funny to see you writing about this. i was just having a conversation with a british coworker about american popular culture, but where we ended up just before i had to dash back to work was thomas saying how one big difference he noted between the uk and the us is that he did feel there was a community over there. apparently the brits feel they share something, and it’s an identity worth fighting for. if we americans didn’t feel so much like outsiders in our own country, maybe we would fight harder for the principles in the constitution instead of joining evangelical religions or talking about moving to canada.