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Originally Posted by pressld2  I have to say I started to feel slightly uncomfortable with the number of times in the first episode of Nature of Britain that Alan described the habitats in the British Isles as "special" or "unique". I would agree that Britain's environment is special in exactly the same way that every environment in every country of the world is special for the plants, animals and people that live there. As for being unique, just about everything that Alan pointed to in support of that claim New Zealand either matches us or beats us in.
Frankly it started to sound jingoistic. Using the word "special" to mean "better than Johnny Foreigner". I started to think "If I were a visitor to Britain watching this, how irritated would I be?" and the answer was "quite a bit." But perhaps that's just me.
Dave P. |
I certainly see your point Dave. However, I have been fortunate enough to do a fair bit of wildlife watching abroad and the wildlife and landscapes I have seen have been absolutely brilliant. But for me personally, I just get more pleasure from seeing British wildlife in British landscapes. I can't explain it, it's just a natural reaction. So, for that reason I do think think that Britain is best!
Regards, Chris