There are plenty of problems in the world, and doubtless climate change - or whatever the currently voguish phrase for it all is - certainly is one of them. But it's low on my list.

Don't send funny greeting cards on birthdays or at Christmas. Save them for funerals when their cheery effect is needed.

Because of their cuisine, Germans don't consider farting rude. They'd certainly be out of luck if they did.

Visiting Future World is like opening a Chinese fortune cookie to read, "Soon you'll be finished with dinner."

I wonder if it changes the nature of a society for beauty to be so common. Maybe in Vietnam "She has a wonderful personality" really means something. But I couldnt figure out a polite way to ask.

There are just two rules of governance in a free society: Mind your own business. Keep your hands to yourself.

The wise traveler [to Beirut] will pack shirts or blouses with ample breast pockets. Reaching inside a jacket for your passport looks too much like going for the draw and puts armed men out of countinence