Who really cares about the Elgin Marbles? Apparently some Greeks take time off from plundering their own country to damn Perfidious Albion for nicking a bit of ancient artwork and not returning it when asked to.
Back in the 1980s Revoltina and I went on a day trip to Athens whilst on holiday nearby. We explored the Acropolis with a group of English sightseers. At one point the guide started berating us for the fact that our government would not return these bloomin' marbles. Revoltina thought the guide had lost hers. I thought the woman was just plain rude.
Then an older guy spoke up, saying that he was fed up with hearing this twaddle, that it had been the British Navy that had secured Greek independence from the Turks at Navarino Bay, that our greatest poet (in his opinion), Lord Byron had laid down his life for the cause of Greek independence. We all applauded him, and the silly woman shut up. Of course, she didn't apologise.
These days there's always some inadequate who will blame their troubles on you. Sadly, in Scotland, where Byron's family originated, the whole place is run by idiot Greek women. They run amok down here too. They're all over the world, the resentful hordes, sneering and hating.
If it wasn't Elgin's Marbles it would be something else.
It's a real drag.
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