Reminds me a little of ZZ Top. I always used to wonder when they went to bed at night, if they tucked their beards under the cover or left them on top? 🤔
If labour was so in demand in Britain after WW2 to 'rebuild the economy' as you say, why were over 200K Brits (some sources eg Wikipedia say 1 million) encouraged to emigrate to Australia between 1945 and 1972 - the so-called '£10 POMs'?
Had an enourmous Russian plonk himself down next to me once on a flight. Rolls of fat spilt over the divide and engulfed me, like I was drowning. Ended up having to move.