Comments on: Memoirs of a Zelig

By: clair.devers

clair.devers — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:22:17 +0000

@Elisabeth – Thanks. I still think I am my own person, but I got that way by forming bits and pieces of others.

@Kirsty – I miss Glasgow, I hope to visit one day. Lived in Gorbals. There is a beautiful Graveyard there that I dream about sometimes.

@Dan – I knew I missed my calling. Negotiator! I’m on it.

By: Dan Holloway

Dan Holloway — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:36:51 +0000

I love this – being a Zelig is one of the skills of great negotiators and, like you say, goes way beyond mimicry.

Kirsty – the word comes from the great Woody Allen film of the same name

By: Kirsty Logan

Kirsty Logan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:09:35 +0000

I’d never heard the word ‘zelig’ before, but the idea is beautifully explained here.

I moved to Glasgow from England when I was 12 years old, and I identify with so much in this post – particularly issues of accents! I’ve still got my English accent, despite nearly 14 years in Scotland.

By: Elisabeth Black

Elisabeth Black — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:03:36 +0000

I do the accent thing too. You sound interesting to me, and very much like your own person.