Why live in Great Britain???

When I was in the Air Force I had the great privilege of moving to England. Thinking back we as Americans split from the British a while back, hence the Revolutionary war, why?  I know taxes, religion, etc, and such but I am here to tell you I had nothing but great times being in England.  The sense of humor alone would make anyone’s day.  I got a chance to know some great brits!   Some of them have touched my hearts in ways I will never forget.  Andrea, Helen, who could forget Helen, I think she was a marine, in her past life or worked for the sas,  Ian Janet just to name a few.  But it was not the people, OK it helped a lot but the mind set was great.  It was odd waking up to hear a rooster crowing in a residential neighborhood, my mechanic did not take cash, he liked Jack Daniels.  It would sometimes take me a hour to get to work because a lorry (18 wheeler) was driving slow to protect a group of ducks on the A-11. No one was in a hurry in England and that proved to be a good thing. I remember that guns were not an issue in England.  No one carried them, not even the police (Bobbies) if you fought it was usually with words and fist and afterwards you could decide most differences with a pint.  I remember reading one time that a guy broke into someone’s house and got the crap beat out of him.  The cops came and everything was fixed over a cup of tea, no courts, no judge, the guy who broke in was not trying to sue for his rights.  England does not have the ACLU, which could be half of the fix!  Anyway, it was great.  I remember we had to drive 20 miles to get to McDonalds, but why would you?  The area I lived in was called East Angela, it was about 1 hour north of London.  I think we as American’s could learn a couple of things, one is not be such a pompous ass on a lot of issues, we are not always right! and taking time to smell the roses. Yes there was one thing I did not like about England! Ok Two things, leaving and their spices.  If it was not salt and pepper it did not have a lot of flavor, or flavour whomever is reading this.  How many 18 wheelers would stop in the United States for a bunch of ducks? Not as many!!! Until next time!