history lessons

My brother showed me the following from a newspaper. I found it both hilarious and truthful. The Brits should learn that over here, we don't take kindly to hypocritical letters of complain, neither to threats. You've done enough to this island already. Better keep to the enjoyment of "retirement" (last few years of being alive) by treasuring the good things in life: eg. sunshine - which you dearly missed out on while living for 50 years under a grey cloud. p.s. Proud to see that we also lack the censorship that best describes Britain.

Present yourself at seven in the morning. Give name and id number for book keeping. Meet the workers. Observe the difference of social interaction: It begins fluently and open. You are asked about your family, relatives, residence. You answer, they reply in remembrance. You feel at ease. They don't know your person. They know your past, fluently. Unlike elsewhere there are almost no pauses in discussion but an instant firing of questions. Here pretentious etiquette does not apply - you have already thought about it, no reason not to ask. They shake your hand and smile and you feel their smile is true. As the hands untangle from one another you make the calculations, you compare: hundreds of handshakes, smiles, nods. The aforementioned thought is valid. The workers are split into teams and you help your group (consisting of two more people) to mount the truck with the necessary tools. Visit the assigned post and collect the objects told. En route, proceed with social interaction. Wh...