To have created a Welfare State was a great achievement; but we must go on to create a Welfare Planet.

People on the Continent either tell you the truth or lie; in England they hardly ever lie, but they would not dream of telling you the truth.

In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he has never read them.

Prices in Italy are only slightly lower than in France, which means that Italy is a very expensive country for everyone, natives, visitors and tourists.

There are many non-intellectual countries; Australia is one of the few anti-intellectual ones.

You can keep a dog: but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals.

If somebody tells you an obviously untrue story, on the Continent you would remark, "You are a liar, Sir, and a rather dirty one at that." In England you just say "Oh, is that so?" Or "That's rather an unusual story, isn't it?