Mors is a real gentleman. It is hard work to pry a negative word from him, and when you do, it is usually very mild and well laced with good humour. He is a man who knows he has nothing to prove to anyone and makes no attempt to compete when there are other, noisier personalities trying to assert their position in a conversation. He just sits there listening and watching, and lets everyone else get on with it. He does that in his classes too, if the students don't settle down by themselves he doesn't try to start teaching over their chat.
When three of us went to visit Mors, he was very happy with the number we filled the car, which meant that he had a reason to drive out to collect us on his own. That way, when he took us on a tour of the thrift stores of Edmonton, his wife could not see what he was buying! I have never met anyone who loves second hand stores, and especially second hand books, the way Mors does. He has been given some of the finest gear in the world, and still prefers his thrift store ensemble, trouser cuffs secured with Cellotape
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Ray isn't just a teacher, he is a businessman and TV celebrity. He has worked to make himself a brand, inseparable from his Woodlore company. Time was that he had lawyers ready to defend that brand most vigorously. He had (may still have) a PA to field calls, filter people trying to get in touch and to keep track of his schedule. I am not sure it is fair to say that there is anything to do with ego in it, but every time Ray meets people in the UK, he isn't just a guy sharing a passion for the outdoors, he is Ray Mears, TV presenter, author and the face of Woodlore. Everyone is a potential customer, critic or competitor, and the beautifully filmed series that we all know him from create an image that would be hard to live up to for anyone.
Like the Observer Effect in physics, I think that Ray and Mors would probably have a great time chatting with each other, but throw in an audience and I think it would change things.