a And if any of @Pagan2 acquaintances are in neighbouring compartments, presumably. It is interesting, how we travel and just find ourselves over and over. I go to countries and find people who like … (View Post)

Depends where you are - and it’s relative. Yeah, there are parts of the Gold Coast (for example) where, as another friend put it - “if I’d bought a house in my hometown 25 years ago, I’d have made mo… (View Post)

Rabat was safe because we were protected as known friends of the family. I wouldn't have set foot in the area otherwise. I think the most unsafe I've felt was in New Orleans (pre-flood). So… (View Post)

I was talking yesterday, with a couple of people I row with. One is an idealist, working in developing world aid. The other is working in the field of food standards in the supply chain from developi… (View Post)

If you mixed with the lower orders, you might find a reason why they don’t like huge influxes of Poles, Romanians etc, either. It’s not just racism. As Stuart Rose admitted, at the lower end, it is a… (View Post)