Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
I love Green Lanes because...
I have just had one of those afternoons where you realise that the lark is really on the wing, the snail on the thorn, God’s in his heaven and all really is right with the world.
My girlfriend makes a short film for the Straight8 Festival every year and today we attempted her fourth foray in to the media. I won’t go in to the structure of the competition but focus on the content of the film she made.
It is called ‘The Green Green Lanes of Home’ and she attempted to speak to approximately 80 people passing outside our front door over the course of a couple of hours. Just a face shot and a name and nationality check.
It was totally inspiring to see how so many people were up for it. Not only up for it but delighted to be asked. Maybe only three or four people declined and that politely. Everyone else was interested, fascinated and downright lovely, even our somewhat surly neighbour who, up to this point, has never been seen to smile. Surprising number of Hungarian people, Rumanian, Cypriot, Turkish, Kurdish, Uzbek, Iranian, French, Australian, Bulgarian, Eritrean, Irish, Brazilian, Turkmen, to name the ones I can remember.
If this is Cameron’s immigration terror, bring it on. I love Green Lanes and all thereon. At least until the next time some idiot throws his litter in the street.
If the film works out she will eventually post it on Youtube.
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Permalink Reply by Old-Age-Emporium(OAE) on
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No, John, no Meldrew, though I think you're having a go at my Russian in-laws.
Incidentally, whose jackboot is your left hand 'accidentally' exploring as you set up your picture?
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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That is not my hand, it's my cousin's. That is also her boot. Calm down.
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(Adjusts his NHS specs) Right John, the hand looks more feminine now. (calms down)
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Permalink Reply by Jimbo on
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Maybe no Meldrew but it's quite funny you took a picture so as you could growl at it later and at your leisure. Also, the anticipation of them leaving their beer cans verges on psychic. Marvelous.
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Jimbo, if they were going to take the cans then they would have been placing them back in the boxes. That's what I used to do anyway.
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As they say in highly irritating text speak... LOL.
Or perhaps... RIBL. Roll In Beer Laughing.
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Permalink Reply by Louise Nazeraj on
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And no Albanians but I'm very much looking forward to the film and applaud this post! The film one not the Russian litter louts. Although that one has merit too...
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How did you know they were Russian?... Ukrainian and Belorussian both sound very similar... or were you checking their 'dokumenti'?
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