Those letters made REAL funny reading. Boss Hogg has been cloned too many times it appears.

But........at the bottom of the link it allows three 'prominent' people to state their views....John Le Carre, Antonia Fraser and a Prof from Oxford Uni.

The Oxford Uni Prof says that if Bush is to be re-elected, then American tourists should learn how to affect Canadian accents real fast.

And that is the shame of it. The Boss Hoggs probably don't travel too well...'everythings too darned foreign.' But the genuine USA traveller who didn't vote for the shrub and does have an interest in the world outside their backyard, will be the one who is subject to the inevitable backlash.And I really think there will be one.

Although I do agree that The Guardian knew this would sell copy, I think they also knew it would fuel the Yank hating that is gaining momentum. And that disappoints me.