"I am not English. That has nothing to do with the question at hand. In fact, with the continued advance of devolution, it can be argued that the foks most affected are Brits without a home country nationality; effectively the elimination of "British" concept. I know my father in law never believed in the idea of a British citizen. He always thought that one should become either Welsh, English, Scottish or the northern variety of Irish (his term Cheesy) to be a subject of the queen. I am not sure how he proposed to do such. All I can say is I could never feel as if I am a member of any home country. In fact, it often feels odd to even be the vague "British" because there is so much I don't understand as any Englishman or whatever would. I missed out on 35 years of British cultural indoctrination Cheesy so I will never completely understand the culture and society the way a native Brit would. Football is one issue for starters...and don't get me started on cricket.... Wink. In nearly all ways I am still fundamentally American and I think as such. I mean, what other Brit supports the Wings and Tigers? Lets just say I have to translate an awful lot of what I experience into an American experience to get a decent grip...and sometimes that simply can't be done. Some things in this country, good and bad, are taken for granted, as in its not up for discussion; whereas in the States these same things are hotly debated...and vice versa."
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Sean, I hear what you're saying but like Behr's work I'll have to try harder to understand it.
Anyone can achieve a decent grip providing the thumbs aren't missing - then it gets more difficult.