Your Letters
15:22 UK time, Monday, 6 September 2010
Re: What does Mad Men tell us about the much mythologised 1960s? Not much as even if it was accurate in itself (as said in the article it's not a representation of NY ad agencies) it is still the 60's of a certain group of well off people in a major city. For everyone who tuned in and dropped out theres another 100,000 plus people who just got on doing what they were doing, farming, working in factories, running diners. It's like any youth movement in the UK, you didn't get every kid choosing between mods and rockers or punks and skinheads. Go away from the cities and you just had people going about their normnal business. Any subculture is only a small proportion of the population. It is slightly easier to pigeonhole people these days but not everyone can be so easily defined.
Kevin Symonds
Re: What does Mad Men tell us about the much mythologised 1960s? There never really were "The Good Old Days."
Kat Russell
As a man of a similar age, and sharing a similar haircut, to William Hague, I'd like to take issue with those who criticise his choice of headgear. Clearly, these people don't realise that those of us not blessed with a full head of hair sometimes need to protect our pates from the elements. And there's quite a dearth of suitable headgear out there for men. The days of the Fedora, Homburg and Trilby are sadly long gone, and besides, they look rather silly with a T-shirt. But the humble baseball cap has come to our rescue: it's casual enough to wear with almost anything, and ubiquitous to (normally) not excite undue attention. While it may not be appropriate enough for a Buckingham Palace garden party, it's just fine for most other outdoor occasions. So please leave Mr Hague alone: just be thankful he wasn't wearing it back-to-front.
Rob, London, UK
Can I make an emotional plea to the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ (and others) over the use of the phrase "waiting on"? "Waiting on" is something that waiters do at a restaurant. For the rest of us, when we are expecting the results of something - for example a knee scan - we are "waiting for" the outcome. You know who you are - get it right!!
Robert Graeme, Llanfairfechan
Ben Hill (Friday's letters), what I want to know is, has Dr Foster ever been to Gloucester, and if so, is any trauma he may have experienced there at the root of this 'research' at home?
Ray, Turku, Finland
Re. J of Rotherham (Friday's letters), perhaps the 18,000 sausages are simply there as cannon-fodder.
Phil Warne, Nelson, NZ
Ben (Friday's letters), it may sound a lot but it isn't. On an average 90 day patrol that only equates to a little over 2 sausages and a little under 1/2 a Weetabix per person per day. Doesn't sound a particularly filling breakfast to me and I only work in an office!
Lucy P, Ashford, Kent
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