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Originally Posted by Willem Fick
The Brits in general are very accommodating and helpful
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I worked for a big oil company that spilled stuff in the Gulf of Mexico a few years back.
In a work environment, Brits can be stodgy as hell. It's safer, right? Not a crime. On the train from Sunbury (way out by Heathrow) to London, providing I brought up conversation, had some wonderful times talking to folks. Great people.
I love this joke. Brits won't ask "How are you?" on the off chance your children burned to death that morning in a house fire. You broach conversation, the dams open.
Best learning experience on a train. English woman says to a French woman, "Get your (young) kid's feet off the back of the chair (in front of her)". French woman says, "Why would you care? English people are filthy slobs." There is stuff going on in Europe us Americans do not fully understand.
This will be great for your kid to experience. All the best.