-^-for posterity-^-

the british ambassador came to long xuyen and i wasn't invited.

he was a nice looking man and had about four different names. no, they weren't titles, they were four different names. like i woudl call myself 'jonathan david aeschliman moyer landis'. i kind of like the ring of that.

they had meetings and anyone who was british in long xuyen was invited to attend. we have two british people here to offset the two americans (and one person from holland just to mix us all up).

the americans staged a silent protest and ate at a small rice shop while everyone else ate at a high class restaurant. the americans did not feel like they were being treated properly by a fellow 'coalition of the wiling' member.

relations will thaw this evening and all three nations will eat together and discuss important things like food, relationships and the weather.