[widenrun]

It's not perfect, but as an immigrant, I can usually split locals into two groups as soon as I meet them: Those who spent time overseas and those who never left. The conversations are so distinct!

[PaulDavisThe1st]

"Oh look at my country's patriots / hunting down below / what do they know of England / who only England know?"

(a misquotation of Rudyard Kipling that I've carried in my head for 30 years)

[082349872349872]

Interesting to see that Bragg did a US tour in 1984; I've always heard rumours that it is difficult to get band visas there, and his lyrics are not exactly Reagan-adjacent.

[082349872349872]

Lungfish probably know a lot more about water than their fully aquatic brethren.