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Chinese Hordes and Human Waves: A Personal Perspective of the Korean War 1950-1953
Global Korea Lecture Series
10/11/11
TALK & BOOK LAUNCH EVENT
Chinese Hordes and Human Waves:
A Personal Perspective of the Korean War 1950-1953
Speaker: Brigadier (Retd.) B.A.H. Parritt CBE
Thursday 10 November 2011 6.30pm – 9.30pm
(Drinks Reception starts at 6pm)
Venue: Korean Cultural Centre UK, 1-3 Strand, Grand Buildings, London WC2N 5BW
To mark the launch of Brigadier Brian Parritt’s new book, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea cordially invites you to a lecture on his personal perspective of the Korean War.
With his long career as an intelligence officer and a British Korean War veteran, he will share his unique insights on this unfinished but forgotten war with us.
※ Signed copies of his new book will be available to purchase from the publisher at the book signing after the talk.
Brigadier Brian Parritt served as a Gunner Officer in Korea 1952-53. He took part in the Third Battle of The Hook and as the Forward Observation Officer in a company level night attack by the 1st Kings Regiment where he was wounded. He studied for three years at Hong Kong University and qualified as a First Class Interpreter in Chinese (Mandarin). He then transferred to the Intelligence Corps and held senior intelligence appointments in Libya, Cyprus, the Far East and Northern Ireland. His final tour to Northern Ireland was five years as the Director of the Intelligence Corps.
He is the author of four books on Maritime Terrorism; a four-volume account of British Military History in the Far East in the 19th Century and a History of British Military Intelligence from the Middle Ages to 1929.
For enquiries please contact the Press Office
T. +44 (0)207 227 5500
E. press@koreanembassy.org.uk
Asians All Look The Same
Parecchi anni fa’, quando sono venuto a Londra per studiare l’inglese, mi sono trovato in classe con diversi studenti provenienti da paesi come Giappone, Cina, Thailandia, Corea ed altri paesi Asiatici e tra noi studenti Italiani o di altre nazioni non Asiatiche era luogo comune dire che gli studenti provenienti da qui paesi si assomigliavano tutti e che spesso era facile far confusione e confonderli. Da parte loro, gli studenti Asiatici, ribattevano che noi Occidentali abbiamo caratteristiche fisiche che ci accomunano e quindi per loro un Italiano e’ facilmente confondibile con uno Spagnolo o un Tedesco o un’Inglese. Le discussioni che iniziavo in classe spesso continuavano alla sera in bar o pub dove dopo un po’ di birre ci si metteva alla prova. A distanza di anni penso di riconoscere facilmente un Giapponese da un Cinese o un Coreano da un Thailandese. Voi riuscite a riconoscere la provenienza di una persona Asiatica? Provate a mettervi alla prova con uno dei tanti video reperibile su youtube.
Many years ago, when I came to London to learn English, I met many students from Asian countries such as Japan, China, Thailand, South Korea, etc. Amongst Italian and other Western students it was very common to say things like ‘all Asians look the same’. Asian students, when confronted with our stupid comments, usually replied saying that all Western people look the same and that there were not too many physical differences between Italians and Spanish or Italians and Germans and so on. Friendly discussion which had started at college carried on in the evenings in bars or pubs where after few beers we would challenge classmates to recognise origin of friends or people seen in public places. After many years I confidently can spot a Japanese from a Chinese or a Korean. Can you do the same? Try to test you skills with one of the many videos available on youtube.
Chinese New Year 2011
According to the Chinese calendar, which consists of both Gregorian and lunar-solar calendar systems, Chinese New Year can begin anytime between late January and mid-February. The year 2011 (rabbit) begins February 3 and after many years without taking part in the celebration this year I’m planning to join the crowd in central London. I hope to have fun and to take many pictures to publish on this Blog.
La data di inizio del nuovo anno Cinese varia ma, generalmente, e’ compresa nel periodo che va da Gennaio alla fine di Febbraio. Nel 2011 il giorno di inizio e’ il 3 di Febbraio, anno del coniglio. Sono parecchi anni che non prendo parte ai festeggiamenti e alle celebrazioni che si svolgono cosi’ ho deciso che questa volta’ mi rechero’ nella zona centrale per festeggiare con il gran numero di Cinesi residenti a Londra questo importante evento. Spero di riuscire a fare parecchie foto da pubblicare su questo Blog.
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