i had an american girlfriend intrude on me, to crash for a while and i'm telling you i nearly throttled her - she was using my mobile to call her mum/dad/brother/ sister/f****** cat!, in the states and staying on for ages - whinging at every single solitary bleedin thing from the food to the cold weather to the people - when i took her to the airport and saw her walk into the departure lounge i shouted out at the top of voice at a busy gatwick airport - f*** offfff! - got some stares! but i was well happy!