Thanks for the kind comment!
It's amazing how similar it is to divergent evolution in the biological sense. You have almost all the same factors at play.
And to your note about "trained-in-America" skills, it's a really amazing feeling to have those interactions in any game, isn't it? It's a sense both of pride and identity in your own training as well as appreciation of the different styles of the game. A little bit tribal but very exciting!
