I just got back from Kent, which was surprisingly fun (my friend goes to uni in Canterbury, so that was pretty much the only reason I went down there). We went to the White Cliffs, which was awesome because I never knew you could actually see France from Dover. I always pictured the English Channel between Kent and Calais as being fairly large, but it's more like a moat (er, sort of).
It wasn't a foggy day or anything ... but it's amazing standing in England and seeing the shore of France in front of you. (yeah, I get excited about odd things). Although it was strange that my phone connected to a French network and charged me 1 a minute when I got a phonecall, that must get really annoying for people that live in Dover. Although maybe that's just Virgin mobile being twunts.
Also, I'd like to give the Fratellis an award for fitting the most double-edged drugs/sex metaphors into one song. Yes.
It wasn't a foggy day or anything ... but it's amazing standing in England and seeing the shore of France in front of you. (yeah, I get excited about odd things). Although it was strange that my phone connected to a French network and charged me 1 a minute when I got a phonecall, that must get really annoying for people that live in Dover. Although maybe that's just Virgin mobile being twunts.
Also, I'd like to give the Fratellis an award for fitting the most double-edged drugs/sex metaphors into one song. Yes.
I don't know if you remember the News of the World's name and shame campaign, but I think it highlighted that a large number of Britons will descend into total paranoia and hysteria at the idea of Paedophilia, without any kind of evidence.
Like I said in the thread, think that's likely the reason the picture has been pulled.
You're right about sexual freedom being relative, and compared to, say, the arab states, we are pretty liberal. But as far as the western world goes, we're ahead of the US, and that's about it.
Just find it irritating that UK law presumes you to be guilty until proven innocent, when it comes to any kind of mixture of sex and violence, almost regardless of how mild.