Having spent quite some time in the US, it's interesting to see the real difference in the attitude to those of us in uniform of Joe Public on each side of the pond. It was a little embarassing the first time it happened, but each time I stop off at Wal-mart (or wherever) on my way home from work, still wearing the growbag, it's quite common for random people to come up and want to shake my hand and thank me for "defending them". And when they hear my accent....
Can't quite see the same thing happening in the UK!
Cheers
SBG