[mani]

uk troops just dont get treated with the respect and courtesy that their american counterparts get

if an american solider is on leave and in full uniform in a restaurant - there's a very good chance someone will offer to pick up his tab. thats how high respect they have for them.

here they get advised not to wear their uniform for fear of attacks.

the only time i think its ok to refuse army personnel - and i know i'm gonna get shot down now - is in a nightclub. esp if its a group of squaddies. alot of clubs if they realise that it is squaddies on a night out they will refuse them entry as after a few drinks they can be a handful.