The Brits always wax lyrically about everything they've ever made. If it was good, then they rabbit on about how many decades ahead of the American stuff it was, if it was crap they rabbit on about how brave the crews were for flying into battle with so little chance of coming back.
And best of all if they re engined it, a la F4 Phantom, they wax on lyrically about what a complete dog it was before they got hold of it......................
Always makes for interesting discussion.