Dear Sarge, I do have PTSD, Epilepsy and one arm that does not work. But I have a lovely wife three nieces and a nephew my side and three nieces the wife's side of the family.
Our little island is a resilient Nation that makes fun at itself, For we moan about the weather to hot or to cold and wet. We stand in long lines queuing for things and don't grumble, well we do if someone tries tp push in. Then we eat Fish and chips on the way home out of newspaper in the open air. We love to go in the pub and have a good pint of beer and God forbid any landlord that serves you a bad pint. For that is our little treat. Believe it or not the British are quite quiet people and do take a lot of abuse from politicians etc., but Sarge when you put our backs up against a wall as we call it they can fight back in a devastating way. It is hard to explain it as you live thousands of miles away from me. I have been to America for two weeks when I served in the British Army and I was in Canada.
Your country is so vast (to us), we did but see only a bit of it. A tiny bit of it. The rest we see on the TV over here as they have programs and news from the US. Unfortunately these programs do not show of the best of it, and give the impression of mass opulence and everyone in big flash vehicles. We tend to walk as our roads in the cities were designed for horses, not cars. The Average traffic speed in London is 4 MPH and if there is an accident that stops entirely. So it is quicker walking or using public transport, like trains the underground and buses.
The only real way to know about our country is to come here and experience it for yourself. I recently had a Lady from Iceland who was coming to London for a Holiday asked me where to go and what to see as she likes Gardening and her Husband likes Soccer and wanted to see a Soccer game live. I pointed them in all the right directions and they had a great time. Politeness and good Hospitality is an English trait.
One day Sarge you may see we are not that bad here.
I have a Daughter but I have not seen her since she was two years old, she would be 23 now. So you are blessed with two lovely Daughters and a wife.
As for my Recipes, I do not mind where you use them as I am not a copyright freak, and if they give someone a bit of pleasure then that is great, even though I cannot stand DG!
My Most Kindest Regards to your goodself and all the family.
Neil & Sarah.
