Jeremy Clarkson branded 'incompetent' by Diddly Squad Farm Shop tourist
Jeremy Clarkson's farm shop has been inundated with Chinese tourists, and the former Top Gear host asked one of them why they were watching his Amazon Prime show, Clarkson's Farm
Jeremy Clarkson, the farmer and TV personality, was labelled "incompetent" by a visitor to his Diddly Squat Farm Shop, an interaction he found "tremendous".
The 65-year-old has been lauded for his farming endeavours in recent years, which have highlighted the hard graft of UK farmers. His efforts have been so influential that there have been calls for the former Top Gear host to stand for Parliament, an idea he has consistently dismissed.
One branch of his Cotswolds-based farming empire is his Diddly Squat Farm Shop, where he sells produce from his farm. Despite being open for some time, the shop continues to draw queues.
However, Jeremy has recently noticed an increase in Chinese visitors both to his shop and watching his show on Amazon Prime.
Intrigued, he decided to ask one why they were watching, leading to an unexpected reply.
In his column for The Sunday Times, he wrote: "So why are they watching? It's a question I put to one of the visitors to the farm shop. His answer was tremendous. 'It's because we cannot believe how incompetent you are.'
"Over there, they are bombarded with stories of successful people doing things well, so it makes a nice change to see a fat man f****** everything up."
Despite tourists possibly doubting Jeremy's expertise, it seems he's doing a good enough job to pique the interest of foreign officials.
He revealed: "That said, though, we recently hosted a Chinese agricultural delegation who were on a fact-finding mission in the UK.
"So plainly the high-ups are interested in what we're up to.
"Very interested in fact. I showed them one of our hen houses, which may look like a miniature Romany caravan but inside it's all quite high-tech."
Jeremy's influence on British farming and his efforts to highlight farmers' struggles have sparked rumours that he might consider a political career, with varying degrees of support for such a move.
This includes hints from Jeremy himself on social media, where he questioned his followers about their satisfaction with their local MP, Labour's Ed Miliband, and suggested that someone local could potentially challenge him.