The Joys of Nepotism

[pogofish]

Whoever thought that starting this blog on the Guardian website has got a bit more than they barganed for. The comments are getting entertaining:

Max, 19, hits the road | Travelog | Guardian Unlimited

Sound of a new arsehole being ripped maybe?

[Swingin' Ryan]

The comments are so good, my favourite is

'He represents a demographic that quite frankly isn't heard from enough, and if we aren't careful could be completely ignored by today's society. How is a nineteen year old, white, public school boy with a penchant for stubble going to get a head in life unless he has a weblog about his already-paid-for round-the-world trip?'

I hope he goes and his ideas of 'wild parties and debauchery' are ruined when he spends three days on his own in a hostel in Deli then comes home.

[Lemonade]

This one could run like the Claire Swires thing.

[framheim]

This one could run like the Claire Swires thing.

i was thinking that earlier. certainly has the potential.

[Guest Steven Dedalus]

This is great!

I don't know what they were thinking, but I hope they've accomplished what they set out to do.

I can't wait for the next installment of his blog!

[KimyReizeger]

My school girlfriend went away to Thailand at the end of sixth year and came back with dreadlocks. From then on I often found myself thinking, 'now am I just being conservative, or is [ insert scenario ] fucking ridiculous...?'

[Pierre Von Mondragon]

And to think, some thought Nathan Barley was overwrought, you can see now that it was a) blindingly prescient and b) actually underplayed with subtlety.