On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 17:23:58 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
<newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:
>altheim wrote:
>
>> As you are sure to know, if you are reading this in the UK,
>> we are nearing the end of Wimbledon fortnight (that is tennis
>> to US ignoramusses) and today (Tuesday) was the Ladies
>> quarter finals. Among the qualifiers was Venus Williams
>> (Serena was knocked out earlier in the tournament). During
>> a break, one of the BBC presenters interviewed Richard
>> Williams, Venus's father. He remarked that tennis was not
>> the most important thing in the Williams household (yeah right).
>> "What is the most important thing then"?, the interviewer asked.
>>
>> "God, Jehova is No. 1"
>>
>> If an English person said that s/he'd get funny looks.
>
>I am not entirely sure that's true. If someone said that to me, I would
>definitely not mind. So why would a more observant person respond with a
>funny look?
Because England isn't particularly religious per se, somebody's
religion is their own business and it is not considered polite to
raise the subject.
The more remote parts of Wales and Scotland on the other hand...
>In this particular case I might say "whatever rocks your boat". The response
>is different, however, depending on the context. God as a tennis supporter
>is not a God for guidance in a warzone.
>
>Roy
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