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I was looking for some action but all I found was cigarettes and alcohol

I was looking for some action But all I found was cigarettes and alcohol You could wait for a lifetime…

11 years ago

Madonna on Britain

When I was 45, I was married again, with two children and living in England. I consider moving to a…

11 years ago

Britain is just a small island … no one pays any attention to them

Britain is just a small island … no one pays any attention to them. Dmitry Peskov (allegedly) Reference Wow, what…

11 years ago

The British and Television (Steptoe & Son, Divided We Stand)

In the light of this epiphany I even managed to make sense of the state of mind which led to…

11 years ago

English cuisine is generally so threadbare

English cuisine is generally so threadbare that for years there has been a gentlemen’s agreement in the civilized world to…

11 years ago

He thought risotto was an Italian football player

He thought risotto was an Italian football player but he prepared this in five minutes. —TV advert

11 years ago

Canned steak and kidney pie with a little tomato ketchup on top

As soon as the French start queuing up for baked beans, I shall commit harakiri, simply by leaning slowly on…

11 years ago

Body as a disused Methodist chapel

Like most British people, I see my body as a disused Methodist chapel, now used for storage of unsold jumble.…

11 years ago

Fat-filled fast food or something pre-packaged

Jeremy Paxman in his new book on the English argues that “for the majority of people, eating out is to…

11 years ago

The English in terms of tea, roast-beef and rain

The English can be explained by their Anglo-Saxon heritage and the influence of Methodists. But I prefer to explain them…

11 years ago