Zadie Smith commentary

England disgusting.

Of course we must have some sympathy for Zadie's position. She is a bit of a hottie which always impresses. In truth she is only reiterating what a great many people have been saying for a while (though not limiting it to just England as Zadie does). It's the great social breakdown and lack of respect thing. I'm not sure I get her "money everywhere" issue but there you go.

However, the good news is that not all people in England can be so easily judged. You see people are far more than just their cover as I am sure Zadie herself will be all to keen to admit:

But Zadie? Well Zadie mopes. She frowns. She sulks. She shuns eye contact. And we’re not the first to notice it. Her shyness gives her a bad reputation, she tells us. In the past, signings have gone badly wrong, a lack of small talk with bookshop clerks the problem. Her publisher received complaints: Zadie Smith is rude, disgusting, anti-social. What did they expect, she asks us, a chat show host?