How do you think I explained that to her?
I would be interested to learn how you explained BB to her - I can always learn from a master.
If put on the spot I would mumble something about how she had made a significant contribution to the lives of a whole generation of schoolboys - through her we learned about cultural and other
differences.
She may have led, indirectly, to my decision to study French on entry to high school. Though, on reflection, the decision was based on other factors - only the top stream got to take Latin and I did not see Agriculture as a road to where I wanted to go.
At that time I was definitely a B student with an interest in BB and no interest in academic studies.
Note: There are quite a few BB's walking around Shaanxi as well. Usually I try to rip- off photos of T-shirts in the street but one of a BB was proving elusive. When this student stopped to practice her few words of English I took advantage of the situation and got the photo. I said that it was the name of a famous film star and she looked suitably blank... so I changed the subject.