Both the BBC and Sky seemed to think that the locals were minor players in the drama compared to the holidaymakers - they've lost their homes and livelihoods- but hey lets talk to someone in a sports centre !
@tsr207 - I agree with you. The actual inhabitants have, in some cases, lost everything and all that (most) of the television media is focusing on is the plight of the tourists. Tourists who, in my humble opinion, should have known better. For weeks now, the tv weather forecasters have been talking about this extreme high temperatures in Europe. 🤦♀️
This is why I watch France24 or one of the german channels if I want to see a European based news event. All the GB channels only give a British-skewed angle.
Another bullseye Matt - thank you. I also got shades of vintage Monty in there..... "Today a meteor smacked into Earth and destroyed thousands of square kilometres of 'foreign stuff'", "i see - and what's that in good old fashioned English miles?", "Er, thousands of square miles?", "And were there any BRITISH casualties?" "I believe one British woman broke a nail"" "OH MY LORD - THIS IS TERRIBLE! WHAT DOES THE FOREIGN OFFICE HAVE TO SAY?".... Enter Graham Chapman in army officer uniform - "Stop that. Stop that. It's getting silly". Cue footage of Godzilla rampaging through Tokyo.....
That about sums up the current TV coverage. So many holidays ruined with shocked people wondering why they didn't know fire could be so troublesome. Then the Michael Farage ending! You are a joy to watch @MattGreen.
Meanwhile, in Uxbridge, Tory voters threw a tantrum because they were being told that their ridiculously unnecessary SUVs should be penalised for the amount of pollution and misery they cause. Good old Britain.
Thank you for putting into words what I've been thinking - all of the focus has been on British holidaymakers and absolutely none for the poor locals who are losing everything! Disgusting. But this, as usual, was brilliant 😁
I love it :) But there is one thing which appareantly seems to a bit on our side here: As late as staruday holiday companies were still flying people out to Corfu and Rhodes when their hotels were already either burned down or were surrounded by flames. You would imagine that these companies would take some responsibility as in they were flying people into a disaster area when they should have suspended travels waaay earlier. I am not defending the entitled cries we hear everywhere, but some are genuinely frustrating as they had no chance to rebook, nor to cancel (because they would lose their money) and they were told that its okay to go there as the fires are contained... and when they arrived... well reality was different (like brexit) corporate greed yet again made things worse. now, where is my badminton tea...
If you think this is bad. You should see the Crimean governor who posted on how tourist can come to visit Crimea... passing through a minefield and warzone.
Once again when there is mass emergency evacuation, the Foreign Secretary is no where to be seen - but bet this time he ain’t on a Greek island. Last quip re hotel without Brits really nails the media focus on having to find a Brit
Two birds incisively meeting their end, there, Matt - well done! I don't know if this partisan nature of the news is just a British thing but, even so, it's pretty sick! Well done for calling it out, Matt, while still paying homage to the plight of the Greek nationals struggling to protect their livelihoods while Brits wonder if ingrained charcoal will still pass for a decent tan 😡
Thanks Matt, today thought I may have relapsed some halucinatory bender but no, still in the real world. Fyck me this normal shit is well odd! Delighted to see you productive as ever and going strength to strength 👍
Perhaps we should be advertising for Greek islanders to come to UK where we can almost guarantee cool (even chilly) wet summers. Only problem is they might get mistaken for asylum seekers and shipped to Rwanda.....but I suppose we could describe that as a free excursion to an exotic location!
not just Britsh holidays but Danish, Germans....etc all the good looking middle class tourists. Their holidays are more important than the locals homes and wildlife
Indeed Matt,, When will Nigel farage be put in the stocks and cry and beg for forgiveness as we throw all the Rotten Tomatoes that couldn't be harvested because of the lack of migrant labor🤗
Suprised he was even allowed to mention Climate Change, surely this isn't the time and it's been hot before! And and I saw a snowball three years ago so the climate is fine.
The thing I've concluded about Matt Green is that he's a far more convincing Tory politician than any Tory politician available outside the realms of ... whatever this is. He says "we get it, we're listening" with a calibre of fake sincerity which makes even "Management Consultant" **Michael** Green (aka Grant Shapps) look as positively shifty as an estate agent (yes, I know, as an estate agent... Grant Shapps!).
When a holiday isn't just a holiday but a 'British Holiday' and a fire isn't just a fire but a 'Greek fire'. Why i say old chap that fire looks awfully Greek would you say? Very different from a British fire, which tend to be refined and sophisticated, Greek fires have a more rough and unsophisticated aspect to them.
@@patriciasanderson2171 We have many, many examples of local economies dependent on activities damaging to the environment being replaced by more sustainable activities.Tourism is not a special case. Indeed, it should be the first in the firing line because it does nothing to improve the world.
I spent eleven hours trying to craft the perfect comment to go here, jokingly mentioning Greek fire (an ancient Byzantine era naval superweapon developed in the late 7th Century), but I built a motorcycle by accident instead and now have to sell it. Excuse me.
Almost as good as an excavation of a fall of a country and you fill the commercial passenger plane with British gathered stray dogs and leave no humans on bard less the air crew !
British humour is certainly not a strong point, but many British comedians express such important messages in a smart way... Telling the truth is so hard in this country, so they are very brave! Sorry, your holidays were ruined because my country and other countries were on fire... Is it the cold weather or the cold culture? When a country's 'God' is profit, the results are a lack of empathy... Just subscribed to your channel...
Delivered with all the dripping entitlement and lack of self-awareness I have come to expect from the British media. Bravo!
Sums up British tourists and British news exactly.
Many thanks for that.....I thought it was just me!
That line about Farage was brilliant
Good point well made by Matt. I’d been wondering why no one seemed to have noticed the irony in Farage expecting an apology.
Both the BBC and Sky seemed to think that the locals were minor players in the drama compared to the holidaymakers - they've lost their homes and livelihoods- but hey lets talk to someone in a sports centre !
The British have been doing this for many years in comedy, and Matt is raising the bar to the highest high. 😆
@tsr207 - I agree with you. The actual inhabitants have, in some cases, lost everything and all that (most) of the television media is focusing on is the plight of the tourists. Tourists who, in my humble opinion, should have known better. For weeks now, the tv weather forecasters have been talking about this extreme high temperatures in Europe. 🤦♀️
Yes I noticed that, poor people loosing their homes and business 😢
Love the end bit about Farage!! 😂😂
Superb as always Matt. Your parody of the tabloid style is sizzling hot! Loved the Farage dig at the end. Was my favourite bit.
that last joke landed HARD 🔥🔥🔥
We French and Germans want to be recognised as being as exceptional as the British! 😡
Ooh…that closing comment. So cutting. So accurate 👍
Oooof! That last one was the cherry on the cake. I’ll have another slice please 😂
Just love the " not British so no need to worry" and the closing line about the revolting Farage! Splendid stuff as always, Matt. 😘
How middle class
This is why I watch France24 or one of the german channels if I want to see a European based news event. All the GB channels only give a British-skewed angle.
Another bullseye Matt - thank you. I also got shades of vintage Monty in there.....
"Today a meteor smacked into Earth and destroyed thousands of square kilometres of 'foreign stuff'",
"i see - and what's that in good old fashioned English miles?",
"Er, thousands of square miles?",
"And were there any BRITISH casualties?"
"I believe one British woman broke a nail""
"OH MY LORD - THIS IS TERRIBLE! WHAT DOES THE FOREIGN OFFICE HAVE TO SAY?"....
Enter Graham Chapman in army officer uniform - "Stop that. Stop that. It's getting silly". Cue footage of Godzilla rampaging through Tokyo.....
😂
Lets be honest, this is just the EU trying to get back at the UK for Brexit, that bloody EU
I love the smell of crispy Brexit voters in the morning.
LOL 😂
That about sums up the current TV coverage. So many holidays ruined with shocked people wondering why they didn't know fire could be so troublesome.
Then the Michael Farage ending!
You are a joy to watch @MattGreen.
Meanwhile, in Uxbridge, Tory voters threw a tantrum because they were being told that their ridiculously unnecessary SUVs should be penalised for the amount of pollution and misery they cause.
Good old Britain.
“Dunkirk spirit specialist”, I saw images of tourists on the beach waiting for saving boats. Very to the point 😂
I live in the West of Ireland. I turned the heat on last week.
Is that a proposal? I live in Italy 🥵
"Do we know why the fires have been so destructive this year?" 😅😅😅😅😅
Thank you for putting into words what I've been thinking - all of the focus has been on British holidaymakers and absolutely none for the poor locals who are losing everything! Disgusting. But this, as usual, was brilliant 😁
Yes, they can be very selfish. Last time I was in Greece, I happily drove on the left, and was only grateful the verbal abuse was all Greek to me.
That was absolutely brilliant, keep it up
As with the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, where a British holidaymaker whinged, on camera, that it had "ruined their Christmas".
Wonderful coverage. How apt that sardonic is an English word with Greek origins. Thanks for the update.
Ah Matt, you’ve really summed up how the majority of the British Press has covered this…..💚
Excellent Matt. Thank you. 😊
Well, I think Greek fires were ruined by British Holidays, but I respect your opinion and we can agree to disagree.
I love it :) But there is one thing which appareantly seems to a bit on our side here: As late as staruday holiday companies were still flying people out to Corfu and Rhodes when their hotels were already either burned down or were surrounded by flames. You would imagine that these companies would take some responsibility as in they were flying people into a disaster area when they should have suspended travels waaay earlier. I am not defending the entitled cries we hear everywhere, but some are genuinely frustrating as they had no chance to rebook, nor to cancel (because they would lose their money) and they were told that its okay to go there as the fires are contained... and when they arrived... well reality was different (like brexit)
corporate greed yet again made things worse.
now, where is my badminton tea...
So accurate it hurts
If a Brexiter gets caught in a wildfire is that BBQ gammon?
If you think this is bad. You should see the Crimean governor who posted on how tourist can come to visit Crimea... passing through a minefield and warzone.
So British tourists can have their holidays in Crimea? ;)
@@pansepot1490 Farage would be welcome there.
Great stuff Matt! I loved it all especially, well, all of it.
This lads bang on every time,👏👏🤣🤣👍
On fire sir or so to speak. Brilliant satire
The Farage 'apology' is, so far, in the lead for 'You have got to be fucking kidding' moment of the year
Once again when there is mass emergency evacuation, the Foreign Secretary is no where to be seen - but bet this time he ain’t on a Greek island.
Last quip re hotel without Brits really nails the media focus on having to find a Brit
Spot on!
I just love your work 😂😂😂😂😂
Two birds incisively meeting their end, there, Matt - well done! I don't know if this partisan nature of the news is just a British thing but, even so, it's pretty sick! Well done for calling it out, Matt, while still paying homage to the plight of the Greek nationals struggling to protect their livelihoods while Brits wonder if ingrained charcoal will still pass for a decent tan 😡
American news far worse.
Thanks Matt, today thought I may have relapsed some halucinatory bender but no, still in the real world. Fyck me this normal shit is well odd! Delighted to see you productive as ever and going strength to strength 👍
Reminds of the classic 1978 _National Lampoon Sunday Newspaper Parody_ the Dacron, Ohio “Republican-Democrat” (its motto: “One of America’s newspapers”):
Headline: “Two Dacron Women Feared Missing in Volcanic Disaster”
Sub-headline: “Japan Destroyed”
Superb Matt!! Keep up the good work...😂😂😂
Happy you tackled this one.
Perhaps we should be advertising for Greek islanders to come to UK where we can almost guarantee cool (even chilly) wet summers. Only problem is they might get mistaken for asylum seekers and shipped to Rwanda.....but I suppose we could describe that as a free excursion to an exotic location!
Nice Work Mr Green
A Hot Topic. 🔥
Matt, hot as usual, to highlight a scorching response on todays news issues. The weather!
Brilliant as ever - many thanks. Nice to know that a certain bank account is overshadowing more vital concerns to the human race!
not just Britsh holidays but Danish, Germans....etc all the good looking middle class tourists. Their holidays are more important than the locals homes and wildlife
I just came in from the pub and saw this and thought this’ll be good and it was 😂😂
👍👍so true I'm afraid 😔
Amazing 😂
Indeed Matt,,
When will Nigel farage be put in the stocks and cry and beg for forgiveness as we throw all the Rotten Tomatoes that couldn't be harvested because of the lack of migrant labor🤗
strangely the little nugget at the end made me laugh most.
'Lovely' 😂😂😂
Great stuff. Always think of disasters where one British person out of hundreds dead is ok.
Suprised he was even allowed to mention Climate Change, surely this isn't the time and it's been hot before! And and I saw a snowball three years ago so the climate is fine.
Mentioning Climate Change is politicizing this human tragedy!!!
It’s cold here in the UK so of course it’s not climate change 🤣
@@Alex-cw3rz sorry, I was being sarcastic and repeating things I’ve heard deniers say when challenged about climate change .
@@sarahbarrett1247 oops sorry I misunderstood
I blame the French.
Wow, 🇬🇷 is at it again. 🔥.
My 🏖️ was RUINED by the colour 💚
Makes me proud of my country 🇬🇧 😞.......... well at least we're not American 😃
Farage apologising is the best joke of all...
Surprised that this hasnt been either claimed as a Brexit benefit or blamed on "remoaners" yet.
The thing I've concluded about Matt Green is that he's a far more convincing Tory politician than any Tory politician available outside the realms of ... whatever this is. He says "we get it, we're listening" with a calibre of fake sincerity which makes even "Management Consultant" **Michael** Green (aka Grant Shapps) look as positively shifty as an estate agent (yes, I know, as an estate agent... Grant Shapps!).
If only there were 'small boats' that could be sent out to rescue the tourist swarms
When a holiday isn't just a holiday but a 'British Holiday' and a fire isn't just a fire but a 'Greek fire'. Why i say old chap that fire looks awfully Greek would you say? Very different from a British fire, which tend to be refined and sophisticated, Greek fires have a more rough and unsophisticated aspect to them.
Hard to believe that they are still flying out to today into this nighmare.
Greek fire 🔥 😂
Yes when will Mr. Farage apologise to us!
It's good that you care about your nation, but it's bad if you care about ONLY your nation!
The sad thing is that the holidaymakers affected by the fires, have contributed to them by travelling unnecessarily.
What? So tourists that they rely on during Summer are making it worse? I don’t remember contributing to a fire last time I went on holiday.
@@patriciasanderson2171 We have many, many examples of local economies dependent on activities damaging to the environment being replaced by more sustainable activities.Tourism is not a special case. Indeed, it should be the first in the firing line because it does nothing to improve the world.
The person covered in ash, are they sure that it wasn't someone blacking up?
No badminton!!! Aarrgghh
Anyone for a very greasy kebab from Stanley Johnson's estate?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 🇩🇪❤🇬🇧
Time to get the tissues and violins out 😂 like who gives a toss about Brit holiday makers 😎
I spent eleven hours trying to craft the perfect comment to go here, jokingly mentioning Greek fire (an ancient Byzantine era naval superweapon developed in the late 7th Century), but I built a motorcycle by accident instead and now have to sell it. Excuse me.
They are saying arsonists have started fires. Truly selfish people. Worked with holiday makers, we used to say they leave their brains at the airport!
Lol 😂😂😂😂😂
Newsflash : fires in July in Greece.
It's a tragedy for these people, hopefully the tourists get refunded by the Greek government
they just need a bit of blitz spirit
♥️♥️🤣😂🤣😂
*Another Brexit benifit* - there were far less British tourist in Greece as many were being held up still queuing at customs.
👏👏👏🤣
Yeah, that is the usual tone and expectation from the British press!
Sadly.
These fires are just one more example of the EU having it in for Little Englanders. 😉
Matt, I don’t Farage has 💰
Almost as good as an excavation of a fall of a country and you fill the commercial passenger plane with British gathered stray dogs and leave no humans on bard less the air crew !
ouch
It’s the EU’s fault.
British humour is certainly not a strong point, but many British comedians express such important messages in a smart way...
Telling the truth is so hard in this country, so they are very brave!
Sorry, your holidays were ruined because my country and other countries were on fire...
Is it the cold weather or the cold culture?
When a country's 'God' is profit, the results are a lack of empathy...
Just subscribed to your channel...
🤣🤣
Fartage one day will have to have the stick up his butt that holds him upright, surgically removed :p (this comment inspired by Tracy Ulman)
I was losing interest and then that last line about Farige. Bazinga!
Whats wrong with skegness,
All we need is everyone’s holiday being ruined at the same time and maybe we can actually do something about climate change
What Brexit ?
🫖
Sorry Matt, not a very accurate parody, the media would never blame climate change! Keep this stuff coming!
Brilliant 😂 Typical British reporting on disasters around the world. 'Those poor 'British' tourists' 🎻