[Winniesboy]

I don't want to but in on a private conversation: but can I say that from the point of view of an Englishman, Prodigal Son's comments on the relative perception of overt, public expressions of patriotism in the UK as contrasted with the US are very astute. It seems to me that misunderstandings of the historical background to this difference do quite often lead to misunderstandings by US freepers of the real attitute of my countrymen to their country. The fact that we mistrust loud public expressions of patriotism doesn't mean we're not patriotic: quite the contrary, in fact.

[hellinahandcart]

There's no such thing as a "private conversation" on the forum. ;D