Mr J Clarkson

[DomDom]

Dominic, point taken and well said but JC should not poke fun at things he does not fully understand, obviously he does not like caravans but he should let it be but instead he keeps ranting on about it which irritates many people including myself. I have never owned a supercar but would not go out of my way to ridicule those who do, mind you if i could make thousands out of it maybe i would, but my initial point was, i wish he would stop the abuse of ordinary people who have a hobby which they enjoy, and cease making lighthearted comments of situations which may involve death or seious injury to innocent people.

I understand completely the reason why you find the man offensive. He would offend 99% of the population if we took everything he say seriously.

But, therein lies the clue. He is not being serious, instead looking quite serious which is a characteristic of his dry / sarcastic sense of humour. Again, you are not obliged to share his SOH but everyone needs to recognise that he is entitled to have it.

Also, humour and entertainment are very closely related and TG is about entertaining people, something the BBC pays him quite handsomely to do. THe other side of the coin is Fifth Gear which is supposed to be factual rather than entertaining. Not a programme I have the patience to watch. Life (for me) is about having fun, laughs, making friends, etc. It is far too short to waste worrying about other people's comments, particularly when they are clearly made in jest.

 

[Anthony_374242616]

Martin you`re absolutley right caravanning years ago seemed to more friendlier people used to stop and chat, get together for a drink, there are still many around who do but the majority keep themselves to themselves