ah, poor Ewan....I wish he had stayed long enough for me to assure him that tweaking and taking little pot-shots is a healthy sign of respect!..*grin*...it shows ME that we care!..Some cultural differences will always be there, and in the joking and smart-alec fun-poking, we LEARN!

We have an expatriot Brit or two here who sing about "Spotted Dick"...and we laugh and tease and come away knowing more...*grin*

I could go find all the threads where Brits, Aussies and Canadians have poked and teased about we poor Americans and our eccentric ways...but...*smile*..they will all come back anyway in time.