General Chat

Am beginning already to be fed up with the word in this the centenary year. Every night it is mentioned on BBC or ITV. There are 100 new books published - what is there new to be said?

The cruise will take place from Southampton sailing on the same date - the cheapest fare apparently around £5000, the same number of passengers , many of the passengers will dress in the period. Same menus, same music.

Is this just me or is this taking things too far? Commercialisim at its worst.

I have no beef with Memorial Services etc., and respect being shown for those who lost their lives be they rich or poor.

I agree.

What with the Titanic and the Olympics thrust down our throats as well plus the Royal Jubilee too we have a lot not to look forward to this year.....!

There is a film to be released this year, done by Julian Fellows of Downton Fame.
Don't we know everything there is to know from all the other films about it.


Julia in Derbyshire

I hear Maccies are doing an iceburger.

We have always found the hype surrounding the film of the Titanic distasteful, and now won't watch the new play by Julian Fellowes for the same reason, they seem to seek to glamorize an extremely sad event.

I too am already fed up with the olympics and being told how proud I should be that they are to be held here. I never wanted them here in the first place, like to see our athletes do well but am convinced it is going to cost us too much. I don't think any country that has held the olympics has come out better off.

the jubilee, well that is an achievement but I hope it isn't thrust down our throats too much.

I agree with you Ann - in this family we groaned when we found out we had 'won' the Olympics.

The Jubilee - again different - our Queen is to be admired for her stamina alone over the years.

Titanic - for some reason or other there are those who are obsessed with RMS Titanic and anything remotely connected with her. If they can afford to they indulge this beyond belief. It was a tragedy.

Have to put my hands up and admit to being a bit of a titanic *ghoul*..I watch and read all about it with avid interest...it's a period in history I'm especially *fond of* (if that makes sense)...Edwardian era always seems so elegant and civilized..before the war came and changed everthing..though I know that it was far from perfect when you read further into the times..it still fascinates me so Titanic is just an extension of that for me

Not so keen on all the Olympic hype though...they can keep that lol x

I can't say I've noticed overkill of any of these :-S

Sure I'm aware that 2012 has several important events/anniveraries but I'm not looking for more about them.

The Titanic,

A wonderful example of British BAD shipbuilding.

George :-)

I've got a good answer to that one George, but I could not stand the riots that would ensue on here if I put it up, and I am not on for a life long ban LOLOL

Julia in Derbyshire

you can tell me Julia :-D

Many years ago when my grandmother died, we were living abroad and, on our return, we helped to sift through all the stuff from her house that my uncle had put in a shed. I was astonished and mesmerised to find the newspaper from 1912 the day after Titanic sank. It made great reading and a great impression on me. My much older cousin took all the interesting stuff, then he married, then he divorced, then he died young. So I never saw it again but I do wish I hadn't been so well-behaved and had "borrowed" that paper.

Oooh, No, I daren't, Island, it would cause a crisis.LOLOL

Julia in Derbyshire

Muffy were you aware that the 3rd class exits to safety were locked and only when it was virtually too late did they manage to break through?

That when the incident occurred that the main italian kitchen staff were thought to be so excitable that they too were locked in and I believe mostly if not all died?

That in one of the first boats to get away a 1st class passenger managed to get not only her ladies maid, but her luggage and her dog and I am relying from memory less than 12 in the boat.

I could go on but I must stop. Those of you who wish to view the true story ignore the last Titanic film circa 1997 and look at 'A Night to Remember' - that is as close to the truth as you will get.

Goeorge, Bad Design in building and Incompetance..by the officers who wanted to make a record crossing on its first journey. :-S

Yes...it was the first class that sailed out on half filled life boats which is totally heartbreaking...and wrong...but it's a social record of how things were at the time...and that's what i find so interesting ...as someone who is very interested in history of all kinds but most especially the people aspects of it x

i like to watch some things about the titanic, and i did enjoy the film, altho not the actor in it :-| cant watch it now sadly as the song makes me cry,

the queens what????? cant stand the royals, :-S

as for the olympics, what a massive waste of money, :-0

:-D but i do love my country lol

Personally Merlin I have always blamed Ismay who kept over-ruling the Captain, demanding speed and ignoring the warnings coming through. Another contributory fact perhaps was that the Wireless Operators who were under pressure to send the numerous telegraphs to N. York. by the 1st class passengers and again ignored to some extent warnings.

I object strongly to the remark made by George but like Julia have no wish to end up with a ban.

I can understand an interest in the Titanic for historical reasons. Have you been to the little museum at West End Chris? It had a lot on the Titanic when we went there and it is a wonderful little free museum.
What I can't stand is the glamorizing, surmising what happened for the purpose of making money.

Not in West End Ann - took g.dau to the Maritme Museum in Southampton some years ago.

I became interested in Titanic some 25 years ago as a result of family tree.