What I want to say is that with regard to Empire guilt, we are chucking the baby out with the bathwater. We don't have to be like everyone else - it isn't something we should aspire to - we should be free to rejoice - show a little enthusiasm for our culture - the old one - the one that hasn't forgotten the words to auld lang syne and can covort about in a seas of mystified others on the banks of the Thames - the one that threatens extra work for the fire service on November 5th.

I am probably conflating my thoughts on England with the effects of my sister-in-law's psychological war on her husband and kids - all three intimidated into a joyless, limited existence without perspective

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