Thank u, Keiva. Is it interesting enuf to start a new thread? It would certainly be very interesting to know what women on this side of the Atlantic secretly think about "Osamamania", but it seems unlikely that they would 'out' themselves on AWADtalk. And who could blame them. I have been reading post-September 11th coverage in newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic and, altho Britain is America's staunchest ally in this War, fighting shoulder to shoulder even now in Afghanistan, subjects that would be considered taboo in America (like "Osamamania") are openly discussed and confronted in Britain.