Quite. Seems indeed to be a sizeable minority who truly madly deeply WALLLOW in their own ignorance. Its like a badge of honour in some circles and that's not going to change anytime soon. Cupid stunts. I feel sorry for their kids, who are more or less doomed to repeat the cycle. Blame the...
My fault I'm sure, but I absolutely DESPISE anybody anywhere who takes positive pride in their own ignorance and then takes severe umbrage at people who have made huge sacrifices to better themselves.
Just the views of someone who walks down London Road every day and sees the homegrown FERALS there. When's the first time any one of those is going to relocate to, say, Malaysia to improve their education and future prospects? Won't even bother supplying an answer :shrug:
'Hold court' means he turns up there occasionally and is considered to something of an elder statesman of the Chinese/Malaysian community to whom young kids from that part of the world might turn for honest advice. I've known him and his family for long enough to have absolutely no doubts on...
I don't know the answer but I know a man who does. He sometimes holds court at Days Buffet Restaurant (East Street, site of the old ABC Cinema). The one time he invited me for lunch there, he was constantly approached by a succession of Chinese and Malaysian students for advice on such matters...