The Oldie v Le Vieux
SIR: I was an English teacher in Denmark for many years (I'm Danish). Now, at 73, I subscribe to your great magazine, and I love and adore it.
Just for fun, I have compared it with its Danish ‘sister’, Ældresagen (The Old People's Mag), and to the French Vieux (Old)… Tell you what:
Your Danish sister is all about stairlifts, tight stockings, vitamins, exercise and that sort of practical thing … plus about where to get a discount strictly for the old.
The Oldie, well, you know it, full of humour, visits to manor houses, philosophical musings, celebs, interesting memories etc. Delightful!
Do you know what your French sister is about? It is … of course … almost entirely about AMOUR! How to go on…
