It's Your Shout!: Why Would Anyone Come to Britain for a Holiday?; Where Youngsters Set the Agenda

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Byline: RICHARD PEARCE

A FRENCH author has claimed in a new book that Britain is just rain, greasy cafes and poncey pubs. A Year In Muswell Hill, written by a French wine critic under the nom de plume Pierre LaPoste, has been billed as a tongue-in-cheek lament for all that is wrong with Britain. RICHARD PEARCE asked pupils at Tile Hill Wood School and Language College and The Woodlands School, Coventry, if this image is justified - and what they think of the UK as a holiday destination.

ELEANOR NICKERSON, AGED 17 HOME: Eleanor lives with dad, David, an advanced driving coach, mum Elaine, and has a sister, Miranda.

EXAMS: Studying A-level Psychology, …