William Dalrymple Willy, my grandfather served in India and Burma during the war, while yours was being baronet of Bass Rock. Or did I miss a heroic episode in Hamilton-Dalrymple history (aside from their ignoble part in the Glencoe Massacre)? You'll be explaining to me what "tiffin" means next.

Girls after one minor argument: “I’m never speaking to you again.” Boys after calling each other fascist and jihadist:

The psychological impact that Japanese success in the 37 years between Tsushima and Midway had on the non-white world is hard to underestimate. Every notable, from Ataturk to Lee Kuan Yew, was riveted by Japan’s victories.

As a quick refresher, here’s the list of acceptable jewelry for men: 1. Wedding band 2. Watch 3. Small religious pendant (optional)

Le champion de la politique de la Ville qui coûte un maximum et ne sert à rien (à part enrichir les bénéficiaires des marchés publics) n'est pas vraiment le mieux placé pour donner des leçons de bonne gestion.

Tom Friedman, 1998.

Il existe un club secret de Français qui organisent des meurtres à l'étranger entre deux repas bien arrosés. ON EST TELLEMENT DE RETOUR BORDEL.

Cette compétition toute contemporaine est ridicule. Après avoir lu l’article, mon fils de trois ans m’a dit qu’il refusait, je cite, « d’être la caution de cette rivalité mimétique destructrice ».

"Of the original US plan, Yaroslav, in eastern Ukraine, says it 'sucks… no one will support it' while an army medic with the call sign Shtutser dismissed it as an 'absolutely disgraceful draft of a peace plan, unworthy of our attention'. But one soldier with the call sign Snake

American writers fighting: we both went to Harvard but my dad was merely a public interest lawyer while yours was a CAA agent, so I’m basically working class British writers fighting:

Europe has actually a lot of leverage on Russia to help Ukraine secure a better peace deal and stop wasting inordinate amounts of money because of the war. Most of the Russian assets that were frozen at the beginning of the war are held in Europe, European sanctions are a bigger

So many country accepted it. Did mexico accept losing Texas and California ? Oh yes they did.

Normal person: a newborn baby's head is really big compared to the body. That's why you need to support the head. Japanese news media explaining the same thing:

Le SNU ayant lamentablement échoué, comme tous les gens avec un cerveau l'avaient prévu, Macron s'entête avec cette nouvelle idée à la con, qui ne servira à rien à part nous coûter du pognon non seulement directement mais aussi indirectement en repoussant l'entrée dans la vie

What Chinese people seem to think will impress Americans about life in China: "Wow, imagine Apple Pay but it works for slightly more stuff! Look at that large building!" What actually impresses Americans: "Wow, no fentanyl users on the street!"

Things that will not impress many Americans: Big malls, big roads, restaurants, payment systems, bikes, trains Things that will impress lots of Americans: Clean streets, new-looking facades, robots, big screens, electric lights, flying stuff

The real symbol of American exceptionalisn is that they're able to have two feast-style holidays a month apart at the end of the year. If this happened in a European country there would simply be no work between the last week of November and the first Monday in January