The point is that we have been lectured for a number of years by Jomtien
who maintains that (a) nobody in France (in particular) will ever want to
watch it and (b) the only people who want to watch it in continental
Europe
are those with relatives or friends in the UK. This is, of course,
********
and always was.


Yawn

In article , Simon Gardner (sg) writes:

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Can't you think of _anything_ worthwhile to talk about?

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Simon Gardner wrote:


You missed the point.

Of course you can receive it quite well in Germany and of course it's easy
to get all over France - and indeed a large part of Western Europe.

The point is that we have been lectured for a number of years by Jomtien
who maintains that (a) nobody in France (in particular) will ever want to
watch it and (b) the only people who want to watch it in continental Europe
are those with relatives or friends in the UK. This is, of course, ********
and always was.




Ah, OK, I am quite new to this group so I don't know the "internal
policies" here ;)

CU

Torsten

Simon Gardner wrote:


You missed the point.

Of course you can receive it quite well in Germany and of course it's easy
to get all over France - and indeed a large part of Western Europe.

The point is that we have been lectured for a number of years by Jomtien
who maintains that (a) nobody in France (in particular) will ever want to
watch it and (b) the only people who want to watch it in continental Europe
are those with relatives or friends in the UK. This is, of course, ********
and always was.




Ah, OK, I am quite new to this group so I don't know the "internal
policies" here ;)

CU

Torsten

"Simon Gardner" [dot]co[dot]uk wrote in message
...

" This is, of course, ******** and always was. "


Maybe you can get Tony Blair to ask for the BBC to be subsidised by the
French people. He can, after all, speak the language.

"Simon Gardner" [dot]co[dot]uk wrote in message
...

" This is, of course, ******** and always was. "


Maybe you can get Tony Blair to ask for the BBC to be subsidised by the
French people. He can, after all, speak the language.

Simon Gardner wrote:
You missed the point.

Of course you can receive it quite well in Germany and of course it's
easy to get all over France - and indeed a large part of Western Europe.

The point is that we have been lectured for a number of years by Jomtien
who maintains that (a) nobody in France (in particular) will ever want
to watch it and (b) the only people who want to watch it in continental
Europe are those with relatives or friends in the UK. This is, of
course, ******** and always was.

And everybody knew that! But maybe Jomty didn't want to upset the people
who don't like the idea of Johnny Foreigner watching the BBC when they're
not paying for it. You know how these UK TV Licence payers get on their high
horse about paying for stuff that others in Europe can watch for free.
Begrudgers the lot of 'em! - I have all the BBC channels added to my Other
Channels section of my digibox and don't pay a UK TV Licence, so there!

But I do have to suffer RTÉ, and pay an Irish TV Licence for that er...
'pleasure'. I can recommend RTÉ wholeheartedly to the French, some of 'em
deserve it! :-)

Simon Gardner wrote:
You missed the point.

Of course you can receive it quite well in Germany and of course it's
easy to get all over France - and indeed a large part of Western Europe.

The point is that we have been lectured for a number of years by Jomtien
who maintains that (a) nobody in France (in particular) will ever want
to watch it and (b) the only people who want to watch it in continental
Europe are those with relatives or friends in the UK. This is, of
course, ******** and always was.

And everybody knew that! But maybe Jomty didn't want to upset the people
who don't like the idea of Johnny Foreigner watching the BBC when they're
not paying for it. You know how these UK TV Licence payers get on their high
horse about paying for stuff that others in Europe can watch for free.
Begrudgers the lot of 'em! - I have all the BBC channels added to my Other
Channels section of my digibox and don't pay a UK TV Licence, so there!

But I do have to suffer RTÉ, and pay an Irish TV Licence for that er...
'pleasure'. I can recommend RTÉ wholeheartedly to the French, some of 'em
deserve it! :-)

T. Fink wrote:



Ah, OK, I am quite new to this group so I don't know the "internal
policies" here ;)

CU

Torsten

Ah, allow me to elucidate.

The last time we had this discussion was when the BBC went FTA. There was a
great wailing and gnashing of teeth because, ?of course?, the whole of
continental Europe was going to rush off to their local satellite shop and
spend a fortune in order to watch the BBC for free. Jonny foreigner was
going to get the Beeb at the expense of us Brits.

The reason for this is ?of course? that Jonny Foreigner is just desperate to
watch telly in a foreign language. I suppose, if they don't understand,
they can always turn up the volume so it sounds like it's being shouted
(everybody knows if you shout at them loud enough in English they'll
understand).

The reality is that a handful of ex-pats (the few that didn't already had
Sky) and a tiny number of enthusiasts have installed dishes.

I know this because i am one of the handful of ex-pats. I have lived in
France for many years and I know a lot of French people who speak English,
some of them very well ? not a single one watches the BBC.