The song 'Imagine'

I am certainly not attacking anyone, just making a perfectly valid comment which was based on earlier posts. Really don't think you have any reason to take offence greatnan if you were inclined to do so!

No, I would only take offence if I thought there was an orchestrated attack on me, rather than on my opinions. I just don't understand why anyone would presume that I hated Britain - I have certainly never said anything to suggest that. I love living in France, and when I emigrate to New Zealand it won't be because I have stopped loving France but because my daughter worries about me as I live alone in a very isolated place.

Maybe the 'celebrity' Liverpudlians and Scots etc who live away from their original home place still really do like their 'roots' but like other people their work or other reasons mean they cannot be there full time. Greatn think there has been a communication malfunction

The confusion arose because the thread started off being about the song 'Imagine', but somehow very quickly became personal!

To be fair, some of the comments made have been quite contravertial (sp?).

I think that honest opinions, even if they are controversial, should not give rise to personal attacks on any member.

Well, I am just expressing my honest opinion too, and certainly don't feel I have made a personal attack on anyone. Life is much too short to get into a huff about a forum topic, but if you post you must be prepared for someone to disagree with you.

I can't see any personal attack on this thread.

Cessnan was echoing my post - "What's that got to do with the price of potatos the song 'Imagine'?"

I think we have to be careful not to take innocent remarks as being attacks on our own, perhaps slightly over-sensitive, sensibilities. (and any other emoticons that can deflect any more sniffiness)

Hello, jingle, I wondered where you were. I love the idea that I am over-sensitive, thank you!
I really don't mind being questioned about my reasons for leaving England, even the unwarranted assumption that I must hate the land of my birth.
As far as I am concerned, this thread has run its course so my apologies to John Lennon, Billy Connolly and Sean Connery who may have been hurt by my comments.

jingle

You could talk about this one now its here and its much better

jing, your Links often don't work on my iPad.

Or this one fantastic video beautiful people

Oh get a proper 'puter Bags!!!

Yes, I know you've got one and y0ure working in the garden/in the sewing room/making japanese balls etc. etc.

I mean, I can re-design the i-pad, can I?!!!!!

I love both of those, jingl, especially In my Life. I think the earlier songs were the best!

Mwah to you too, jings!

Got the second one and, yes, it'snice. What is that building in Liverpool? Coen Exchange?

oops

Corn

The Liver Building, Bags! (Liver birds - get it? )

Yes, I get that bit, nag, it was what the building was for that I was wondering. I wiki-ed it so I know now.

Oh look! There,s anew word for someone to complain about!

And a low-slung apostrophe. Shocking!

I did mean, a bit up/down the thread that I can't re-design the .... blah blah blah.

Not "can"

I got (or, rather, DH got for me) one of the first iPads in the country. (He's like that). So it doesn't do Flash Player. I expect the newer versions can.

I guess it was my post Greatnan took to be personal. Just trying to express my confusion at the view, that appeared to me to say celebrities who lived/worked abroad = did not like their birthplace and so if they spoke well of it were therefore hypocrites. I was challenging the view that living /working away from birthplace meant you did not like it..obviously did not do it very well!