probably a note on national character

The sun has been shining. What is this strange yellow thing in the sky, you ask? No, molesworth 2, it is not a fried egg, this strange radiant thing is called the sun, and let us enjoy it while it is here and it has not yet got so hot as to be annoying.

(Any bets on how long Great Britain lasts before starting to complain about the sun and wishing that the rain would come back? I'm betting on shortly after the Olympics being over.)

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His aspect was that of one who has been looking for the leak in a gas pipe with a lighted candle.

-- The Girl in Blue, PG Wodehouse