I give you today's astonishing conversation. I had to make an appointment ...
"So, that'll be be, let me see, July the 4th if that's alright Mr P?""July 4th, yes. That's fine"
"July the 4th ... oooh, that's Independence Day!""Yes, American Independence Day, now there's a thing"
"Independence Day ... I wonder what they were, like trying to get independent from... ?""
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Excuse me?"
"Well, I s'pose they were trying to be, like, independent for themselves""Errrr, yes. From us"
"From us?""Yes. from the English"
"No way! Woz we there?""They were part of the colonies"
"WHA' ?? America woz English?""Yes. A dozen or so states on the East"
"No way. Woz there fightin' an' stuff?""Oh yes, and eventually they won their independence"
"Well, I never. Blimey. So, that was along time ago, yeah?""About 230 years ago, give or take a few"
"Amazin'"
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