Bad English was the second language of Israel and bad Hebrew, of course, remained the national language.

An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.

Bad English was the second language of Israel and bad Hebrew, of course, remained the national language.

Australians are decent people with the right instincts and they wish everybody well; but if all is not well, it is none of their business and they will not lose too much sleep over it. The shrug of the shoulders has become - only temporarily, I daresay - the national gesture of Australia.

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?

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

Japan is, you often feel, an improved version of the United States.