The British read more newspapers per head of population, more books, borrow more from libraries and are an all round better read nation. Americans are a nation of couch potatoes. Except when they to go the movies. And sometimes, they are so kind as to steal the good ones from England and DESTROY them in remakes. Please stop! America has dumbf*&kistan (the red states where they believe in the literal truth of the bible but couldn't tell you the names of the two rivers between which civilization began and in what country they may be found. America is a dog-eat-dog society in which tens of millions are s!!t out of luck if they don't have health insurance. Britain is a vastly more civilized country by comparison, in which healthcare is available free of charge if needed. In Britain gun crime is unusual. In America it happens all the time. Not even John Prescott would have dare to attempt Bush senior's antics, when running for re-election with Ronald Reagan, in rural Ohio, of donning a plaid shirt and sitting on a tractor eating pork scratchings. All in all, smarter, classier, and they are just sitting over there thinking 'what are the Americans doing.' It's like the Jerry Springer show over here, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. They put us to shame!

Most Brits think the monarchy is good for tourism, and most of those gawpers are American. For a nation of citizens they have a craven and pathetic liking for anything with a touch of royalty. The only possible explanation is a deep insecurity about their place in the world. This is entirely appropriate to a nation of johnny-come-latelies, parevenus and nouveau riche in search of sophistication. We sit in awe on this side of the pond of how refined they are, while not attempting to really make ourselves more presentable to the world!