^^ Holly, if he or his friends or family ever get to jabbing you too briskly about America's cultural/moral Bankruptcy, decadence or arrogance, you only need go back in History about 150-200 years to the zenith of the British EMPIRE and explore a little incident known as the OPIUM wars and just what exactly transpired. Tends to shunt the conversation in another direction rather efficiently....

Almost EVERY European country has some unsavory period from its history when it perpetrated abominal acts or policies. And in comparison, America is still very young as a country/culture in comparison.

Make sure you thank him, Holly, and all whom you associate with during your future visits to England, for what I consider the UK's greatest contribution to happiness. Fish and chips.