Aidan Patrick Sheppard Flynn introduces himself and shares four interesting points about himself. He recently graduated from the University of Glasgow in Scotland but is feeling homesick in the pleasant weather. He decides to share things he misses about Glasgow, including that Adam Smith graduated from there at age 14 and had to take nine exams in two days. He also misses the old city of Glasgow and its history from Vikings to forming the United Kingdom in the 1100s. He had to leave Scotland because his Georgian wife was not allowed to move back due to being foreign. While paying taxes, he is not allowed to vote as an American for at least five years. He concludes by saying the pictures from Glasgow were only possible due to trade with America

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Four interesting points about myself
Hello, for those of you who do not yet know me, my name is Aidan Patrick Sheppard Flynn.
• Graduated from an accelerated master’s programme at the Glasgow University in Scotland. I'm
getting increasingly homesick under this relentlessly pleasant weather. Although yesterday's
storm provided a welcome reprieve.
• Because of this I have decided to use this opertunity share with you all (ya'll) some of the things
I miss most about Glasgow.
• Glasgow is where my main man Adam Smith graduated from in 1737 (he was 14 though so he
wins)
o Had to do nine exams over two days
o Incidentally, I had an interview with a political consultant in which I got dissed for
preferring Adam Smith over Hayek or Keynes (Hayek is right wing, Keynes is left wing for
future reference)
• I miss Glasgow
o Its an Old city, who's long story is full of Vikings and Royalty but basically the city was
founded in the 680’s as the religious Center of a newly formed kingdom of Strathclyde.
o Even most scots don’t realize it, but in the 1100s while Europe was struggling with the
dark ages or were busy crusading, Glaswegians were forming the United Kingdom of
Scotland, a brief experiment in national unity, not to be repeated until the birth of the
British Empire.
• Had to leave Scotland because the government wouldn’t allow my lovely Georgian wife to move
back (she’s too foreign)
o Feel like the British government is still upset about 1776
o To be fair the American government won’t let me vote for at least 5 years while paying
taxes. It’s safe to say that Mr. Sam wants me to know how it felt for the founding fathers
to pay tax without a voice in Parliament.

2.  Although as an economic historian I can say it eould be much cheaper to pay a
stamp tax than have to deal with the IRS, just saying.
• I do miss home but the pictures I have shown you were only possible due to the wealth created
from trade with America particularly in the tobacco.
• Also not many people know this but in Britain most prime ministers or general successful people
preface their careers with time spent in America.
Thank you very much for listening I hope I didn't get to soppy about back home. Thanks again!