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Don't Mention the Wars
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Author:
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Connelly, Tony
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Europe, Italy, France, Scandanavia, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Finland, Spain
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Genre:
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Other
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Time Frame:
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None
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Description:
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A Brysonesque journey through European stereotypes with RTÉ’s high-profile European correspondent. An amusing, topical, witty and fascinating look at Europe and Europeans. Tony Connelly goes on a quest to discover the origins and veracity behind the stereotypes each European nation has inherited. • In Austria, Connelly attends a ball in the Hofberg Palace, where he is struck by the terrible nostalgia for a lost empire. • In France, the history of the baguette makes an appearance, alongside Connelly’s search for the ultimate in Rude Waiters. • In Italy he attends a 100th birthday party to explore the stereotype of Mamma and ‘the Family’. Where have our notions of stereotypical behaviour come from? And do they have any bearing on the modern-day European?
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