Ok so here it is...the shot heard round the world....JUST KIDDING. As I said this is a British run hospital and so far one of the neatest parts of being out here in the Afghan desert is working with them here at their hospital. You know...one people separated by a common language. And yes...at times understanding them can be trying. For instance the new Ortho Registrar (what the Brits call their residents although I am not sure exactly how that works since it seems they are that till like 40) is a really neat "kid" but with a Brit accent (not sure exactly what...seems like they have names for all of them ) which is pretty neat to hear but when he gets fired up and going fast...well...you just kind of look at him and nod.
All kidding aside it is exceptionally rewarding and fun to work with them here. They are different in some ways (OMG Cricket...HELP ME....the friggen games last for days) and we get to have Sunday Savories...which is nice. But for the most part we are very similar They are warm and very gracious about having a large American contingency here, and I am sure we Americans can be trying at times...we have however, seemed to gel into a pretty cohesive unit, which as I have said, does some amazing work. If I had to be somewhere over here I could not think of another place I would rather be. Pic is of OR "Crew" , Brits and Americans on Christmas.
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