American writers fighting: we both went to Harvard but my dad was merely a public interest lawyer while yours was a CAA agent, so I’m basically working class
British writers fighting:
Willy, my grandfather served in India and Burma during the war, while yours was being baronet of Bass Rock. Or did I miss a heroic episode in Hamilton-Dalrymple history (aside from their ignoble part in the Glencoe Massacre)? You'll be explaining to me what "tiffin" means next.