Are you saying that the bad boys don’t have any families to feed and were therefore being very selfish when they stole your yams?

Difficult question, because there is no agreed definition of ‘race’. The most prominent example I can think of is the Hindus. Because caste remains such an important concept, and for other reasons, they much prefer their children to marry Hindus. I have also heard of Chinese people with this attitude – not for religious reasons. Oh yes, – and the Japanese.

They are hungry AND bad. I think girls are better than boys in my country. But it takes men to kill elephants and girls to make good stew.
I heard on the BBC World Service that the King of Spain resigned today – and that he went on an elephant shoot a couple of years back. Must be OK.

Is it only migrants with Islamic faith that are particular about the marriage of their daughters in the UK?

I think it depends where they come from and that it is the migrants from India, Pakistan and other Islamic countries which are keenest on their daughters marrying within their own communities. Historically, this has also been a strong wish in the Jewish community.

I planted a small patch of yams last year but a gang of bad kids came and took them just before they were ready to eat.

I would definitely like to grow stuff on my roof. But where would I get the steel and concrete to take the weight? It was a tough job flattening the oil drums to make the roof.