Insularity
Oct. 19th, 2006 04:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lizwilliamsOK, you don't expect a lot of Radio 2 (at least, I don't), on which the car radio seems to be permanently stuck. But perhaps ever so slightly better than the following:
DJ: ...and I'm sure we're all really impressed by the politeness of the Latvians in learning the whole of the British national anthem for the Queen's visit! In fact, we have a real live Latvian on the phone from Manchester!
Latvian woman: Actually I live in Leicester.
DJ: So, we're all very impressed that you learned the whole of the national anthem...What about your President? What's his name?
LW: Actually her name is Vaira Vike-Freiberga.
DJ: ah, um, yes, slipped my mind for a moment...and will she be visiting the UK at any point?
LW: Actually she was here recently, in July, for big state visit.
0 out of 0, really. I probably wouldn't have done much better, in fairness, but these people are supposed to have researchers.
DJ: ...and I'm sure we're all really impressed by the politeness of the Latvians in learning the whole of the British national anthem for the Queen's visit! In fact, we have a real live Latvian on the phone from Manchester!
Latvian woman: Actually I live in Leicester.
DJ: So, we're all very impressed that you learned the whole of the national anthem...What about your President? What's his name?
LW: Actually her name is Vaira Vike-Freiberga.
DJ: ah, um, yes, slipped my mind for a moment...and will she be visiting the UK at any point?
LW: Actually she was here recently, in July, for big state visit.
0 out of 0, really. I probably wouldn't have done much better, in fairness, but these people are supposed to have researchers.
