There are 3 basic differences between we British and you Americans. One, we speak English, and you don't. Two, when we have a "World Championship", we invite teams from other nations. Three, when you meet the British head of State, you only have to get down on one knee.

If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you open to my ideas

Laughter destroys any divisions between people.

How to defend yourself against a banana

Come to me. I want to plow you like a Calgary driveway at Christmas.

The Americans are just more enthusiastic and more likely to engage in hyperbole.

I'm not sure what's going on in Britain. I don't know what's going on in London. Because London is no longer an English city, and that's how they got the Olympics. I mean, they said, "We're the most cosmopolitan city on Earth," but it doesn't feel English.