01: Actually, I'm really rather pleased by that. With the UK in general sliding these days into a soap-opera-fuelled dialect of Estuary English (the ghastly East London version with the dropped aspirates and tortured vowels), I do make a conscious effort to avoid slipping away from my self-consciously "proper" accent, and it's always nice to know one's efforts are appreciated. *grin*
05: Heh!
07: It depends. Taken on its own, yes - I'd love to be less bitter and cynical, preferably not at all. On the other hand, my bitterness and cynicism are tied inextricably to having high expectations of the world that are almost invariably unmet, and low expectations of the world that are often exceeded, so if I am escaping bitterness and cynicism by accepting that the world in general will suck and will frequently suck more than I can possibly imagine, I'll pass, thanks. Even in the mud, I can look at the stars, et cetera. On the gripping hand, if that was no longer the case, then I'd be happy to lose that part of me, but then, if that was no longer the case, that would happen automatically...
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Date: 2005-05-26 06:19 am (UTC)05: Heh!
07: It depends. Taken on its own, yes - I'd love to be less bitter and cynical, preferably not at all. On the other hand, my bitterness and cynicism are tied inextricably to having high expectations of the world that are almost invariably unmet, and low expectations of the world that are often exceeded, so if I am escaping bitterness and cynicism by accepting that the world in general will suck and will frequently suck more than I can possibly imagine, I'll pass, thanks. Even in the mud, I can look at the stars, et cetera. On the gripping hand, if that was no longer the case, then I'd be happy to lose that part of me, but then, if that was no longer the case, that would happen automatically...