Why’s that boy wearing my jacket?
I heard a programme on the Radio 4 recently about humiliation. It told the story of a boy who grew up poor. His mum had found a fabulous jacket in a jumble sale, which the boy adored. All his friends wanted to know where he'd got it, so he'd made up a story about a rich uncle in the States. Then one day, fetching a ball from neighbouring flats, a kid shouted out why's that boy wearing my jacket? The kid's mother yelled back that she'd donated it to a [...]