Of course, the underlying structure of everything in England is posh. There is no in-between with these people. You have to walk a mile to find a telephone booth, but when you find it, it is built as if the senseless dynamiting of pay phones had been a serious problem at some time in the past. And a British mailbox can presumably stop a German tank.
Neal StephensonAny property that's open to common use gets destroyed. Because everyone has incentive to use it to the max, but no one has incentive to maintain it.
Neal StephensonSee, the world is full of things more powerful than us. But if you know how to catch a ride, you can go places.
Neal StephensonI don't even want you to nod, that's how much you annoy me. Just freeze and shut up.
Neal Stephenson