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[edit] 2008

[edit] April

“ Do not be misled by memories of your youth when, on the Continent, wanting to describe someone as exceptionally dull, you remarked: 'He is the type who would discuss the weather with you.' In England this is an ever-interesting, even thrilling topic, and you must be good at discussing the weather. ”
— George Mikes
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[edit] March

“ You often hear that the English climate has had a profound effect upon the English temperament. I don't believe it. I believe they were always like that. ”
— Will Cuppy
“ The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent and is modest about it. ”
— James Agate

[edit] January

“ I have seen much to hate here, much to forgive. But in a world where England is finished and dead, I do not wish to live. ”
— Alice Duer Miller
“ An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one. ”
— George Mikes
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[edit] 2007

[edit] December

“ An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one. ”
— George Mikes
“ Humour is practically the only thing about which the English are utterly serious. ”
— Malcolm Muggeridge