Camilla Takes Swipe at British Students
In comments that have been criticized by the U.K.’s National Union of Students (NUS), the Duchess of Cornwall said that British students spend more time partying than studying. She made these coments while visiting Pakistan’s Fatima Jinnah Women University:
Comparing them with “hardworking” Pakistani students, she said: “English students don’t spend as much time on their studies.
“They’re more interested in partying and having fun.”
Whether or not this is true, or simply “an outdated stereotype of students as serial drinkers” as NUS official Veronica King claimed, I don’t think Camilla should have said what she did. Her responsibilities as the British heir’s wife call for her to represent her country in a positive way, especially while she’s on an official trip, such as this one in Pakistan.
via Daily Express
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Nov 30, 2006 at 9:51 pm
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