It’s been suggested that I say a few words of introduction. Aged 42,male, single, living in Hertfordshire, I stumbled into here by chance looking for information about Murphy’s Oil Soap, I think. (doesn’t seem to be sold here). Anyway, I hung around as sometimes it is interesting/instructive to see ourselves as others see us. It’s a sort of an antidote to the ill-informed criticism of Britain and the British that I often see on other boards, (one in particular) often by Americans who’ve never been here, along the lines of “Britain is a socialist toilet and they’re all going down the tubes”. A while back CeltictotheCore made a good point about people who rant against America without ever having been there. It works in the other direction too. While I won’t deny that we have our problems, informed criticism is more likely to command respect.
And I can chip in the occasional word of explanation when it seems appropriate.
James
