Bill D - A fellow I worked with for a while had previously worked for one of the US TP makers, and described regular meetings where they compared products from all over the world whenever their reps went somewhere.

The conclusion then (quite a while ago) was that the Brits hadn't yet mastered the ability to make anything but "John Wayne**" toilet paper.

** "Don't take sh*t off of anybody."

(I've heard since that they may have made some progress, but of course every invention requires some development.)

John