Australian Series #4 of WDYTYA

[BevL]

Hi,
I quite liked it.  Also the fact that it started with him and his daughter and ended with them.  Also keeping in touch with his family by computer.
I also liked the fact that he was able to talk to people who if they didn't know his ancestors at least took the time to explain things (if they could) to him.   
He also found a couple of relatives and seemed to enjoy their company.
What I would like is that as we in WA can't join in and talk to the people after the show is aired, can there be something in writing as to what was said to these people.   At least we can get over the idea that we are being left out all the time 
Kind regards
Bev

[Stoodly]

BevL you can view a transcript of the live chat with Vince (and the others) on the SBS website. Here is the link:

http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/whodoyouthinkyouare/tab-listings/page/i/2/h/Live-Chat/

[Ruskie]

Some interesting comments on the live chat transcript - many unanswered questions though - it must be impossible to keep up when people are firing loads of comments and questions at you.

I did notice many of the comments were about the "hopeless" reference. All seem to say that this was written about VC's grandmother. I thought it was referring to her grasp of the English language rather than her personally, which, though a poor choice of words by today's standards, is not the same thing at all. Did I get this wrong?

[Wiggy]

It was about her English - I think - Wasn't it?  . . . .  That's what is so mad -     

[Ruskie]

I will have to watch that part of the programme again I think Wiggy. I was sure they were talking about the grandmother's English.

It is not surprising that her English was not good as she was a recent immigrant - that is not casting any aspertions on his grandmother at all. Can anyone remember how long she had been in Australia when that report was written? It was not a very thoughtful choice of words perhaps, but the report was not intended for public viewing. In this game we often come across harsh things that were written about our ancestors.   

Everyone on the SBS chat must have got the wrong end of the stick. 

[deeiluka]

And I'm another that had phone calls during the programme.       I think I'll take the phone off the hook next week!   

I was talking on the phone and trying to watch at the same time. What I saw properly, I really enjoyed. I'll get to watch it properly at a future date, as I'll buy the DVD when it comes out.


Dee   

[Wiggy]

Or they were just following Vince's lead . . . .     

[Ruskie]

Or they were just following Vince's lead . . . .     

That crossed my mind too Wiggy.

[Thornett]

Was wondering why there was no WDYTYA thread, glad I found it eventually.

Loved the Vince Colosimo show. His family story about his grandmothers family was similar to my own.

My grandmother was one of eight children. Five had died young (all under 15 months old) including one that had passed while the family was at the cemetery for another. Story goes that when a sixth died aged only a few months my Great-Grandfather screamed at the cemetery for God to take him instead of his other two children. He passed two weeks later and my grandmother lived 88 years and her brother was 84.

I need to learn Italian so I can travel to Italy and do a proper search of that side of the family.