in fact I think basil fawlty is a good take off on a "certain kind of Englishman". a kind often found at folk events pontificating on things they know little or nothing about.

they are found in many areas but culture has caught up with them in most. however folkies are so misinformed and have such convoluted theories--which mostly explain why the way they do it is right--that they can get away with it at folk scenes.

kind of like neo Marxist theoriest who passed through most university departments to retreat to law faculties where no one pays enough attention to bother doing any real critique(at lerast in Canadian law schools).