Throughout my career I have been fortunate to work with colleagues from America—mainly neurosurgical residents who come to work for one year in my department in London as part of their training. I have learned much from them and as with many Brits who have worked with Americans I love their optimism, their faith that any problem can be solved if enough hard work and money is thrown at it, and the way in which success is admired and respected and not a cause for jealousy.
