I'm with Scrump on this one: I might be reduced to tears, but for all the wrong reasons. I'd call it more of a "Pass the Sick Bucket" thread.

Are we looking at a UK/US split here? My gut feeling is that USians have much more of a taste for sentimentality than the Brits do.

Don't get me wrong, I'm often moved to tears by music and songs, but not the kind of schmalz that's laid on with a trowel and then has honey poured over it and a cherry stuck on the top.

I'd be interested to know whether others think it's more to do with national cultural preferences or simply individual taste and temperament.

Marje