A Sayers,
I am delighted you are an above average pilot
No I'm not! I received what I believe to be first class instruction at the school I attended.
When I returned to blighty I joined my local club to begin building on what I had been taught.
Don't get me wrong, there were plenty of folk back here who amused at my 'funny' style log book or passed comments about the "CAA giving licences away in Corn Flakes packets" but that comes with the territory I suppose.
The other comments I frequently hear is "You'll struggle with the RT and Nav" WTF! I find flying over the flat land of Florida more testing than dealing with the terrain at home (and no, I don't have a GPS, and I've never used one - ever). As for the RT, yes there are some differences but it's not that difficult.
It's funy how much us US trained pilots must learn? Just in case there are any UK trained pilots reading this and thinking about hour-building in the US, be careful, the RT is a bit strange and the Nav is different - hope you don't struggle too much!