The East is East

[DONNAKEBABUK]

Could anyone tell me who quoted this

the east is east, the west is west and never the twain shall meet.

Thanks.

Katie. x

[THECORBYLOON]

Rudyard Kipling

[dundurn]

It's from a real Boy's Own-type poem and the phrase "East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet" is often used (apart from being the source of the titles of a couple of TV programmes) as some sort of jingoistic view of the Indian Raj. It is worth remembering that the next lines read - 'But there is neither East nor West, border nor breed nor birth, when two brave men stand face to face, thought they come from the ends of the Earth. It was also Mr Kipling, who wrote exceedingly good poems, who said "you're a better man than I am, Gunga Din".

[brian j john]

hello donna or katie who answered a question about magpies a couple of days ago and said you might know me . yes i,m welsh from llanelli . so who are you .

[DONNAKEBABUK]

Brian. Did you ever live in Blackpool in the 1980's and work at Pontins.

I PRAY THIS IS YOU.

Love Katie. x

[brian j john]

very sorry but i didn't . he last time i was in blackpool was in the 60s with my parents ..

[DONNAKEBABUK]

Oh and there I was Brian getting all excited that I could potentially have bumped into a friend who I worked with 22 years ago.

Never mind.

Take Care.

Love Katie.x