The British upper classes have this affectation of being slightly baffled and out of it.But they are extremely on the ball when it comes to guarding their own hugely privileged position.Horrible people..
Prince William of Gloucester was in Tokoyo 1968,he was working at the British Embassy in the commercial section.I have read that he enjoyed living in the house he had and made friends with the people.
I do apologise for missing your comment. Times change and we change with the times. Indeed. I wonder what will Britain become of if she loses so much of her heritage.
tnakai1971jp unless you are a lord/duke this isn’t your heritage. You were considered the subject of these people, and they did their best to treat your ancestors as peasants and dirt under their shoes... ensuring the wealth stayed in their family only. Is that what you miss? Do you miss bowing down to your masters as they pass by? Walking of the sidewalk to make space for them if you crossed in the street?
So I have read and heard. Any positive sides? England still shines brilliantly before our eyes! I am not just talking about your international celebrities, I am talking about your food, intellectual endeavours, etc. I have been reading a book by Clarissa Dickson Wright, Spilling the Beans. Can Japan produce a woman like that? I doubt it. England may have a few problems, but you have a vast pool of talents, which I hope I can tap into soon.
JCBAirmaster73 Yes, it is his business, not ours. When I said preservation, I do believe in the importance of our national monuments etcetera. Mansions in disrepair don't make our country look good in any way.
Hah, the army! Careless bunch. My father bought a house, not a place like this shown in the video of course but a large house with 5 bedrooms and it was also wrecked by the army which commandeered it during WW2. But in 1950 he got it at auction for the right price and fixed it all up. I was a toddler then. I do recall later as a kid of 9 or 10 though being excited to find a number of large bullets and 2 hand grenades in the greenhouse at the bottom the garden! All were live and the police were called then bomb disposal army guys to take away their litter!
iTube22100 our country was in tatters with bombing and rations ! In fact rationing didn’t stop until way into the 1950s my mother had no idea what an egg tasted like until 1950 ! She was a child in the war and spent many a time in a air raid shelter !
Being born into a privileged and moneyed family in no way meant you had either earned or deserved your place in the upper strata of society. I am not envious either and also of humble origines but I believe that high office, status and respect must be won by hard work, talent and honour. May I compliment you on your command of the English language.
Originality - I count myself as slightly more original than most Japanese. My parents never told me to study, my gate hours were totally unregulated, I intermingled with whoever I chose.
Yes I am English,I find these programs interesting,as my family sold their Estate after World War 1,as most of the farm hands had been killed,and the world had changed greatly.Are you Japanese ? Prince William of Gloucester spent time in Japan,he was killed in 1972.
You had to have a licence to make repairs to private houses & licences were scarce? Typical. Another thing, try getting a mortgage back in the 50s/60s Govts didn't want to give them to the average worker! Still can't get them! Only a very small window of opportunity in 80s/90s when credit was thrown at ppl & 100% mortgages. Ppl used credit cards & didn't realise that wages weren't keeping up with the cost of living. Then Govt took the credit away & ppls houses!
No, in fact the Government spent the next three or four decades destroying yet more of what was left, via taxation, to be honest the majority of National trust houses came from families that the Labour Government had driven to pratical destitution and bankruptcy.
@@Lynda52904 Hi Lynda, this comment no longer reflects my views on these families, houses, or Labour Govt., it being seven years old. I also think it was in reply to something else but TH-cam has disconnected the two.
@@edwardmurphy8657 no disrespect to you was meant regardless of whether your views are the same or have changed. I love tales of the grand houses and old ways of life but I guess more than ever as I have aged realize the great price the vast majority paid for the idea that some were their "betters." =) I am glad they are preserved for us all.
I am an uneducated Japanese of humble means so I am not obviously an expert in this area but my instinct tells me that there was something going on in high places to destroy the top layer of the British society. We in Japan lost aristocracies not because the people voted for it but the US occupation authority issued directives to strip the privileged class of their wealth. I have no money but I have no envy or jealousy towards rich people - most of the times, they deserve their status.
You did not comment on why the Japanese like the same items of clothing,Burberry has been put back on the fashion plateau,thanks to Japan,it started life for the army and outward bound people. I still feel very sorry for Hiroshima,I hope nothing ever happens like that again.
Japanese are incapable of original thought when dealing with Westerners. They COPY Western inventions, eliminate waste & then mass produce it & sell back in greater volume + cheaper. Sneaky, mercenary & xenophobic are their lot.
I see. Thank you. I have written down many comments in many places and it was not immediately obvious. Are you an English person? I hope I don't come out as being nosy.
I am a Japanese male who bankrupt three companies one of which was listed. My education is limited, but I would like to think that I always try with good faith. Japan's tie with England was temporarily severed by those who wanted to see the A-J Treaty ended. Japan was very happy to protect and defend the B Empire in Asia in return for having her colonial interests recognised. At any rate, imperialism was becoming rapidly out of fashion and we would have both lost them sooner or later.
I know Clarissa's sister quite well,they don't get on.I think perhaps Japan is male dominated,as was England in the early 20th century,however there has always been a few women with a sense of adventure.I have to say being quite often out of London I see a very different side to England.The England I knew as a child when you could leave your doors unlocked and your bicycle unlocked has gone for ever.I have to say Clarissa ( like a middle white sow) is always very much on the button.
I think perhaps a problem with the Japanese is they like having the same items as each other,they go around in packs wearing the same items of clothing,is this due to a change in their social structure,in old Japan they would have belonged to feudal lords,and would have united under a banner ? I was sorry to see that the Japanese were forced to hand in there swords to the uncouth Americans after the war.
Perhaps this is where the true difference of national identity comes to light,as a child my education was to be original and form my own ideas( I cannot vouch for the modern child,as life in general has changed) I beg to differ with regard to Hiroshima,the USA were aware of the devastation.I am sure if we are observed from another planet they much think,we are bent on destroying the earth through greed for land and power.
There are still people with titles, rich people with titles and all that, but the society itself changed. The younger generation rebelled the same way as the other people after the second world war and somehow most of it just got lost somewhere along the way.
Japan chose to go into the war. I think it is rather futile to argue that Japan has no choice but to go to war. Japan certainly faced a very, very hard choice - give up her own little Empire, which had been built on the lives of 3 millions, or go to war. It was like giving up India for Britain. Still, she had the option. Being winging about whether it was fair or not fair never brings anything out in the world of politics and power game.
So I read in the Wiki after responding as above. Britain and Japan have a few things in common and we can do business together. My next half of life, I want to launch projects which will bring in money and create jobs in the UK. Your heritage is undersold at times, and not fully exploited for good causes.
Why on earth did the 8th Marques of Hereford's parents, with their apparent breeding, position in society and financial standing (however reduced) not do anything about that terrible speech impediment. Have a couple of friends in English, titled society and they tell me things like that, cosmetic dentistry and concern on appearance is seen as 'common'. This I do not understand...
hepsabaptron, that explains why so many wealthy Britons (like the Queen Mother who is dead now, and Camilla, and many more, whose teeth are brown and crooked. They have enough money to fix them, but choose not to.
Well, the number of character is limited to 500. Japanese can be incredibly insecure and they loath being different from everyone else at times. If you lock up a country for long, not an unexpected consequence. Hiroshima - Americans have nothing to be ashamed of. They had no legal problem and moral problem could not be discussed at times. If Japan had it, she would have done the same. War is a legitimate instrument of state, and sadly the legal and moral debates continue.
About the use of the first A-bomb - the balance between the legal side and moral side is a highly adjustable one. I personally take a very pragmatic view whereas you take a very compassionate view. The greatest asset Japan has ever give to America is the silence on the A-bomb debate. The Japanese are mostly forward-looking thinkers including those who wear the same clothes as everyone else in the herds. I encourage people in Japan to focus on why rather than how the disaster occurred.
One can, but why should one? The homeless do deserve a place. out of that population, the mentally ill should be placed properly in institutions, and those who desire to striv rejoin society, should be given a chance, but that doesn't automatically mean that every rich estate/person should given away, every single time, to everyone.
As a news station, BBC leaves much to be desired in comparison with international and American news. As a company that makes documentaries, BBC is on point.
***** I'm not bothered either way, so not that I'm not getting my own way, but the BBC is a love in for the royal family, it peddles out propaganda about how amazing they are at every opportunity. It's a very biased media company.
I remember staying in the states for 10 days and tried to watch the news 😂 it wasn’t news as the rest of the world knew it !! In fact there was no international news at all ! Just a load of presenters with extortionate dentistry and bouffant hair !!
I'm glad something was finally done to save these beautiful old estates for future generations to explore & treasure.
The British upper classes have this affectation of being slightly baffled and out of it.But they are extremely on the ball when it comes to guarding their own hugely privileged position.Horrible people..
So, the damage was caused when the house was being used by the government - any compensation?
Kind of seems like karma for all the harm done by Britan to Ireland, India, ect.
There will have compensation. Ignore Joan, she's a salty prat
Hmmm salty prat...whatever that means. I'm second generation Irish/Dutch AMERICAN
@@joannelson9571 There is no country on earth that does not deserve karma for something they have done in the past. So we are all even now;)
@@kittens135 very good point
Prince William of Gloucester was in Tokoyo 1968,he was working at the British Embassy in the commercial section.I have read that he enjoyed living in the house he had and made friends with the people.
Are you kidding me - why didn't the British government compensate or rebuild this family?
+Nick Doe ... what I said !
Are there no packages for using & abusing.
Britain couldn't even house the ordinary people, let alone the Aristocracy!
I do apologise for missing your comment.
Times change and we change with the times. Indeed.
I wonder what will Britain become of if she loses so much of her heritage.
tnakai1971jp unless you are a lord/duke this isn’t your heritage. You were considered the subject of these people, and they did their best to treat your ancestors as peasants and dirt under their shoes... ensuring the wealth stayed in their family only. Is that what you miss? Do you miss bowing down to your masters as they pass by? Walking of the sidewalk to make space for them if you crossed in the street?
A service economy. Nothing more.
So I have read and heard.
Any positive sides? England still shines brilliantly before our eyes!
I am not just talking about your international celebrities, I am talking about your food, intellectual endeavours, etc.
I have been reading a book by Clarissa Dickson Wright, Spilling the Beans.
Can Japan produce a woman like that? I doubt it. England may have a few problems, but you have a vast pool of talents, which I hope I can tap into soon.
Even if the peer does not or cannot live in the mansion it should still be restored
JCBAirmaster73 You do know the aristocrats have the cash
JCBAirmaster73 I understand your point.
JCBAirmaster73 That should be up to the owner.
However, there is some money which should be spent on preservation etc
JCBAirmaster73 Yes, it is his business, not ours.
When I said preservation, I do believe in the importance of our national monuments etcetera. Mansions in disrepair don't make our country look good in any way.
+George the Kafir Only those of real value. To me, there are still too many castles in UK and when there is inflaction it lowers the attraction
Hah, the army! Careless bunch.
My father bought a house, not a place like this shown in the video of course but a large house with 5 bedrooms and it was also wrecked by the army which commandeered it during WW2.
But in 1950 he got it at auction for the right price and fixed it all up. I was a toddler then.
I do recall later as a kid of 9 or 10 though being excited to find a number of large bullets and 2 hand grenades in the greenhouse at the bottom the garden! All were live and the police were called then bomb disposal army guys to take away their litter!
Yes, The Army...that saved everyone's arse!!!
The army has destroyed the building and did not pay the damages?
The country was bankrupt
If the army wasn't there the house might right now be called Schloss HItler !! (Hitler;s Castle)...so it is a little bitter sweer i suppose!
chris lipsey "sweer" ?? Thanks
iTube22100 our country was in tatters with bombing and rations ! In fact rationing didn’t stop until way into the 1950s my mother had no idea what an egg tasted like until 1950 ! She was a child in the war and spent many a time in a air raid shelter !
I had to let in the hoi polloi to pay the bills. All I got was galloping clap and a visit from the vice squad
Being born into a privileged and moneyed family in no way meant you had either earned or deserved your place in the upper strata of society.
I am not envious either and also of humble origines but I believe that high office, status and respect must be won by hard work, talent and honour.
May I compliment you on your command of the English language.
I hope HRH had good time in Japan. I was not aware that he did.
What was he doing? On some kind of assignment at the Embassy in Tokyo?
I love it ❤
Labor/Labour are a nightmare for every country they have a party in. Britain, Australia, New Zealand, etc.
Originality - I count myself as slightly more original than most Japanese. My parents never told me to study, my gate hours were totally unregulated, I intermingled with whoever I chose.
Yes I am English,I find these programs interesting,as my family sold their Estate after World War 1,as most of the farm hands had been killed,and the world had changed greatly.Are you Japanese ? Prince William of Gloucester spent time in Japan,he was killed in 1972.
You had to have a licence to make repairs to private houses & licences were scarce? Typical. Another thing, try getting a mortgage back in the 50s/60s Govts didn't want to give them to the average worker! Still can't get them! Only a very small window of opportunity in 80s/90s when credit was thrown at ppl & 100% mortgages. Ppl used credit cards & didn't realise that wages weren't keeping up with the cost of living. Then Govt took the credit away & ppls houses!
Well your written English is excellent.
I heard The British Dream is going from Chav to Posh within a generation.
It is the comment you made,I am an uneducated Japanese of humble means(11 months ago)
Now they have to entertain the hoi polloi...
No, in fact the Government spent the next three or four decades destroying yet more of what was left, via taxation, to be honest the majority of National trust houses came from families that the Labour Government had driven to pratical destitution and bankruptcy.
Let's all cry rivers of tears for those families that exploited the whole society for centuries. Good for the National Trust.
@@Lynda52904 Hi Lynda, this comment no longer reflects my views on these families, houses, or Labour Govt., it being seven years old. I also think it was in reply to something else but TH-cam has disconnected the two.
@@edwardmurphy8657 no disrespect to you was meant regardless of whether your views are the same or have changed. I love tales of the grand houses and old ways of life but I guess more than ever as I have aged realize the great price the vast majority paid for the idea that some were their "betters." =) I am glad they are preserved for us all.
You reap what you sow. I am sure that not all these rich people were bad but some were probably and what goes around comes around.
I am an uneducated Japanese of humble means so I am not obviously an expert in this area but my instinct tells me that there was something going on in high places to destroy the top layer of the British society.
We in Japan lost aristocracies not because the people voted for it but the US occupation authority issued directives to strip the privileged class of their wealth.
I have no money but I have no envy or jealousy towards rich people - most of the times, they deserve their status.
Thank you, but I don't know which comment you are referring to.
You did not comment on why the Japanese like the same items of clothing,Burberry has been put back on the fashion plateau,thanks to Japan,it started life for the army and outward bound people. I still feel very sorry for Hiroshima,I hope nothing ever happens like that again.
Japanese are incapable of original thought when dealing with Westerners. They COPY Western inventions, eliminate waste & then mass produce it & sell back in greater volume + cheaper. Sneaky, mercenary & xenophobic are their lot.
Oh Dear! How sad! Too late! Never Mind! Well done Clem/Dennis! Got to in one
I see. Thank you. I have written down many comments in many places and it was not immediately obvious.
Are you an English person? I hope I don't come out as being nosy.
I am a Japanese male who bankrupt three companies one of which was listed. My education is limited, but I would like to think that I always try with good faith.
Japan's tie with England was temporarily severed by those who wanted to see the A-J Treaty ended. Japan was very happy to protect and defend the B Empire in Asia in return for having her colonial interests recognised.
At any rate, imperialism was becoming rapidly out of fashion and we would have both lost them sooner or later.
Who's idea was it to attack Pearl Harbor?
I know Clarissa's sister quite well,they don't get on.I think perhaps Japan is male dominated,as was England in the early 20th century,however there has always been a few women with a sense of adventure.I have to say being quite often out of London I see a very different side to England.The England I knew as a child when you could leave your doors unlocked and your bicycle unlocked has gone for ever.I have to say Clarissa ( like a middle white sow) is always very much on the button.
I think perhaps a problem with the Japanese is they like having the same items as each other,they go around in packs wearing the same items of clothing,is this due to a change in their social structure,in old Japan they would have belonged to feudal lords,and would have united under a banner ? I was sorry to see that the Japanese were forced to hand in there swords to the uncouth Americans after the war.
Perhaps this is where the true difference of national identity comes to light,as a child my education was to be original and form my own ideas( I cannot vouch for the modern child,as life in general has changed) I beg to differ with regard to Hiroshima,the USA were aware of the devastation.I am sure if we are observed from another planet they much think,we are bent on destroying the earth through greed for land and power.
There are still people with titles, rich people with titles and all that, but the society itself changed. The younger generation rebelled the same way as the other people after the second world war and somehow most of it just got lost somewhere along the way.
What?
Japan chose to go into the war. I think it is rather futile to argue that Japan has no choice but to go to war.
Japan certainly faced a very, very hard choice - give up her own little Empire, which had been built on the lives of 3 millions, or go to war.
It was like giving up India for Britain.
Still, she had the option. Being winging about whether it was fair or not fair never brings anything out in the world of politics and power game.
So I read in the Wiki after responding as above. Britain and Japan have a few things in common and we can do business together.
My next half of life, I want to launch projects which will bring in money and create jobs in the UK.
Your heritage is undersold at times, and not fully exploited for good causes.
How's it going?
@@taylormade2826 I nowadays suffer from outburst of self-loathing... Thank you for taking some interest in my situation.
Why on earth did the 8th Marques of Hereford's parents, with their apparent breeding, position in society and financial standing (however reduced) not do anything about that terrible speech impediment. Have a couple of friends in English, titled society and they tell me things like that, cosmetic dentistry and concern on appearance is seen as 'common'. This I do not understand...
hepsabaptron, that explains why so many wealthy Britons (like the Queen Mother who is dead now, and Camilla, and many more, whose teeth are brown and crooked. They have enough money to fix them, but choose not to.
What speech impediment?
What the hell is crooked teeth got to do with heritage ??? For gods sake you’ll be mentioning Botox next 😂
What matters is their bloodline and status, their jewels and gowns not the aesthetic of their teeth.
Well, the number of character is limited to 500.
Japanese can be incredibly insecure and they loath being different from everyone else at times. If you lock up a country for long, not an unexpected consequence.
Hiroshima - Americans have nothing to be ashamed of. They had no legal problem and moral problem could not be discussed at times.
If Japan had it, she would have done the same. War is a legitimate instrument of state, and sadly the legal and moral debates continue.
About the use of the first A-bomb - the balance between the legal side and moral side is a highly adjustable one. I personally take a very pragmatic view whereas you take a very compassionate view.
The greatest asset Japan has ever give to America is the silence on the A-bomb debate. The Japanese are mostly forward-looking thinkers including those who wear the same clothes as everyone else in the herds.
I encourage people in Japan to focus on why rather than how the disaster occurred.
Not hoi but OI, without any H
You could house hundreds of homeless persons in one of these houses.
How Bolshevik of you. Maybe some Stalin portraits too.
One can, but why should one? The homeless do deserve a place. out of that population, the mentally ill should be placed properly in institutions, and those who desire to striv rejoin society, should be given a chance, but that doesn't automatically mean that every rich estate/person should given away, every single time, to everyone.
"selfish, depraved, dissolute and decadent". Sounds like Washington DC
what is going pollli
As a news station, BBC leaves much to be desired in comparison with international and American news. As a company that makes documentaries, BBC is on point.
***** are you for real? have you ever watched fox news or cnn?
***** bbc is very bent
***** I'm not bothered either way, so not that I'm not getting my own way, but the BBC is a love in for the royal family, it peddles out propaganda about how amazing they are at every opportunity. It's a very biased media company.
+James S Don't forget they are a bastion of Political Correctness too, paid for by a compulsory TV licence. A TV tax.
I remember staying in the states for 10 days and tried to watch the news 😂 it wasn’t news as the rest of the world knew it !! In fact there was no international news at all ! Just a load of presenters with extortionate dentistry and bouffant hair !!
UK should become a republic, the sooner the better. Aristocracy is pure evil.
Oh yeah there are no rich elitists in republics.
Haha good joke
Something similar was done to Europe by the US after each world war.
L
Boo hoo hoo.. Get a job.