Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance.
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Nationality: British Type: Journalist Born: September 19, 1945 |
Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is fabulous any more.
I think because I am as earnest as I am, people were accepting of my evolving into a certified, legitimate, and grown up and I did take three years off.

