That picture was taken 20 years ago.
As for myself, American father, English mother, born in Swindon at a USAF hospital that was there at the time. Heading to England next year, hopefully. It's been over 50 years since I set foot on English soil and smelled English air and ate English food. It will be a very emotional time for me.
Had a lot of issues getting a US passport. Lost my Certificate of Citizenship and all the important documents I have are copies. The postmaster rolled her eyes when I was applying for it and basically said 'Good Luck'. And through some good luck and a good friend I finally got it issued. With that I also got my real id for my driver's licence as well.
As far as humour goes, I totally understand the British version and quite prefer that actually. It can be very quick and hard to miss if you aren't listening well.