I wrote: > > I'm afraid that you're not familiar with the quirky interests of our > > Belgian exile. BSM stands for British School of Motoring. Mike has a > > longing for all things British which started after he went into > > voluntary exile in Belgium many years ago. One of his particular > > interests, although goodness knows why, is the British School of > > Motoring. He mentions it frequently, even sometimes during private > > phone calls. We are all hoping that, one day soon, he will recover from > > this peculiar obsession but, at the moment, there doesn't seem to be > > any light at the end of the tunnel. One should pity him, rather than > > condemn him, in my opinion as this unusual addiction may take some time > > to cure. The Belgian psychologists are working on it but are struggling > > a bit at the moment as it is such an unusual case. > > Roger > And Terry replied:
> I should perhaps point out that not all of the list's Belgian exiles > suffer in this way. That's absolutely true, you don't automatically suffer from it if you move to Belgium. One thing that I should have added to my previous post is that Mike doesn't like to admit to this peculiar obsession. You will often find that he likes to disguise his quirk by pretending that it is something else. One of his most frequent, and bizarre, delusions is something to do with buses, bus engines and long extinct prime ministers. If he should by chance pop up with such an explanation could you please humour him, nod, smile sweetly and say 'Yeeessssss'. You have to remember that his case is more 'work in progress' rather than 'cured' at the moment and does need some tact when dealing with it. He's never been known to get aggressive about his problem yet, but you never know, so it's best to humour him. Roger
