Thanks for the positive input, Jimmyt. Likewise, on the many occassions I have visited your country I have found the people most welcoming. I still find it disarming to be unexpectedly engaged in conversation (us Brits can be a bit insular) whilst waiting in line, or, on one occassion in a Manhattan deli at 2.30am, finding myself in animated conversation with a concert pianist(in full dinner-suit) and the deli owner. One minute total strangers, the next, exchanging numbers.
I speak as I find and, politics aside, I like America and it's people. You're welcome over my way anytime.

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