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Hmm I didn't see/notice the comment broadcast so am not clear of the context.
Not necessarily entirely ignorant. Nigella's father - Nigel Lawson was Chancellor of the Exchequer/Minister for Energy for a very long time; almost a decade. It was before she was born but even so its possible that this has lodged in her mind. |
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bless you forever the optimist
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I can understand her not knowing who Nigella Lawson is but to have no idea who the US President is, at least I assume that's who she meant, I just don't get it. How can you go through life and not know something like that? Even Jez was speechless.
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I think not knowing who Nigella is, is less to do with age and education and more to do with location, class and wealth. Nigella is very upmarket and sophisticated in terms of the food and lifestyle she specialises in. Yes, she does make a fab coca cola ham and cook with Malibu, but that's done with an ironic wink when she's slumming it. She IS dead stylish and dead posh. And extremely rich. As well as extremely clever, she's an exceptionally gifted writer. She's on another planet from Steph.
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What's weird is that she'd seen the word written down on the bottle and still pronounced it wrong, even though it's pronounced as it's written. Even if she'd never heard of rapeseed oil, I'd expect her to look at the word and pronounce the first part correctly.
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but can she spell canoe?
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I think not knowing who Nigella is, is less to do with age and education and more to do with location, class and wealth. Nigella is very upmarket and sophisticated in terms of the food and lifestyle she specialises in. Yes, she does make a fab coca cola ham and cook with Malibu, but that's done with an ironic wink when she's slumming it. She IS dead stylish and dead posh. And extremely rich. As well as extremely clever, she's an exceptionally gifted writer. She's on another planet from Steph.
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http://bigbrother.channel5.com/steph...nfusion-day-22
For those who missed the Nigella confusion last night ![]() I also loved how last night it took Steph about 5 attempts to pronounce "cutlery" in the right way
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Well, in the context of the future generation and our future politicians, wasn't it Noel last summer on civilian BB (the aspiring Prime Minister himself) who didn't know that eggs didn't come out of chickens mouths or some such thing?
There you go, we have lack of general knowledge and political aspiration all in one neatly packaged person ![]() ![]() He wasn't blankly ignorant but strangely confident in thinking that eggs come from chickens' 'wrens' (or something). It sounded like he'd fallen for a prank, or possibly the sort of easy answer that parents might give a four year old. ![]() Was it Ashleigh Hughes who didn't know about eggs coming from chickens? It makes the whole "Which came first...?" cliché a lot less paradoxical. |
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I don't think the youngsters that go on these shows and enter c-list showbiz are representative of young people in general. They seem to consist more of people who would have a difficult time finding any kind of alternative work and have spent most of their lives hoping for some kind of stardom rather than giving any thought to a decent education.
I have a teenage son and loads of nephews and nieces ranging in age from 17 to late 20s and they have great general knowledge and maturity as well as being fun-loving and daft at times. I think the ones that they put in CBB or nonsense reality shows are definitely 'for entertainment purposes only'. They really couldn't do much else in life. |
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I hate the comment
"Its not really the end of the world is it" Well TBH it is these are our future, these youngsters who are just fame hungrey will be the so called end of the world. I am glad I am not going to be around to see it. Like it was mentioned to busy trying to be famous than actually getting some sort of education, it so sad really. |
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Just seen the clip, kill me, kill me now, that girl is part of he future of this country, somebody help us please!
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My friend who isn't thick by a long chalk regularly pronounced epitome as ep- I -tome. Her sister would pronounce Worcestershire as Worcester- shire crisps. I don't think it's a big deal misprouncing Rapeseed as Rapseed in the grand scheme of things.
I know what you mean, but as previous posters have said, rapeseed should be a lot easier to pronounce than those examples. Rape-seed. Two very simple words. |
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She also said she was allergic to "some sausages", I posted about that it another thread, I get the impression she is a very loved person who can do what she likes.
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I know what you mean, but as previous posters have said, rapeseed should be a lot easier to pronounce than those examples.
Rape-seed. Two very simple words.
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My friend who isn't thick by a long chalk regularly pronounced epitome as ep- I -tome. Her sister would pronounce Worcestershire as Worcester- shire crisps. I don't think it's a big deal misprouncing Rapeseed as Rapseed in the grand scheme of things.
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Ha ha. That reminds me of a book I read as a child. I read the main characters name as Penny Lope all the way through.
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It would appear that singing and dancing took precedence over basic education.
I don't think she was putting it on to be endearing - I just think she probably missed a lot of school. If you've not heard of Nigella Lawson or Rapeseed Oil - it's not really the end of the world is it? Maybe i'm unusual but i remember being told about the first woman Porime Minister when thatcher won the 79 election by both my Parents and School. I clearly remember Ronnie Reagan winning the 1980 election over Jimmy Carter. I was 8 and 9 at those 2 elections. I haven't not known who the Prime Minister or President were (and Leader of the Opposition, Chancellor, Home Secretary etc) ever since and not just from School by parents and seeing the News. As far as I'm concerned it is just basic General Knowledge that every adult should know and it wasn't necessarily the Schools responsibility to teach. |
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Well I didn't know who she was...though I have heard of her and know it was a woman.
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Jeremy's bewildered look was so funny, especially when she said "Oh I thought he was a president, it sounds like a presidential name" or something to that effect
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So there has been no one fame hungry or thick in previous generations?
Now you're classed as a celeb if you are (or were) married to someone famous, had sex with someone famous, had a boob job on the NHS, appeared in a documentary about benefit claimants, have appeared in a 'scripted fly on the wall' documentary series, claim to be a 'model' (preferably one who appears to have been drawn on with felt-tipped pens) or be related to someone who falls into one of the aforementioned categories! I think one of the reasons Stephanie is so immature is that she's never had to work as part of an ensemble in a theatre production. Nor has she experienced the endless rounds of auditions (many of them resulting in rejection) that are part of a performer's life on the way up. You grow up quick and develop a thick skin when you experience those things. |
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Ha yeh I heard that, I know she is only early twenties.. and self obsessed, but surely she must know the face?
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Oh, I think Stephanie needs to be kept! ..well out the public eye!
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