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The
Great Debate - Holidays Abroad
As our politicians
try to support the hard hit British tourism industry over the summer by
taking their holidays at home rather than abroad, we asked are they doing
the right thing and would you do the same. In this first report in a series
of one, some of Atherstone's finest Sessionseekers discussed if they would
be prepared to do the same and visit Bognor instead of Bangkok, or journey
to Largs as opposed to Lanzarote.
Head drinks
coach Ray Faulkner was adamant as to what he would do....
"I don't see the need to go overseas for a holiday. It's nothing
to do with the fact that our tourist industry has suffered of late, there
is just no point when you can have a perfectly good time here in Blackpool
or Whitley Bay." He spouted. "I can't see any good reason why
you should go abroad. All the people are foreign, they speak a different
language and eat foreign foods. It would be like going back into the
dark ages." He said.
Faulkner,
who was horrified when his recently married daughter decided to take
her honeymoon in the Dominican Republic despite his offer of a fortnight
in
Southend, was forthright in his opinions and went so far as to suggest
if necessary, he would wait for a flight home rather than risk a foreign
climate.
"If I stepped off the plane and felt just the slightest
bit uncomfortable with the heat or the weather, then I would get straight
back on the plane and wait for it to go back home. If I took one breath
of air in and it felt too close or clammy, I would go straight back on
board and fasten my seat-belt, regardless of where the plane's next destination
was."
Open-minded
Faulkner even contemplated waiting in the departure lounge if it became
impractical to stay aboard the aircraft.
"If I absolutely had to, then I would wait inside the airport,
but I would not leave the airport and holiday even if I had paid a thousand
pounds for it."
Stan Riley
was of a similar viewpoint, saying that he would never travel abroad simply
because there is no real reason to.
"I just can't see the point of going to another country. What do
you gain from going there? You may as well stay at home."
Riley who
last took a holiday in 1988 when he accidentally boarded the wrong train
at Birmingham New Street and ended up in Hunstanton, was equally adamant
about his opinion.
"I have never been abroad and I am proud of it. I was once tempted
to go to France because they sell cheap fags and booze but when I heard
that they don't speak English I refused as a matter of principle."
Mathew
Jones however is one Seeker who has been abroad.
"Not long ago, I went to Australia for a year and it was fantastic.
I would have been more than happy to stay out there to live permanently.
I saw so much of the world and in particular a fabulous country, it really
enriched my life and I am a better person because of the experience."
When questioned
about his views on people coming to England, Jones did a sharp about turn,
frothing
"Enoch Powell had it spot on in my opinion. We should
just send them all
back - no one should be allowed in, end of story. Bloody foreigners, they all
want shooting if you ask me."
Next week,
we ask Manny Alcock and Jon Radford for their views on Capital
punishment, while Justin Hadley argues the case for re-instating
slavery.
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