music and boys all outside the confines of school. I believe I went a little mad (it was the sixties) and longed for the promise of University and freedom.
I am wondering whether the catering staff at your school were female and if you were given guidelines on how to interact in a respectful way with them and other women with whom you came into contact.
Thank you for sharing your memories of school,
Yours sincerely
Rosemary Herb
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
I envy your easy access to Ronnie Scott's Doghouse, by the time I was allowed into London after dark the bombs had started going off! Ah, those were the days........
I did manage to see Jimmy Smith play at the Festival Hall but never found the time or money to see Alan Haven. Were you a jazz fan? Maybe it grew on you as you spent so much time in retreat from the weather? I mis-spent my youth at Eel Pie Island and the local Student Union bar, good music from good musicians often under-rated, and dating students I learnt early on how to make a half pint of cider last a couple of hours.
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
Hi Clari thank you for that but i will have to disagree . What you have shown is the diameter of the circle within the square where that theory fails short is in calculating the area. area using a diameter equals Pi x r squared .c
Which for a 12 inch diameter gives you 113.1 square inches
whereas the area of a 12 inch square is 144 square inches
I'm not sure I would describe the scooter jockeys of the sixties as 'usurpers' but we were in revolt. I had to have access to both a parka and a leather jacket as dating accessories and became fairly adept at fixing bike chains without damaging the hairdo. But I have no claims to fame such as yours Doghouse, you have a lot to reminisce around.
I worked in a coffee bar with the glass cups and had a set as a wedding present, my daughter found them recently in my cupboard and was appalled at the size of them. "How many cups did you need to get the flavour Mum?" she said drinking from a 21st century mug.
I guess I must be a few years younger than you as I watched the Sewing Bee and the 'Mondrian dress' with nostalgia (mostly wishing I still had the figure!) remembering BIBA and Carnaby Street but very happy that I now live in the 21st century. A more respectful century I think.
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
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.........and how many times on TV do any interviewees, be they politicians or otherwise, begin sentences with the word 'Look' grrrr. I think I had better stop now
So......you don't like it when they start with look......
You should visit Hazel's So.... thread LB. It wanders about a bit but it's very funny.
What about the female teachers? Presumably your school was single sex!
............ and please - children not kids. Kids are baby goats.
Dear Mr Riley
I write with reference to your description of English lessons at school. I too attended a single sex grammar school where the dress code for teachers and pupils alike was strict. There were no male employees, this included the traditional male roles of gardener and caretaker, and fraternising with tradesmen was very seriously discouraged.
I cannot fault the academic abilities of my teachers and I received an excellent education, but found myself socially stilted. Happily it was a day school and at 16 I discovered mini-skirts, popular music and boys all outside the confines of school. I believe I went a little mad (it was the sixties) and longed for the promise of University and freedom.
I am wondering whether the catering staff at your school were female and if you were given guidelines on how to interact in a respectful way with them and other women with whom you came into contact.
Thank you for sharing your memories of school,
Yours sincerely
Rosemary Herb
I envy your easy access to Ronnie Scott's Doghouse, by the time I was allowed into London after dark the bombs had started going off! Ah, those were the days........
I did manage to see Jimmy Smith play at the Festival Hall but never found the time or money to see Alan Haven. Were you a jazz fan? Maybe it grew on you as you spent so much time in retreat from the weather? I mis-spent my youth at Eel Pie Island and the local Student Union bar, good music from good musicians often under-rated, and dating students I learnt early on how to make a half pint of cider last a couple of hours.
The diameter (internal and external) of a square explained in one image.
Hi Clari thank you for that but i will have to disagree . What you have shown is the diameter of the circle within the square where that theory fails short is in calculating the area. area using a diameter equals Pi x r squared .c
Which for a 12 inch diameter gives you 113.1 square inches
whereas the area of a 12 inch square is 144 square inches
I'm not sure I would describe the scooter jockeys of the sixties as 'usurpers' but we were in revolt. I had to have access to both a parka and a leather jacket as dating accessories and became fairly adept at fixing bike chains without damaging the hairdo. But I have no claims to fame such as yours Doghouse, you have a lot to reminisce around.
I worked in a coffee bar with the glass cups and had a set as a wedding present, my daughter found them recently in my cupboard and was appalled at the size of them. "How many cups did you need to get the flavour Mum?" she said drinking from a 21st century mug.
I guess I must be a few years younger than you as I watched the Sewing Bee and the 'Mondrian dress' with nostalgia (mostly wishing I still had the figure!) remembering BIBA and Carnaby Street but very happy that I now live in the 21st century. A more respectful century I think.