George Mikes
George Mikes
George Mikeswas a Hungarian-born British author best known for his humorous commentaries on various countries...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth15 February 1912
religious humorous israel
Long before the word Zionism was uttered for the first time, old religious Jews came from all over the world to die in Jerusalem. It is the finest place to die in - it has always been acknowledged. It has a joie de mourir quite its own.
humorous japan united-states
Japan is, you often feel, an improved version of the United States.
humorous japan resent
The Japanese are human beings like the rest of us, but they will strongly resent this insinuation.
humorous america people
The Americans are extremely gadget minded people and American gadgets have a peculiar characteristic: they work.
sleep australia people
Australians are decent people with the right instincts and they wish everybody well; but if all is not well, it is none of their business and they will not lose too much sleep over it. The shrug of the shoulders has become - only temporarily, I daresay - the national gesture of Australia.
money needs need-money
To be extravagant you need money. True. But you do not need your own money.
passion boys mad
In England the boy pats his adored one on the back and says softly, "I don't object, you know." If he is quite mad with passion, he may add: "I rather fancy you, in fact.
beer self australia
What beefsteak is to Argentina, flamenco to Spain, cool reserve and self-control in all situations to an Englishman, what vodka is to a Russian and beer to a Bavarian, what money is to a Swiss, that is outdoor-life to an Australian. It is a noble mania, better than vodka, better than cool reserve, better than money.
preparation buying firsts
Once you start buying first aid kits you start having accidents.
swimming garden australia
Rich people (in Australia) have swimming pools in their gardens but, at least, they do swim in them.
humorous rights japan
The poor Americans are so busy defending the rights of Hindus in Pakistan, Moslems in India, Jews in Palestine, Koreans in Japan, Italians in Yugoslavia and Hungarians in Czechoslovakia that they simply cannot give a thought to Negroes in the United States.
humorous soul england
The English have no soul; they have the understatement instead.
teaching humorous israel
Israelis keep teaching you your own business. God knows everything but the Israelis know everything better.
humorous israel insane
'I don't say a Zionist must be insane,' said President Weizmann, 'but it helps if he is.'