On 20-3-2017 14:42, Stephen wrote:
> On 3/20/2017 12:09 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 20-3-2017 10:18, Stephen wrote:
>>> Did you see the news article, where a BBC correspondent in South Korea,
>>> was talking on air and his young children burst into the room?
>>>
>>>
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/mar/10/south-korea-expert-interrupted-baby-toddler-live-tv-viral
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> That was hilarious. I must say though that the father did not react
>> well; he should have been much less strung up, more relaxed, after all
>> it is not the end of the world. What does it say about him?  ;-)
>>
>
> There was a bit more to it than just that video.
> I'm told that lots of people thought his wife was a maid or child minder
> because she is Korean and that set off another rash of threads. Even
> though you can hear the girl saying "mommy".
>
> Here is his/their follow up interview.
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39232538
>
>

Yes, I happened to see it real time by chance. I think the main reason 
why people thought that way was the extremely tense attitude the father 
showed. For me, it was tell-tale in a sense, not about maid or such but 
about his own stance in life as a father and/or in his professional 
career. At least, the interview had made him very nervous.

-- 
Thomas

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