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Isn't it also a bit of cultural difference as well as the previous points made in this thread. I agree that James is so quick to take offence and then wants to carry it on and on.

Gary needs time to adjust to British ways and with diminished hearing, he is struggling.

I think James is aware of this but with his volatile nature cannot give Gary some leeway when he struggles.

James was volatile in SCD, given the boot for it at the end, so it is not just the Gary situation which pushes his buttons, it is his nature and it is not a pleasant thing to watch when he ridicules a man with mental and health problems.