RKS Literature: Coloreds Coming to England for Spectacles and Good Grins Courtesy of NHS

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“For the teeth and glasses.”

That was the reason so many colored people were coming to this country, according to my next-door neighbour Mr Todd.

‘That National Health Service-it’s pulling them in, Mrs Bligh. Giving things away at our expense will keep them coming.’ He said. He might have had a point except, according to him, they were all cross-eyed and goofy before they got here.

“I don’t think so’ I said.

‘Oh yes’, he assured me. “But now of course, they’ve got spectacles and perfect grins.’

Andrea Levy, “Small Islands”, 2003.

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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