BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 5 Episode #2: Boris Johnson

[silvery]

I wondered about the hair colour myself.    Some researchers would be convinced they were Scandinavian if they had it, and not from a Turkish descent.

[decor]

That noise he made was absolutely terrifying!

But the England, Wales comment did make me laugh.

I must say, after watching him for an hour, I'm still not a fan. And thinking that such a man (terrifying noises included) has any kind of political control over London is equally terrifying.

So I suppose I was left at the end of the progamme in a state of terror.

(Do you think I used the word terrifying too much ;-))

[stonechat]

It was an amazing story. I'd forgotten how nice those bazaars in Istanbul were.
And the turns and twists in that ancestry were quite something

Bob

[jillruss]

I was mildly interested but just couldn't become emotionally or even intellectually involved in it. I suspect that if I was in the same room as the man for more than 5 minutes I'd probably want to shoot him! He also has remarkably cold eyes under all that 'cripes' and 'tosh' public schoolboy patter ....  (oops, I think that's my ag lab origins showing through).  

It was a Turkish history lesson followed by a jaunt around parts of old Germany but I found my attention wandering. It's probably because there wasn't one iota of relevance to my humble origins in this country (nor, I suspect, the vast majority of us).

Who's next? Someone a bit more down to earth, I hope.

Jill

[bearkat]

I wonder what the Queen thinks of her new found cousin?

[PaulaToo]

Rather think she might be tickled pink....

Loved it, nothing in it to help us, but a thorooughly entertaining program.

[Windsor87]

I wonder what the Queen thinks of her new found cousin?

I wonder what David Cameron thinks of his new found cousin.  

[CU]

I loved it too, He really enjoyed himself.

[LizzieW]

I thoroughly enjoyed the programme and love Boris.  He's not the twit he appears to be.

I wondered about the hair colour myself.    Some researchers would be convinced they were Scandinavian if they had it, and not from a Turkish descent.

My eldest son has hair the same colour as Boris and my paternal side of the family is supposed to be of Spanish/Portuguese descent.  In fact my son is the only blond in the whole of the family - and no he's not the milkman's son.   So who knows where these genes suddenly appear from.

Lizzie