de Peter Griffith
Lena doit améliorer son anglais lors d’un séjour en Angleterre. Brighton sous la pluie ne l’inspire pas... jusqu’à ce qu’elle rencontre Gavin. Non seulement sont-ils de nationalité différentes, mais ils viennent de milieux sociaux différents.
Gavin guide Lena et l’amène voir Big Ben, la cathédrale St Paul, The London Eye,... Ils se rendent dans des pubs et prennent le métro à l’heure de pointe.
Leur rencontre, riche en découverte et excitante, va bientôt les mettre face à la question : qu’est-ce qui est le plus fort : les points communs ou les différences ?
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Saison 19/20
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| Joe: | Deckchairs. Deckchairs. Only two pounds. Deckchairs. Excuse me, miss. That will be two pounds please. |
| Lena: | Sorry? |
| Joe: | Your deckchair. Two pounds please. |
| Lena: | I am sorry. I don’t understand. |
| Joe: | Deck - chair - two - pounds. |
| Lena: | I don’t understand. |
| Joe: | Miss, you are sitting on a deck-chair. Deckchairs cost money. You must pay to sit on one of these deckchairs. You must give me money. Now. Please. Two pounds. |
| Lena: | Money? |
| Joe: | Yes, money. |
| Lena: | But I have no money. |
| Joe: | No money? Oh come on. They all say that. No money? Come on, give me two pounds. |
| Lena: | I don’t understand. |
| Gavin: | Excuse me, do you need help? |
| Lena: | Thank you. I don’t know what this man is saying. |
| Gavin: | Do you have a problem? |
| Joe: | This girl is sitting on one of my deckchairs. She must pay two pounds. |
| Gavin: | OK, this girl is a friend of mine. It’s not her deckchair. She’s looking after it for her grandmother. Her grandmother will pay. |
| Joe | Grandmother? |
| Gavin: | Look, her poor old grandmother is ninety-seven years old, and she can’t walk very well, and she has been using this beach since before you were born, so don’t you make such a fuss about a poor old lady... |
| Joe: | All right, I give up. But if you ever use one of these deckchairs again, you will have to pay two pounds. |
| Gavin: | Thank you. We understand. |
| Lena: | Yes. (Deckchair-Joe exits) |
| Joe: | Deckchairs. Two pounds a go. Deckchairs... |
| Lena: | Thank you. |
| Gavin: | That’s all right. |
| Lena: | Thanks you for your help. |
| Gavin: | No problem. Are you all right now? |