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From Our Own Correspondent: 12/02/2011

12/02/2011

BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent, 12/02/2011

Tony Grant presents stories from Egypt, the United States, Thailand, China, and Ireland.

Despatches from correspondents around the world. Tony Grant presents stories from Egypt, the United States, Thailand, China, and Ireland.

President Mubarak has stood down but huge questions remain about the future of Egypt. With western governments struggling to fashion a political response, Jonathan Marcus considers the implications of the Egyptian revolution.

Justin Webb reported on the United States for the BBC for eight years, during which time he developed an instinctive understanding of the customs and attitudes of its people. On a return journey to the country he considers how the country has changed in the time since he left and what effect distance has had on his perspective.

When demonstrations broke out on the streets of Thailand last year, the clashes between police and protesters led to the deaths of more than 80 people. But when Neil Trevithick joins people marching on the streets of Ayutthaya, he finds that demonstrations in Thailand can be surprisingly humane. 

The book "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" sparked a heated debate in the western media about the right way to raise children. It’s author Amy Chua thinks the Chinese method - with its emphasis on strict discipline and academic achievement - is best. But Michael Bristow finds the parenting debate is no less heated in China. 

Many countries have their own variation on the sport of bowling. In England it's played on a lawn, in France in the parks, but in some parts of Ireland it's played on the roads. Trish Flanagan travels to a quiet corner of County Cork to have a go at the game that stops the traffic.

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