...Why does the British press seem to get so excited about being able to broadcast endless stories of how it won't get any better any time soon, how unemployment will top 3 million by the end of the year, how Gordon Brown should resign blah blah blah?
As I said, I am not saying that this global financial mess isn't happening. The banking industry has got us into a right pickle, and this isn't going to be easy to get out if, but I really don't see how it helps anyone by constantly seeing and hearing news readers, who quite frankly seem to thrive on delivering this news, always underlining the bad news. I do think as Brits we have a natural tendency to look on the "glass half-empty" side of things generally, so this incessant ticker-tape of bad news helps no one. No one. As a nation, and as individuals, we need to be informed, but please, reader, take it all with a pinch of salt - figures can be interpreted in different ways - political parties will use stats to their own ends. As a world, we will get through this - personally, I think eventually, we will come through and there will be positive results that we will see - improvements in the banking industry, people thinking before they borrow against their homes for the latest Mercedes, communities looking out for each other, food being eaten instead of wasted, real improvements in recycling and the impact that will have on the environment. It will be painful to get there, but this will end. But what helps no one is looking back, lamenting about what has happened - it's done, it's happening - stop repeating it.
Rant over.
Britain has something really uplifting. Britain's Next Talent which actually airs Saturday nights (U.S. would never air big shows on Saturdays!) has an underdog singer who sang a Les Miserables song. She was Amazing and nobody expected a voice out of her (she looks like an old homekeeper).
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ReplyDeleteI've stopped listening to the news around 3-4 weeks ago. It has helped me tremendously. We all know the score. We don't need to be reminded each and every hour.
ReplyDeleteI usually have my browser open up to the Google News Site with certain categories I am only interested in: such as global news, local home town news, national news and entertainment. Each category shows a one sentence synopsis which I quickly read, get a general idea, then I move onward. I don't linger.
Plus I try to find one bright spot per day.
Yes, Susan Boyle is fantastic! We get her over here in USA also. Can't wait to see her again, after a few voice lessons, tweaking and plucking: she'll be gorgeous! And, I think this time around, she'll get kissed.
Cheers.
Actually, she was madeover a bit for interviews and her hair looks more professional she looks more businesswoman like than doudy maid. She's a gem. I've read various blogs about how folks have filtered out certain news especially these days when you can choose what to read and not have it force upon you.
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