@Nicholas H: How predictable! I knew you'd respond like this. You had the chance to show you were a bigger person than you'd led us to believe but, no, you showed that those were indeed your true colours. The way you've behaved is not only disgusting but also very stubborn. Any 3rd person here can draw their own conclusions about what kind of person would mock an old or disabled person.
No one is defending Moss because of national pride so what country our cars come from has nothing to do with it. You insulted a well respected man because he is old and disabled. You must be blind not to realise why what you wrote triggered this reaction. Are you this obtuse in your personal life? Have the women you've been involved with (and I would imagine later broken up with) all complained about your inconsiderate and insensitive behaviour? I would put money on it.
If understanding the Aussie 'sense of humour' means condoning insults and vulgar comments then no thanks, you can keep it.
Knowing someone (especially if they worked for you) doesn't give you the right to insult them publicly. But then if you don't realise that, what does that say about the way you have been brought up? I'm sure even in Australia you have defamation laws to deter ignorant people from mouthing off about someone else whenever they feel like it.
By the way, what does Lewis Hamilton have to do with this? Does your tongue strike in any random direction?
Have you practised hard all your life to be like this or is it genetic? If it's the latter, then you have my commiserations since nothing can be done
I'd be resentful about my genetic inheritance though.
By the way, a 'whinging Pom' is a Brit who left the UK to settle in Australia, hated it there and then returned back to the UK. John H and I don't fall into that category. But since when did the facts come in your way?
But if you're calling all us Brits 'whinging Poms' just because we're British then I'd be entirely justified in making stereotypical comments about you too, wouldn't I? Even you'll be able to understand that logic.
I won't answer the rest of the cr*p in your last email. While I feel strongly about this, it's just not worth the effort.