George Mikes

On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners. ↗

— George Mikes

#england #food #good #good food #manners

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game. ↗

— George Mikes

#english #game #life #life is a #many

In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he has never read them. ↗

— George Mikes

#conversation #course #educated people #england #greek

An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one. ↗

— George Mikes

#englishman #even #forms #orderly #queue

Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least aggressive wars. Even the longest jokes are better than the shortest wars. ↗

— George Mikes

#better #even #jokes #least #longest

When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England. ↗

— George Mikes

#british #england #great #great britain #isles