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George Mikes

(1912—1987), Hungarian humorist

Continental people have a sex life; the English have hot-water bottles.

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George Mikes

(1912-1987), Hungarian writer and humorist On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners. www.english-slang.com

water

[water] See: [BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER], [COME HELL OR HIGH WATER], [DEEP WATER], [FISH OUT OF WATER], [GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER], [HEAD ABOVE WATER], [HOLD WATER], [HELL […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[walk of life] {n. phr.} Way of living; manner in which people live. * /Many rich people have yachts; people in their walk of life can afford them./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

August Strindberg

(1849-1912), Swedish writer People who keep dogs are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves. www.english-slang.com

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