He was born in British India, though his family moved to England when he was one year old, which is where he grew up. His mother grew up in Burma. In his 20s h

He was born in British India, though his family moved to England when he was one year old, which is where he grew up. His mother grew up in Burma. In his 20s he lived and worked in Burma for 5 1/2 years as an Imperial police officer. He was fluent in Burmese. That doesn't change your conclusion, as 1920s British India wasn't a car-oriented culture either. Rather, I wish to point out that his life in Burma were a big influence on his views, in a way I think would have been harder for someone living only in England, or staying in the British ex-pat bubble as most his countrymen did.