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lonelybritEddie Izzard's written a great piece for CNN: 'Mo Farah is proof of great multicultural Britain'.
When Mo was asked whether he'd have preferred to run as a Somali (he came to Britain as child refugee) his response was: "Look mate, this is my country. This is where I grew up, this is where I started life. This is my country and when I put on my Great Britain vest I'm proud."
As someone who has also been adopted into this country, all I can really say to that is: YES.
It's a lovely article, definitely touches on why - somehow, and completely unexpectedly - these Olympics left me feeling, if only for a little while, genuinely proud to be British :)
When Mo was asked whether he'd have preferred to run as a Somali (he came to Britain as child refugee) his response was: "Look mate, this is my country. This is where I grew up, this is where I started life. This is my country and when I put on my Great Britain vest I'm proud."
As someone who has also been adopted into this country, all I can really say to that is: YES.
It's a lovely article, definitely touches on why - somehow, and completely unexpectedly - these Olympics left me feeling, if only for a little while, genuinely proud to be British :)
