Cosmic Cats, why would you just assume that Winston1984 is an "ugly American due to his complete lack of logical thinking." Do you think that only Americans suffer from a lack of logical thinking? Based on his use of the word "sod" and also his British spelling of the word "civilised" I would assume British, or some other Commonwealth country. (We spell it with a Z here in the USA.) In my opinion, your assumption lacks logic.
By the way, absolutely LOVE AC and willing to pay the price for the experience...