Tuesday, March 03, 2009

A modest proposal

I have a candidate for a new question on the "Life in the UK" test:

"Identify the defining characteristic essential to survival in the UK."

The answer, among the multiple choice options, is, "An enduring and inexhaustible capacity for absorbing disappointment."


2 comments:

  1. Oh so very, very true!

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  2. "Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way.........."

    Pink Floyd

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