“Poor Wales. So far from Heaven, so close to England.”

“Poor Mexico. So far from God and so close to the United States.”

“مسكينة هي المكسيك !! .. لبعدها عن الله ،ولقربها من الولايات المتحدة !(الرئيس المكسيكي بورفيرو دياز)Poor Mexico, so far from Godand so close to the United States”

“So far away and yet you feel so close.”

“My, I get so depressed after a poor meal; that's why I can never stay in England for more than a week.Julia to Avis”

“Some other facts I picked up:Welsh is an actual, currently used language and our next-door neighbours Angela and Gaenor spoke it. It sounds like Wizard.Baked beans are very popular in England. For breakfast. On toast. On baked potatoes. They can't get enough."American History" is not a subject everywhere.England and Britain and the United Kingdom are not the same thing. England is the country. Britain is the island containing England, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom is the formal designation of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as a political entity. If you mess this up, you will be corrected. Repeatedly.”