Understanding the British Quotes

“I was one of only two native English speakers in the company, so other departments would send me English texts for correction. That lasted two weeks, until they noticed I had no idea how the English language worked. I sent their creations back with more mistakes than they’d had when I received them. They began sending the texts to the Scandinavian team instead. They spoke such lovely English, after all.”
― Adam Fletcher, Understanding the British: A hilarious guide from Apologising to Wimbledon

“Awoman gets on a bus holding her baby. The bus driver says, “That’s the ugliest baby I’ve ever seen.” Shocked, the woman slams her fare down and takes an aisle seat near the back of the bus. The man sitting next to her senses her agitation and asks what’s wrong. “The bus driver insulted me,” she says, fuming. “Really?” says the man sympathetically. "Why, he’s a public servant—he’s no right to insult passengers.” “Exactly!” she says. “You should do something.” “You’re right. I will,” she says, after contemplation. “I’m going to go back up there and give him a piece of my mind!” “Great idea,” the man says. “Here, let me hold your monkey.”
― Adam Fletcher, Understanding the British: A hilarious guide from Apologising to Wimbledon

“There is only one acceptable response to the question “How are you?” That answer is “Finethanksandyou?” (must be spoken as one word).”
― Adam Fletcher, Understanding the British: A hilarious guide from Apologising to Wimbledon

“book Laughter and Ridicule: Towards a Social Critique of Humour, Professor Michael Billig”
― Adam Fletcher, Understanding the British: A hilarious guide from Apologising to Wimbledon

“Nigel Farage is the leader of a small, loud group of carbon copies of himself. They’re called the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). If they were a reality TV show, they’d be called Britain’s Got Bigots.”
― Adam Fletcher, Understanding the British: A hilarious guide from Apologising to Wimbledon

“One of the best things about living in Germany is that Nigel Farage doesn’t.”
― Adam Fletcher, Understanding the British: A hilarious guide from Apologising to Wimbledon