February 2010
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Greenman on the BBC →
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Being born in England, my great fear was that my...
Please forgive my very obvious prejudice. I am an African, and I tend to pour scorn on the dancing ability of Europeans. Sure there are a few exceptions, but most struggle to bust a move without being completely out of their heads…. and even then it’s iffy. Anyway, I do feel that there are some serious disadvantages to not being born on African soil, and the lack a sense of rhythm is...
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When the pupil is ready the master will appear.
My main objection to having a baby was the feeling that it was a sign I was getting old. For many years I was sure that becoming a parent would mark the end of my youth, that it would mean I had forgotten all those things that only The Young know. Then, one day, I realised that the very problem itself provided the solution.
If I was worried that I would lose the knowledge of what it meant to...
