RULE 87
We’re all closer than you think
I have a friend. Not a good friend particularly, more of an acquaintance. He’s a regular sort of a chap. Runs a computer business. Has a family. Normal, regular, 9 to 5, straight, nothing unusual about him. Or so he thought.
He is English, born and bred. He used to have a bit of a rant about immigration. Went on a bit about numbers but you always felt it was a bit deeper than that. He found out not long back that he was actually adopted. Nothing wrong with that – plenty are – but it set him to tracing his family. Yep, you’ve guessed it. His father was a foreigner.* Now you wouldn’t know it to look at the man but he’s only half as English as he thought he was. Interesting.
If you trace back anyone’s history ...
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