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Thursday, 20 June, 2002, 14:34 GMT 15:34 UK
LETTERS FROM BRITAIN


Letters from Britain
British life through the eyes of some of the BBC's foreign language service journalists.
Tunnel Vision
When Behzad Bolour arrived from Iran, the first thing he wanted to do, was a ride on the oldest underground railway in the world - the Tube.
Cooling-off Britannia
Olga Betko thinks the new British idea of 'Cool Britannia' is not all that hot.
A Hamster ate my Granny!
Jumbe Omari Jumbe casts his eyes on that famously ferocious media animal, the British tabloid.
Feline fancy
Lilian Zac muses on the fondness the British seem to have for their feline friends.
We don't all look alike
Alan Nie wonders why Europeans cannot tell the difference between the Chinese and the Japanese.
Alarming prospects
Eva Voelker covers her ears to uncover what she maintains is a peculiarly British obsession.
Community Spirit
Ossi Laurila finds peace and quiet in the countryside.
Sunday lunch at the Half Moon
Kristztina Heathcote finds the English public house is the perfect place to relax and eat.
A Load of Rubbish
Frane Maroevic has found that the British have a peculiar way of recycling their unwanted things.
Howz what?
Graciela Damiano tries to get her head around what the British call the gentle thwack of leather on willow - Cricket.
N5 ok, N4 no way!
Tadej Zupancic finds that however glamorous and exciting London might sound, there are some parts of it that will never get into the guidebooks.
An experience not to be repeated
Zhaneta Skerlev delves into something even the British find hard - so how's a Macedonian to compete?
They come out at night
Goran Sumkowski lives it up in London nightlife.
Digging for Victory
Carolina Thwaites-Lastra does a little gardening
Park Life
Yura Brengauz on his special and on-going love affair with London's green open spaces.
No identity crisis
Ruxandra Obreja finds the rather relaxed British attitude to identity somewhat puzzling.
Baby Talk
Julia Goga-Cooke, head of the BBC's Albanian section reveals why she does not have to worry about neing an older mother in Britain.