>My only problems were that he was soft-spoken (as most New Zealanders seem to be--they think of Americans as loud for the most part) and that, coupled with his accent, sometimes made him hard to understand. I found myself nodding and smiling politely until I had time to decipher what he had said at times.

Ah! This would explain why, when I told you that the two European women prancing around in their bras wanted your phone number and asked if you'd rather go with them, you just nodded and smiled - bummer man!

Puck - Oh so you're THAT Dave! Well just you wait till you come back ;o)