Meaning: The opposite of the proverb "like father like son" Origin: TV shows and movie (easy to find them online)
Recent dramatic play in Canadian politics came to a good note yesterday: Justin Trudeau finally announced he’ll step down as prime minister. Ahh ... ...
I'm not a member of any party and know little about politics. But I've read and heard some interesting stories of his father, Pierre Trudeau, a scholar and two terms prime minister.
I like Pierre Trudeau not because he was prime minister nor his politics, but his intelligence, freethinking, directness and his outgoing personality.
Some fun facts about old Trudeau:
"He left university in 1948 at age 29 to tour Europe and the Middle East. He hitchhiked with a knapsack and rode a motorbike. He visited Austria, Hungary, and Germany, and after that he traveled to Eastern Europe. Then he went to Pakistan, India, Burma, Afghanistan, Indochina, Thailand, and accordingly also to China, before returning to Canada in 1949.
As a Prime Minister he also advised young Canadians to hit the road and see their country. 'Hit the road. Drive or hitchhike and see what Canada’s all about', is what he said in 1970."
(Yes, he visited China three times: 1949, 1960 and 1973. He was also a good friend with Fidel Castro). IMHO: Justin may have his mother's looks, but not his father's brain.
"Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason." - Mark Twain
unlike father unlike son
Meaning: The opposite of the proverb "like father like son"
Origin: TV shows and movie (easy to find them online)
Recent dramatic play in Canadian politics came to a good note yesterday: Justin Trudeau finally announced he’ll step down as prime minister. Ahh ... ...
I'm not a member of any party and know little about politics. But I've read and heard some interesting stories of his father, Pierre Trudeau, a scholar and two terms prime minister.
I like Pierre Trudeau not because he was prime minister nor his politics, but his intelligence, freethinking, directness and his outgoing personality.
Some fun facts about old Trudeau:
"He left university in 1948 at age 29 to tour Europe and the Middle East. He hitchhiked with a knapsack and rode a motorbike. He visited Austria, Hungary, and Germany, and after that he traveled to Eastern Europe. Then he went to Pakistan, India, Burma, Afghanistan, Indochina, Thailand, and accordingly also to China, before returning to Canada in 1949.
As a Prime Minister he also advised young Canadians to hit the road and see their country. 'Hit the road. Drive or hitchhike and see what Canada’s all about', is what he said in 1970."
- https://hitchwiki.org/en/Pierre_Trudeau
(Yes, he visited China three times: 1949, 1960 and 1973. He was also a good friend with Fidel Castro).
IMHO: Justin may have his mother's looks, but not his father's brain.
"Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason." - Mark Twain
Have a good Tuesday!
Celia Green