In her defence, all I can say is that Christchurch has the reputation of being one of the most "English" cities outside England. A beautiful city, very proud of its English heritage. Or, perhaps she used "English" the way the Amish do, to mean, "not of our sort." Either that, or she is spectacularly provincial in her mindset! I hope that no other Cantabrians read this, as they have a reputation as the most ferociously parochial people in NZ.