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TV's The Apprentice winner Stella English 'overpaid lackey' |
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She didn't actually say that, she said, 'Are the French very fond of their children?' I think it's ridiculous how much that quote has been used when trying to make Susan look stupid. To me, she wasn't questioning whether or not the French love their children, she was wondering if they're inclined to be materialistic with their children and buy lots of things for their children, and in my opinion that was a very sensible thing to be asking. The way she phrased the question was a little odd, but everyone has done that from time to time.
EDIT: Just to be clear, I wasn't trying to imply that you were trying to make Susan look stupid, it's just a quote that is used a huge amount to portray her in a negative light, and that annoys me. One final thought on that infamous quote. It's easily forgotten that Susan was not born in the UK and I believe I'm right in saying she learned all her English after arriving here? Given that she spoke better English than most of the other contestants, the fact that this was the only occasion on which she slightly mis-spoke is a huge credit to her. |
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One final thought on that infamous quote. It's easily forgotten that Susan was not born in the UK and I believe I'm right in saying she learned all her English after arriving here? Given that she spoke better English than most of the other contestants, the fact that this was the only occasion on which she slightly mis-spoke is a huge credit to her.
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She was born in China, but she had lived in English-speaking countries since the age of seven - she came to the UK aged twelve, and before that she lived in Australia. If you're a child, you can pick up languages a lot more quickly than as an adult, so her English was pretty good.
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Sugar 1 Stella 0 according to the radio. Slightly surprised at the tribunal finding.
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Sugar 1 Stella 0 according to the radio. Slightly surprised at the tribunal finding.
im not surprised she lost she did get a job with Lord AL not one she was happy with but it was for the year it supposed to be for and she got the salary that was offered - im not saying the beeb and Lord Al are whiter than white but they did what they had to |
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Full verdict - http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/Resource...ld-grp-ltd.pdf (also some info about the early Apprentice process)
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and a press release
http://www.amshold.com/social_media/...al_English.pdf |
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Sugar 1 Stella 0 according to the radio. Slightly surprised at the tribunal finding.
Will Stella appeal? |
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Sugar 1 Stella 0 according to the radio. Slightly surprised at the tribunal finding.
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