“Incidentally, you should know that the Ambassador takes his steak like American soccer victories – somewhat rare.”

Even if you have no interest in the upcoming US-UK England World Cup match, the quality of the trash talk between our respective embassies is to be savored.

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Alex Massie says:

June 9, 2010 at 2:15 pm

Just a small correction: it’s England vs the USA not the UK…

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Simon K says:

June 9, 2010 at 5:02 pm

Its like Suez all over again!

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