Japan Is, You Often Feel, An Improved

The English Take Everything With An Exquisite Sense Of Humour. They Are Only Offended If You Tell Them That They Have No Sense Of Humour.

In England It Is Bad Manners To Be Clever, To Assert Something Confidently. It May Be Your Own Personal View That Two And Two Make Four, But You Must Not State It In A Self-assured Way, Because This Is A Democratic Country And Others May Be Of A Different Opinion.

English Humor Resembles The Loch Ness Monster In That Both Are Famous But There Is A Strong Suspicion That Neither Exists.

On The Continent There Is One Topic Which Should Be Avoided-the Weather; In England, If You Do Not Repeat The Phrase "lovely Day, Isn't It?" At Least Two Hundred Times A Day, You Are Considered A Bit Dull.

Israel Also Deprived The World Of Its Chance Of Shedding Tears Of Genuine Sympathy Over Her Destruction. The World Resents This; It Likes To Feel Noble And Sympathetic.