Last weekend, a shop window caught my attention because I saw Paddington Bears on the way to a friend’s wedding celebration:
The next day, watching a TV program, I just knew that the famous “British” bear actually came from “Darkest Peru”.
The story tells us that Paddington was orphaned as soon as an earthquake knocked down Lima. So, her aunt Lucy took charge of him. As she went to live in the Home of Retired Bears in Lima, she made all the arrangements to send him to England. Since 1958 Paddington Bear has become an English children’s literature icon thanks to its creator Michael Bond who never met Peru.
At least in England, if somebody asks to a Peruvian “where do you from?” and if they get a simply “Peru”, they will not know what to say, but if you relate the answer with Paddington Bear, another one will be the reaction you will get.
At least in England, if somebody asks to a Peruvian “where do you from?” and if they get a simply “Peru”, they will not know what to say, but if you relate the answer with Paddington Bear, another one will be the reaction you will get.
This poor man did not know about Peru, he was not English either and he had to suffer for one million dollars.
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