The Romanians keep it going

By sheer coincidence, we end our world tour with a family reunion, aka wedding. To be precise, the wedding of the children's cousin Bryan and his girlfriend Anna.

The nice ceremony in St Peters Church in Bishops Waltham was followed by an equally enjoyable drinks reception and dinner on Hayling Island. For the kids, it was a dream to meet everyone in a wedding setting, especially since the girls were flower girls, Oscar was a page boy, and Lennox read one of the lessons. For Flo, I am sure that it was special to see her dad again, not discounting anyone else.

It's strange to be in England after visiting so many developing countries. The country makes a sad impression of a place in decline. Poor infrastructure, rickety housing, and hotels. Simple things like a shuttle to a car hire are dysfunctional. The "express" train travels at 30km/h, or simply doesn't move for several minutes. The little Englanders need a hard dose of reality if the decline is to be slowed or halted. They could start by visiting Asia, where many countries have a clear vision and are actually implementing a strategy effectively.

The wedding reception ended a little earlier than planned, so we tried our luck with Uber, even though we were outside their area. One of two came, but the Romanian driver who did showed exceptional understanding and took all six of us, even though for him, he was taking risks with his licence. "I'm not going to leave you there at this time of night," he said. The next day, I went back to the same spot, and I asked the driver where he came from. He answered "Romania*". Strange that the little Englanders/Brexiteers don't like foriegners, since without them, nothing at all would work.

* Please note that it's Romania 🇷🇴, not Rumania. They changed the English spelling to stop people thinking it had anything to do with Russia.Read more