Thanks to all who have posted to this thread thus far. The responses have been interesting.

Special kudos to PMB.

Sometimes it's good when Mudcat's "above the line" and "below the line" divisions become blurred. I think your "Things I learned after high school" post was one of those times.

Is that your composition? It's great!

I'm curious if the "as in England" ending means that you started in England, left there, and went elsewhere and learned that these things were also true in that other location as well as in England...

or am I reading too much {or too little} into that composition?