BRITISH PEOPLE AFTER I SAY "HAPY NEW YEAR" INSTEAD OF "FELICITATIONS, MY DEAREST COMPATRIOT, METHINKS NOW IS A MOMENT AS GOOD AS ANY TO WISH YOU AND YOUR KIN THE BEST LUCK IN THE TENTH OF A DECADE THAT IS FORTHCOMING. MAY YOU PROSPER AND ENJOY THE NEXT 365 (OR PERHAPS 366) DAYS ON THIS MAGNIFICENT FLOATING SPHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOUNDLESS COSMOS. NOW, IF YOU DON'T OBJECT, LET US JOIN IN ON THESE ANNUAL FESTIVITIES OF MERRIMENT AND JOY":