Where to start... being from the south myself and always managing to say "have a nice day" to EVERYONE I speak to I have to say not all us southerners are rude, however I do find that most people do not wish other to have a nice day and agree in general that there are alot of rude people out there, though in retrospect I have seen alot of people who are the same in different area's from the whole world and while there are a many places I would like to go on holiday there isn't many places I would rather live... considering it cost so much money for medical bills in other country's there are not alot of places that are better off.

Taking into consideration the fact that I know someone who in his country was a qualified biologist and ran his own campus moved into England to take a job as a Pizza Hut Support Manager where the money isn't all that great I would have to say there are hundreds of places I would not want to live in, and apparently there are alot of people who though not being from England feel the same way.

TBH I find working as the only English person in in my shop to quite refreshing as the people I work with all like me and the way I carry myself in my roll as manager at Pizza Hut and on the whole are a friendly bunch of people as you are like to meet.

As far as English food goes, you really shouldn't damn our country based on the limited experence's that you have had with out food, just come round my place and I will cook up a storm for ya

So in short: I love my country and lot of people being from this country or otherwise feel the same as I do, and our food be it curry or roast dinner we do know how to cook, you just need to know where to go.

EDIT: with reguards to our weather, I remember there was more rain in Spain (or some other country well known for its sun) then there was in England last year (or the year before, can't remember the date to well.