Note for the context of the USA it is the children of immigrant households, not of ethnic minority households. There are an awful lot of immigrants to the USA (like @rcs1000 and @Gardenwalker ) who d… (View Post)

8 year olds tend not to be awash with non-cash options! (View Post)

It's quite fun to have some recycling though. A booby prize adds to the hilarity of the whole event. There is also a fair bit of once-around-the-block recycling. The spiced rum which we got from… (View Post)

There's a bottle of mulled wine at our local junior school which we've won and regifted at least twice. I should say, we do send in a 'proper' bottle which we'd be pleased to… (View Post)

I'm pretty much always optimistic when it comes to England at cricket, and pessimistic at football. I'm optimistic now. I expect England to win.Rationally I recognise even from here you… (View Post)