Cultural Contrasts Pillows

"Soon, felllas, soon."

T. S. Eliot Meets Beavis And Butthead

"Me, as soon as I'm old enough, I'm out of here! I'll go and join my older brother: he's a beach bum in San Diego, California..."

A bear is sat on an armchair with old man slippers.

“I have to warn you - my parents are a bit old-fashioned.”

"Oui, c'est bon. It is, how you Americans say, 'Magically Delicious'."

"Herb's from Texas."

"Can't we just go after sailfish...?"

"C’mon, Sara. Like you wouldn’t consider – even for a second – accepting an iPhone from the devil."

"I can never go metric. 'Al's 30.48 Centimeter Hot Dogs' just doesn't sound right."

'How do you say pronto in your language?'

Overly wordy travel.

Californians Abroad.

'Last week we paid £400 for a box at Convent Garden to see 'Il Barbiere Di Siviglia' and I spent the entire evening dreaming of 'Take That''.

'You're the only person I know who brings a folding chair to a Japanese restaurant!'

"Virgin?! My bad. . . I thought you asked for a vegan."

'What I meditate on is we have rice and tea for lunch, and in the west they have burgers, fries and shakes.'

"So how does New York stack up against Uzbekistan?"

'Some things I can overlook, Dominic, but if you call me bruv once more I'll.....'

A Wrestler Abroad

'Nah, I think your one should be called hand egg.'

Chinese New Year plus Renaissance Fair equals trouble

"... a 24 hour mimosa bar, and a 'free love' dating policy! Anyway, how's it been going for you?"

'You know you're in Europe when the drive-thru's wine list is better than most of the sit-down restaurant's back home.'

Mummy with a mobile.

Vikings cannot pillage the U.S. Oil Biz

"Unitarian. You?"

Two weeks ago: Hear ye, all you tweeting, blogging, Facebooking, Instagramming caf

Mixed marriage: eye of the beholder

"For some odd reason, finding some more faults makes me love L.A. even more."

'What do you mean, there's no casino here? Your franchise in Vegas has one.'

A Cornish Man

'The new guy is great for morale, but he's clueless about the dress code.'

Culture Wars

'Tell you chief there's been a terrible mistake, I'm a Friar.'