'Keep Calm and Carry On'
If you go to the UK, you will see many products with the words 'Keep Calm and Carry On'. The first card I bought on my previous visit to the UK was this design. My bf sent me the link of the story of this. It was nice, so I decided to post this article.
Originally, 'Keep Calm and Carry On' was a series of propaganda posters produced by the British government in 1939, at the beginning of the Second World War. The purpose was to strengthen morale in wartime. There were three slogans, 'Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution, Will Bring Us Victory'; 'Freedom Is In Peril, Defend It With All Your Might'; and 'Keep Calm and Carry On'. Each poster used only two colours and the crown of King George VI, to avoid counterfeiting by the enemy.
In 2000, the poster was rediscovered in a second-hand bookshop, 'Barter Books' in Alnwick, Northumberland. Since then, the poster has been re-issued by many private companies, and the design has been used for other products. The shop 'Barter Books' looks very cosy and nice. A model railway is on display in the shop. Actually the shop is located in part of an old Victorian railway station. Aside from Barter Books, there are very nice second-hand bookshops in the UK. Visiting such shops is one of my favourite things. 'Keep Calm and Carry On' - it might be the essential words for me now.
Originally, 'Keep Calm and Carry On' was a series of propaganda posters produced by the British government in 1939, at the beginning of the Second World War. The purpose was to strengthen morale in wartime. There were three slogans, 'Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution, Will Bring Us Victory'; 'Freedom Is In Peril, Defend It With All Your Might'; and 'Keep Calm and Carry On'. Each poster used only two colours and the crown of King George VI, to avoid counterfeiting by the enemy.
In 2000, the poster was rediscovered in a second-hand bookshop, 'Barter Books' in Alnwick, Northumberland. Since then, the poster has been re-issued by many private companies, and the design has been used for other products. The shop 'Barter Books' looks very cosy and nice. A model railway is on display in the shop. Actually the shop is located in part of an old Victorian railway station. Aside from Barter Books, there are very nice second-hand bookshops in the UK. Visiting such shops is one of my favourite things. 'Keep Calm and Carry On' - it might be the essential words for me now.
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