It is the night before Thanksgiving (OK, this is written in London, but hang on in there)…<\/p>\n
Getting a mini-cab in London\u2026the car arrives.\u00a0 A Prius with tinted windows \u2013 and well cared for.\u00a0 The nicest mini-cab I have seen.<\/p>\n
The driver is friendly.\u00a0 Happy.<\/p>\n
In conversation he shares his story\u2026in 2001, he travels illegally from Afghanistan to Sangatte.\u00a0 He climbs under a lorry and hangs on as it loads on and off Le Tunnel.\u00a0 He shudders now to think of what would have happened if the lorry had been waved on to the M20 instead of being inspected by Customs and Excise.\u00a0 He asks for asylum, and years later it is granted.\u00a0 He now loves to travel \u2013 in and out of England on Eurostar \u2013 upstairs!\u00a0 He loves the UK \u2013 he is so grateful for his chance.\u00a0 He doesn\u2019t understand why everyone doesn\u2019t appreciate what we have.\u00a0 He wants to settle down and become fully English \u2013 living in the country, with a local wife.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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