It must be very interesting for international students to come to Merseyside and become immersed in Scouse culture, dealing with all those fricative 'k's and the way everything stops for the Grand National and the obsession with football and the grinding poverty.
. . . and also the community spirit, fierce independence, friendliness, maritime heritage, plethora of listed buildings, numerous museums, galleries and theatres, disproportionate contribution to popular culture, etc. Not synonymous with 'UK Culture' at all. International students might also find a level of empathy amongst locals in terms of negative discourses, stereotypes, discrimination, and the ways in which identity is much more complex than nationality.
@@drmartinselby8034 'Maritime heritage' - is that the ships that formed part of the Transatlantic slave trade? A 'Maritime heritage' that financed that plethora of listed buildings and museums containing artefacts from the 'Colonies'. The Liverpool Museum for example has many exhibits which should be returned to Egypt.
@@stevencarr4002 Yes, I agree, that is an important part of Liverpool's maritime heritage. Liverpool has the International Slavery Museum, but not enough has been done to acknowledge and begin to atone for the city's role in slavery and colonisation. Liverpool World Museum - yes, the decolonisation of heritage is important and well-overdue. I think that these aspects of the city's culture could be more salient (and challenging) to some international students than the accent, football, etc. I think that the issues you mention here do matter to international students...and that the city's culture and identity is surprisingly complicated. Thanks for your comments, Steven, it's good to have some interaction!
@@drmartinselby8034 So you are proud of the Maritime Heritage and proud of the museums and proud of the buildings built on the back of slaves? Liverpool even name football stands after Colonial battles! Rename the Spion Kop if you are serious about decolonisation rather than just mouthing pieties.
It must be very interesting for international students to come to Merseyside and become immersed in Scouse culture, dealing with all those fricative 'k's and the way everything stops for the Grand National and the obsession with football and the grinding poverty.
. . . and also the community spirit, fierce independence, friendliness, maritime heritage, plethora of listed buildings, numerous museums, galleries and theatres, disproportionate contribution to popular culture, etc. Not synonymous with 'UK Culture' at all. International students might also find a level of empathy amongst locals in terms of negative discourses, stereotypes, discrimination, and the ways in which identity is much more complex than nationality.
@@drmartinselby8034 'Maritime heritage' - is that the ships that formed part of the Transatlantic slave trade?
A 'Maritime heritage' that financed that plethora of listed buildings and museums containing artefacts from the 'Colonies'.
The Liverpool Museum for example has many exhibits which should be returned to Egypt.
@@stevencarr4002 Yes, I agree, that is an important part of Liverpool's maritime heritage. Liverpool has the International Slavery Museum, but not enough has been done to acknowledge and begin to atone for the city's role in slavery and colonisation. Liverpool World Museum - yes, the decolonisation of heritage is important and well-overdue. I think that these aspects of the city's culture could be more salient (and challenging) to some international students than the accent, football, etc. I think that the issues you mention here do matter to international students...and that the city's culture and identity is surprisingly complicated. Thanks for your comments, Steven, it's good to have some interaction!
@@drmartinselby8034 So you are proud of the Maritime Heritage and proud of the museums and proud of the buildings built on the back of slaves?
Liverpool even name football stands after Colonial battles!
Rename the Spion Kop if you are serious about decolonisation rather than just mouthing pieties.