I'm 'lucky' enough to work with the US on a daily basis and constantly witness their contempt for all 'foreign nationals'.
I too work daily with our US colonial cousins. I find then very easy to work with and if you put things in their terms and show some understanding of their rules, regulations and procedures it is amazing how helpful they can be. However, if you insist on being a stiff upper lip arrogant Brit then its amazing at how quickly the shutter doors will come down.
As for being a "one way street", no it isn't. We share, commonly fund and exploit many things within our common interests. Those "in the know" will know what I'm talking about.
Finally, we should remember that if it wasn't for our US cousins then we would probably be eating smoked sausages, wearing leather trousers and saying "Guttentag" whilst walking up and down Whitehall Strasse - for that I will be eternally grateful.
LJ
