Although the rudiments of snobbery are there, its finer developments are basically alien to the Australian soul - that is, if Australians have a soul; many people believe that they are too matter-of-fact and down-to-earth to have such fancy commodities.

The Japanese are human beings like the rest of us, but they will strongly resent this insinuation.

On the Continent stray cats are judged individually on their merit-some are loved, some are only respected; in England they are universally worshipped as in ancient Egypt.

On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners.

Although the rudiments of snobbery are there, its finer developments are basically alien to the Australian soul - that is, if Australians have a soul; many people believe that they are too matter-of-fact and down-to-earth to have such fancy commodities.

Continental people have a sex life; the English have hot-water bottles.

Nobody uses his car in New York, because so many people use it that traffic is congested and unbearably slow.