Oh yes. It was a heated debate over whether Civ 4 or Civ 5 was better, from memory.

Fargo is bloody brilliant, isn’t it? Frances McDormand is just stellar.

And, yeah, our weather sucks the rest of the year. It’s that grey, rainy, drizzly, overcast North Atlantic thing. Harbin was bloody freezing, but at least it was proper weather — typically bright, or snowing during winter time. And you could go skiing, which makes up for a lot. I did try skiing in Scotland once. It was horrific.

I’d hope they have good reasons why they outsource the care, but it’s driven by politics — we currently have a rightwing government that would like to move to a private-care led model, and are working quite hard to eliminate the NHS by stealth….

Anywise — glad you’re enjoying this non-exotic section of our travels…

* Fargo is a classic. And when I was about to move from Germany to Minneapolis, my European friends kept asking:
“You’re moving to Fargo? They have funny accents.”

“No, Minneapolis – there’s a difference. Besides, that’s tough talk about funny accents, considering we’re in Europe!”

* Given what happens the rest of the year, sunny summer in southern England is indeed luverly.