Originally Posted by
Jock Scot
I know that I and others have been having a spot of fun here by being deliberately evasive, but behind it all, there is a very real natural reluctance to say too much about these things. Not because any one is ashamed of the honours system, far from it, but "blowing one's own trumpet" really is not regarded with any enthusiasm by the British.
Believe it or not, there are many of us on this side of the pond who feel the same way! 
Originally Posted by
Jock Scot
No one likes a braggart and Britain has a natural aversion to such people and has ways of dealing with that, should the rare occasion arise.
And neither do I! :mrgreen:
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