“Nobody wants a house in Osaka,' he said, and it was strange to hear him switch suddenly to foreign pronunciation in the middle of his English. 'It would mean you had to live in Osaka.' 'What's wrong with it?' 'It's like . . . Birmingham.” HumorDialogueComparisonBirminghamWitty BanterOsakaNatasha Pulley Book:The Watchmaker of Filigree Street Source: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street