Wow - what a response.... I was surprised at the comments so to some here is a little clarification....
A few years ago I worked in South Africa for a Major US manufacturer... I was actually shocked to learn how minuscule and minor we actually were... Our total yearly sales fitted in to one days production cycle at one plant in Blufton USA...
We may have thought we were big but in real terms we were not even an afterthought...
Having accepted this fact, along with having many US friends, I enjoy the stories for what they are... In particular - Wes Boyd (RIP) Banadin, Dual Writer and JT.... My point is that, to me, you write funny!!!! But I accept that in the context it has been written and enjoy it... My challenge to other readers is to accept us colonials writing..