I have a feeling it's just the effect of being an expat. The reason I think that is I recall an Irish friend who went to the UK (from NZ where we both lived at

I have a feeling it's just the effect of being an expat. The reason I think that is I recall an Irish friend who went to the UK (from NZ where we both lived at the time) and commented his surprise that the English were the friendliest people he'd ever met.