Matthew,

I visited England once, and I miss it
dearly.Thanks for the international
perspective.

I am a predominantly passive-agressive
American, although I'm increasingly becoming
assertive, polite and unyielding as I find that
working much better for me. As I mentioned, I
wasn't aware of the rude American attitude
which lived inside me until I met my
Australian friends (who don't apologize for
their tv-based opinions) and visited Oz a
couple times.

Then, several months ago, I had a dream
where I was in an unpleasant airport situation
over there. It reminds me a bit about what
you're talking about, and should give you a
good laugh. It's posted on my web site (see
link below).

Cheers,
Dagmar