Invading Brits? Watch your tongue mate, my great grandfather #9 was born in Virginia in 1615 and his father was from England fleeing the King's persecution of Catholics well before the King's convict ships arrived on these shores.
How'bout you? Most of what I find these days are 2nd Gen comeovers complaining the most.
And from what I learned from my very early days on the 'net many made it 'across' and some didn't.
Forefathers my ***...
I chanced upon this description of Liverpool as told by an eminent politician, which was written in the 18th Century in a letter to his darling wife:
"It gives me great pleasure to tell you my beloved that I am about to leave this godforsaken place. The people who dwell in this hell are indeed the lees of society, they all have smiles on their faces and at first glance they appear genuine, but this is an illusion they are trying only to gain your confidence and then they proceed to steal from you. They are a sad lot, a mix of Irish and Gypsy brigands who came here on their way to new life in our former colony America, only they never made it, and decided instead to stay on as the opportunities to get rich quick appear to be more abundant here rather than overseas. There are a lot of inebriated people and they inhabit some of the worst slums I have seen since my day’s in India, I thank God that I am soon to return too our beautiful house in Manchester where we can once again breath the fresh air that is so sadly lacking in this heathen den."
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