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Food at Boarding School | Freddie Mercury "The World's Worst" Food | Piers Cross

from An Evolving Man Podcast · host Piers Cross

Food at Boarding School | Freddie Mercury "The World's Worst" Food | Piers Cross What was food like at boarding school?And how did that impact us as adults?Today I draw upon the biography of Freddie Mercury who went to boarding school in India from 8 through to 16.From Leslie-Ann Jones' biography of Freddie, Love of My Life, she shares some of his stories from his boarding school time.She shares the story of one of Freddie's girlfriends in the girls' section of Freddie's school: “Oh my goodness, the food at my school was God-awful. And at St Peter's (Freddie's school) it was even worse. The 'world's worst', Bucky (Freddie's nickname at school) used to say. We had no choice but to eat it, we would have starved otherwise. There was nothing else.” I also talk about David Cameron who shares in his autobiography, “The food was spartan. I lost a stone in weight.”I share stories from Eddie Izzard and how he struggled with food at boarding school.And I also share some of my diary entries from my time at boarding school and what I thought of the food.What about you? What was your food like at boarding school?#food #freddiemercury #boardingschool #neglectTake care,Piers---Piers is an author and a men's transformational coach and therapist who works mainly with trauma, boarding school issues, addictions and relationship problems. He also runs online men's groups for ex-boarders, retreats and a podcast called An Evolving Man. He is also the author of How to Survive and Thrive in Challenging Times. To purchase Piers first book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Survive-Thrive-Challenging-Times/dp/B088T5L251/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=piers+cross&qid=1609869608&sr=8-1 For more videos please visit: http://youtube.com/pierscross For FB: https://www.facebook.com/pierscrosspublic For Piers' website and a free training How To Find Peace In Everyday Life: https://www.piers-cross.com/community Many blessings, Piers Cross http://piers-cross.com/ 

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Food at Boarding School | Freddie Mercury "The World's Worst" Food | Piers Cross What was food like at boarding school? And how did that impact us as adults? Today I draw upon the biography of Freddie Mercury who went to boarding school in India from 8 through to 16. From Leslie-Ann Jones' biography of Freddie, Love of My Life, she shares some of his stories from his boarding school time. She shares the story of one of Freddie's girlfriends in the girls' section of Freddie's school: “Oh...

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