What was Thackery trying to tell the students? It's been a while since I've seen this.
shareI think the lesson was a metaphor for dinner..
shareand how the boys had to cook for themselves as well as the girls. a useful lesson for even now
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I am the walrus! Whooo!
Anybody ever wonder whatever happened to that little baby(who was SO cute?).
I'm assuming twins are used for films over there too.
He was explaining that you can survive on your own even when your dead broke. When the kids didnt seem to understand how a man like Mr. Thackery could ever have been broke many many times, its an example of how kids of all generations don't understand the real world. Mr. Thackery then explained that this is what his life went thru...ups and downs and it happens to all.
shareGood obervation, Patti.
I was probably more simple-minded when watching this scene.
I saw him teaching the kids not only how to live on their own, but that
men and women are equals.
It was pretty straight-forward when Denham said, "It's women's work, the kitchen and all."
How that even though you may not a lot of money, you can still budget and make yourself a good meal. Basically, he was trying to teach them a life skill. Especially for the men (i.e. you ain't always gonna have a woman to cook for you.)
shareThat, and in a broader sense the notion that you don't have to accept that your situation prevents you from living well and being happy. It's about not despairing as well as a practical instruction.
"I'll book you. I'll book you on something. I'll find something in the book to book you on."
I thought it was just "British salads are crap, here's how you make a proper one".
It's true - lettuce, tomato and cucumber, call that a salad?
I'm a Prick With a Fork.