tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679830729847967450.post334148440905269461..comments2023-05-23T16:40:58.051+01:00Comments on Life on the Edge: Unexpected Enchantment on a Faraway islandarlene khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030240769143001712noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679830729847967450.post-55826055446405989422010-06-28T00:05:40.612+01:002010-06-28T00:05:40.612+01:00'Modern' Britain can learn much from some ...'Modern' Britain can learn much from some of those societies; it's good to see thought-provoking programmes that go beyond the superficial...arlene khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030240769143001712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679830729847967450.post-72584575583720793592010-06-27T16:54:02.305+01:002010-06-27T16:54:02.305+01:00Hi, I saw your comment on Welshcakes' Sicily S...Hi, I saw your comment on Welshcakes' Sicily Scene blog when Simi had a fur-cut.<br /><br />I haven't seen Tribal Wives, but I did see a documentary series, on BBC1, I think, where families went to remote corners of the world to live a "natural" life.<br /><br />The episode I saw had a family of Londoners spending a month somewhere near Madagascar. What was fascinating was the way the feminist wife eventually conceded that yes there probably is indeed such a thing as "men's" and "women's" work ~ tailoring to the strengths of each sex... she found out she didn't really mind at all cooking for her brood. And was only too happy when the local women showed her how to spice up a dish of local octopus (yurghk!)<br /><br />The other BBC prog I really like has the disturbed teens (of 16, 17) spend a week or so with strict parents anywhere from West Africa to India to the Caribbean. Almost without exception the kids come home feeling they learned something. Which kind of reaffirms my faith in the human spirit.<br /><br />Cigarette smoking is always a big issue though!!Gledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.com