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THE BRITISH CHARACTER
Some
time ago I bought an old photograph album. Someone had once filled the
album with a
collection of these cartoons that poke fun at the idiosyncrasies of the
British character.
I discovered that the cartoons had been printed in
'Punch' magazine in the 1930's. They were by a cartoonist who called
himself 'Pont'.
This one is titled '
Keen Interest In Historic Homes'. It is true that we love to visit
stately homes and, as with the lady on the right of the picture, we are
often quite curious about what goes on 'behind the scenes' in such a
house. Can you see her looking in the drawer?
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fun
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a
colloquial way of saying 'to make fun' of someone or something.
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| idiosyncrasies
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these are
peculiar aspects of our character. The British have many!
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| behind
the scenes |
originally
referred to seeing what is happening behind the scenery at a play. Now the
phrase is used more generally to mean what goes on behind a facade that
is presented to the public.
'The
company looked very prosperous, but behind the scenes there were many
problems.'
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| stately
homes
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A stately
home is a large and imposing house, normally set in extensive grounds,
that once belonged to an aristocratic family. Sometimes the house is still
owned by this family, or organisations such as the National Trust or
English Heritage may have taken it over to
preserve it. Many of these houses are open for the public to visit.
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