An Accidental Anglophile?
Genetically I should probably be predisposed toward things that are German-related. According to the traditional preferences of my family, I should be a Francophile. (A love of French food, the French language, etc. exists in my family.) But I think I may be an Anglophile, based on the following observations about my life.
One of the two libraries that I frequent gets in a lot of British fiction, and the other one has a lot of BBC and other English TV shows and movies. I've checked out my fair share of both. (Persuasion and The Railway Children are favorites; I've seen the BBC version of The Chronicles of Narnia, Mr. Bean, and several episodes of various crime dramas.)
When I listen to online radio stations, I almost always listen to the BBC classical station. I also have at least one CD that features the London Symphony Orchestra.
One of my favorite humourous writers is British, and I've also enjoyed quite a few English romance novels.
I've also read a number of books on English architecture.
I like tea (but with no milk and only rarely sugar).
I've even been eating English candy recently -- toffee and Turkish Delight!
One of the two libraries that I frequent gets in a lot of British fiction, and the other one has a lot of BBC and other English TV shows and movies. I've checked out my fair share of both. (Persuasion and The Railway Children are favorites; I've seen the BBC version of The Chronicles of Narnia, Mr. Bean, and several episodes of various crime dramas.)
When I listen to online radio stations, I almost always listen to the BBC classical station. I also have at least one CD that features the London Symphony Orchestra.
One of my favorite humourous writers is British, and I've also enjoyed quite a few English romance novels.
I've also read a number of books on English architecture.
I like tea (but with no milk and only rarely sugar).
I've even been eating English candy recently -- toffee and Turkish Delight!

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