So being an American, and traveling alone on this spontaneous, unexpected, Shengen-forced vacation -- in a country where the conversations around me are NOT just white noise but can actually be understood by me -- I overhear a couple just over from me on the Great Western from Paddington talking about Teresa May and Brexit...

Being a curious sort, I pop over, introduce myself, and ask them to explain "no deal" to me. I plop down without being invited and wait expectantly to be educated.

And I was not disappointed because I had chosen to impose on journalists! British journalist Malcolm Brabant and his wife, who have lived and reported from all over... including reporting on PBS NewsHour. Check out this!

We had a lovely 15 minutes together, where I hope I was able to suggest in some small way that not all Americans are poorly educated isolationists who have no care how the world works.

And now I'm thoroughly caught up on the ins and outs of Brexit, so you can just ask me anything you’re confused about… I can help you....