There's an epidemic sweeping the UK. Symptoms include: acute embarrassment at the mere notion of "making a fuss;" extreme awkwardness when faced with any social greeting beyond a bri
A handful of years ago I moved with my wife to a house on a quiet street in a quiet town and lay quietly in a room for a long time. I used to love an adventure, and I had jobs on magazines (remember
There's an epidemic sweeping the UK. Symptoms include: acute embarrassment at the mere notion of "making a fuss," extreme awkwardness when faced with any social greeting beyond a brisk handshake, and
DO YOU SUFFER FROM VERY BRITISH PROBLEMS ABROAD?If you...*Carry emergency teabags in your money belt*Quietly tut at badly formed 'queues'*Cleverly avoid blisters by wearing socks with your sandals...t
Have you ever . . . *Watched in horror as someone helps themselves to the last roast potato?*Broken out in hives at the suggestion that you 'Introduce yourself...'?*Watched so much Brexit-related news
In his new mildly-amusing-if-you-like-that-sort-of-thing book, Rob Temple tackles classic "Brits abroad" dilemmas, including the impossibility of finding a decent cup of tea, queuing anarchy at popula
A handful of years ago, I moved with my wife to a house on a quiet street in a quiet town and lay quietly in a room for a long time. I used to love an adventure, but when I hit my thirties I started
