Recording 6

Nick:(talking about Uganda): Well, I was amazed, I don’t know, I think I was expecting somewhere very dry and barren for some reason and in fact it’s the most incredibly lush and rich place. And it…the soil is a deep red and it looks as if you threw a seed in the ground it would grow into a tree by the next day. And the people are incredibly friendly…er…very welcoming.

Susanna:(talking about Switzerland): Well, I know it quite well because my grandparents live there, so as a child I used to go there every year. And it’s very clean and there are a lot of flowers, but all the same flower: geraniums, red geraniums. And they’re in every window box on every house so wherever you go you see these flowers, bright red. Um…there’s cows in the mountains and you hear…you hear the cow bells going and…and the grass is very green, and little tiny chalets sort of nestling. Um…it’s kind of too good to be true, and the people are a bit like that too.

Neil:(talking about Poland): …and I couldn’t get anywhere because they have their own code of politeness and behaviour, you have to understand it and I… I couldn’t make myself understood, I would go to a canteen and I would ask for…like…a piece of lemon to go in my tea and I wouldn’t get it. And I asked my friend…um…who came from the local place…um…what I should do about this because it was driving me nuts. And he said, “Ah you must remember,” he said, “We do things differently in this country, you must…everything’s done with charm, between man and woman is charm.” So the next day I went into the canteen and I said to this enormous woman, who must have been at least 90 years old, “Could I please have a bit of lemon?” And she gave me a bit with a big smile on her face and she kissed me and it was great.

Gertrud:(talking about Japan): Well, it’s quite extraordinary because…um…it’s really like a different planet, it’s so alien to everything you know when you come from the West…er…so it’s quite overwhelming. Apparently it takes eight years to learn the basic rules of behaviour, which is a bit daunting really. And everything’s just so different: the smells, the colours, um…the food, the taste, the music even. And…um…everything is very aesthetic, they’re very aesthetic people, and so the way the food is arranged is very beautiful, and…um…for instance you can apparently even give someone a glass marble but it’s got to be beautifully wrapped and you can give that as a present to your boss.

Nigel:(talking about the USA): One of the things that struck me really was the portions of the food when you go into a restaurant. You get this huge quantity of food that everybody seems to manage to finish. And when you look at some of the people, most of the people, they’re either very thin and terribly health-conscious or they’re grossy overweight, obviously from eating these huge portions of food.

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