Not so, I live here, whereas all you see and hear is what the press tell you.
I went to a heroes parade for soldiers returning from Afghanistan, that was supposedly - according to the newspapers - ambushed and ruined by 100s of Muslim anti war protesters. I saw no more than 20, we never heard them but those that did turned on them and sent them packing.
I can see with that sort of reporting that you would believe that we Brits are humbling ourselves before the so-called ‘onslaught’
I have had a secret love affair with the Brits since being stationed there ('59 to '62) while in the US Navy. We shared a part of a small commercial airport (Blackbushe) in Surry, and then went to take over (lease) the West Malling Aerodrome. Great times.
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