The image is a screen capture from an edition of The Lady, saying: There’s a wonderful quote by Bill Bryson, an American who has lived in Britain for many years, and author of the very funny Notes From A Small Island. In it, he writes of a wet afternoon in which a Mrs Gubbins came in with ‘a tray of tea things and a plate of biscuits of the sort that I believe are called teatime variety, and everyone stirred friskily to life, rubbing their hands keenly and saying, “Ooh, lovely”. To this day, I remain impressed by the ability of Britons of all ages and social backgrounds to get genuinely excited by the prospect of a hot beverage.’
We Brits do find humour in tiny things like being 50% down on Sarahs/Saras at the conference this year, or that having two people called Nancy Roberts is better than having one Phil Jones & one Phill Jones (in 2024).
We also revel in our tiny comforts, like a nice cup of tea.
YMMV
