Maybe I'm easily amused, and perhaps I should stay in more often, but an incident on my last day back in England is still giving me a little chuckle to myself. Anyway, while taking a leisurely stroll through the genteel backstreets of Fort Neef I encountered a sturdy looking blond woman who appeared to be in her early 20's. She was pushing a pram, with two other young children walking beside her. As we passed each other she turned to the youngest on foot, who looked to be about five and snarled,
"you're a fackin div you are, a fackin div, that's why you support Crystal Palace."
As I slowed my pace down to hear any comeback, I heard the upset youngster respond to his mother's outburst by asking,
"why are Palace div's mum," to which she replied.
"cos they fackin are, and that's what you are, a fackin div."
Now it did cross my mind to turn back and console the young, aspiring Eagle and tell him that despite what mumsy says,Palace are, by far, the greatest team the world has ever seen, and that hopefully we're on our way to Wembley.However, after sizing up mum, I came to the conclusion that it might be in my best interests to get back to my computer and start a thread on the incident instead.
I know people will say this is typical of today's Broken Britain, but the more I think of it, the more I think that this young mother was just preaching a modern form of tough love. The refreshingly, honest way she went about putting her point across was an absolute credit to her parenting skills. She knows full well the ridicule the young Eagle will have to endure at school from supporters of the Premiership elite, and she is fully aware of the years of heartache that will follow him into adulthood where he'll have to deal with relegation battles, adminstations and cold, wet nights at exotic places like Middlesboro and Derby.
Yes, as they say 'mum is always right,' although what made this scene so funny was her use of the word "div." I don't think I had heard it used in anger since around 1973. So anyway let's have three cheers for mum, and as the title suggests, I guess you had to be there.
Hainguyen :hi:
"you're a fackin div you are, a fackin div, that's why you support Crystal Palace."
As I slowed my pace down to hear any comeback, I heard the upset youngster respond to his mother's outburst by asking,
"why are Palace div's mum," to which she replied.
"cos they fackin are, and that's what you are, a fackin div."
Now it did cross my mind to turn back and console the young, aspiring Eagle and tell him that despite what mumsy says,Palace are, by far, the greatest team the world has ever seen, and that hopefully we're on our way to Wembley.However, after sizing up mum, I came to the conclusion that it might be in my best interests to get back to my computer and start a thread on the incident instead.
I know people will say this is typical of today's Broken Britain, but the more I think of it, the more I think that this young mother was just preaching a modern form of tough love. The refreshingly, honest way she went about putting her point across was an absolute credit to her parenting skills. She knows full well the ridicule the young Eagle will have to endure at school from supporters of the Premiership elite, and she is fully aware of the years of heartache that will follow him into adulthood where he'll have to deal with relegation battles, adminstations and cold, wet nights at exotic places like Middlesboro and Derby.
Yes, as they say 'mum is always right,' although what made this scene so funny was her use of the word "div." I don't think I had heard it used in anger since around 1973. So anyway let's have three cheers for mum, and as the title suggests, I guess you had to be there.
Hainguyen :hi:
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