Since then every November 11 the United Kingdom commemorates to its nearly two million deaths that occurred in those two major conflicts as well as to the 16,000 who have had in all wars of the last six decades. Our sympathies with all our British brethren who suffered the horror of these massacres and who lost relatives in it. Many emphasize the role of the United Kingdom for having forged the current democratizing and liberal global model. However, what motivated these wars was the need to open more markets or dependencies for one or the other power. For many British troops helped defeat fascism and communism and now come to fight fundamentalism. For others they have defended an empire.
In the third world, there are many who claim to the independence of the India, Malaysia, Egypt and other former colonies who fought the soldiers of her Majesty. In Latin America the wound of the war of the Falklands remains open. The conflict of 25 years ago found throughout this region (except for Pinochet’s Chile) support to Argentina, who still claims to these islands. Today one of the main aspects of the celebration yesterday was honoring fallen more than 200 Britons to recover the Falklands. These days, it is unusual to see many people placed a red flower in his lapel to show their solidarity with the fallen, although this is not within the majority of Latin Americans or other ethnic minorities in these islands.
Many Irish nor share it and in the official celebrations as the unionist participated in these first (Paisley) Northern Ireland Secretary but didn’t make his vice you could see (the nationalist McGuinness). We honor the tombs of the fallen and hope there are no more British soldiers killed in conflict. The latter could help achieve it if London decided not to wrap in new occupations that lit the bonfire and also generate so many internal security problems.
The pendulum Italian continues shifting to the right. After that April 13-14, Berlusconi won general elections, Gianni Alemanno won the capital city mayor’s Office. He comes from the MSI (party pro-Mussolini), today leads the national right and his campaign made her wearing a lapel with the Celtic Cross (symbol of the far right). Their schemes against Gypsies also affect other minorities (including the Latinos). He defeated the centrist Francesco Rutelli (former burgomaster of Rome in 1993-2001) ending 15 years of mayors centroizquierdistas. His victory encouraged in his country and in Europe to neo-fascist movements and measures against immigrants and minorities hardest. The lefts paid expensive the have been losing their own profile and its integration in the collapsed Government of Prodi. Three days of the city of Rome, London elected mayor. There the conservative Johnson, instead of inciting racism, believes that to win the leftist Livingstone should, rather, approach to the minorities and Latinos. Original author and source of the article.
British authorities have released a guide on how to interact with foreigners attending the 2012 Olympics in London. It is with her that taxi drivers and restaurateurs, especially not getting leg with visitors to different cultures and so they return to their respective countries with a good flavor of mouth. The brochure (booklet, rather) is fairly detailed and explained, in the case of the Spaniards, that although we talk loudly does not mean therefore that we are pissed-off or be some arrogant. Also gives guidelines of how to avoid trouble with Arabs and Chinese, Portuguese or Canadians, because each one is very yours and that in London means one thing in Hong Kong may want to say precisely the opposite. I don’t know if the contents of the manual in question is very credible, because account that only one in four Spanish is able to conduct a conversation in English. What else would like to! In this country, among the largest in 50 years only know English Jose Maria Aznar and half a dozen more people. In any case, however, should recognize their dose of good intent to the guide of yore.
The idea of the British, however, is nothing new. The Chamber of Commerce of Salamanca issued years ago a guide with figurative pronunciation of the most common phrases at least in English, French and Japanese. The comprehensive glossary was going from how greet people in different languages until the name Piglet or Lady pant. It is sought, with, facilitate the work of the trades of our city in its dealings with visitors. But you see, I have been so difficult to find one of these manuals that that means they must be arrumbados in the back if they have not thrown to the trash. In one case I know that have given the appropriate Guide to a customer who studies Japanese, since not happened to employees what to do with the book. That is, yes we are friendly with tourists, but we continue without knowing how Devils sell them, that is what was intended.