

I watched the editor of Debretts on TV this morning arguing that political correctness has meant the end of politeness. I forebore from using the various expletives that came to my mind, but I do think he is talking rot.

Touched down in Addis Abeba at about 2am this morning, after a slightly delayed flight. The plane was pretty full, but we stopped in Amman (Jordan) where most people got off, so there was pretty much only VSO volunteeers left on the plane for the last leg, plus 10 or people from Vision Aid.