I think that’s exactly what one would be hoping for. One does this to escape the reality of human civilization and seek the adventure of building it over again.

Love it!

I know people who have reinvented themselves and left the past behind, and I know people who have reinvented themselves and carried on with their legal names. Depends on the person and the setting. To each their own.

Maybe, but I sound pretty American coming from the west coast of Canada?

Nope. I like my toast done on both sides.

I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien. I’m an Englishman in New York