Why the white cliffs of Dover are so special

[lastlid]

Both proud and porous, Dover's coastline could be a perfect symbol for a new kind of patriotism

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.......But perhaps most important, the coast is both a border and a porous point of entry, and so the cliffs remind us that we are a nation of immigrants. That is something the country still seems to be ambivalent about. On the one hand, the diversity it has created will be celebrated again at this weekend's Notting Hill Carnival. On the other, when the latest quarterly immigration statistics come out on the 30th, the general assumption will be that the lower the figure, the better the news.

[WhiteBloodAda]

Ahhhh home! It's so good to see these cliffs every day of my life :)

[Dedworth]

Therell be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see
I'll never forget the people I met
Braving those angry skies
I remember well as the shadows fell
The light of hope in their eyes
And though I'm far away
I still can hear them say
Bombs up...
But when the dawn comes up
Therell be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see
Therell be love and laughter
And peace ever after
Tomorrow
When the world is free
The shepherd will tend his sheep
The valley will bloom again
And Jimmy will go to sleep
In his own little room again
Therell be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see
Therell be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see...

[stevewool]

seen them twice in my life time up close,there is a road that goes through them to get to the beach and a cafe , they are soooooooooooooooooooooooooo big when you are below them, well worth a visit

[Dedworth]

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd108/gruner/uk.jpg

[WhiteBloodAda]

One of the greatest songs ever written.... although pretty obvious it wasn't written by a local :icon_lol:

[WhiteBloodAda]

seen them twice in my life time up close,there is a road that goes through them to get to the beach and a cafe , they are soooooooooooooooooooooooooo big when you are below them, well worth a visit

I would dread to think how many times I have been upon them, a good few hundred times at minimum, but everytime I go up there I discover something new that I hadn't seen before. Such a majestic place, and on a day with great visibility you feel as if you can touch France.

[lastlid]

Cretaceous Chalk. There's a lot of a it about. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Apple]

Hello Lastlid!! :)

I saw you're from IOM and that you're married to a Filipina.
Im from IOM as well, I just came here last January with fiance visa and got married last april. Me and my husband are living in Douglas. Hope to meet you and your wife one day, by the way im Filipina as well. I want to have lots of filipino friends here thats why i would like to meet your wife. Tho i have few filipino friends here already.:) Happy Sunday Lastlid! Regards to your wife:)