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“You have sensible women here [in England] but then, they are very devils--censorious, uncharitable, sarcastic--the women in Scotland have twice--thrice their freedom, with all their virtue--and are very conversable and agreeable--their educations are more finished.”

Women Virtue Devil England Finished Manners Sarcastic Sensible Scotland Thrice

Author:Fanny Burney

“The service in L.A. is the best. You don't get sarcastic, surly, fed-up waiters and waitresses like you do in England. They're good at their job and they're there for the customer. The only depressing thing is a lot of them have written more screenplays than me.”

Jobs Written Like You England Customers Sarcastic Feds Depressing Screenplays Waiter Fed Up Waitress Surly

Author:Ricky Gervais

“Scotland: That garret of the earth - that knuckle-end of England - that land of Calvin, oatcakes, and sulfur.”

Ends Earth Land England Sarcastic Scotland Knuckles Sulfur

Author:Sydney Smith

“I would like to live in Manchester, England. The transition between Manchester and death would be unnoticeable.”

Would Be England Sarcasm Sarcastic Transition Amusing Manchester

Book:The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain

Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain

“When I first started writing, I was living in England and I had that uniquely English sense of sarcasm, which has definitely seemed to have left me. I am a naturalized American and my sensibility has become far more American.”

Writing Firsts Left England Sarcasm Sarcastic Sensibility

Author:Jane Green

“Go anywhere in England where there are natural wholesome, contented and really nice English people; and what do you find? That the stables are the real centre of the household.”

People Real Natural Nice Horse England Sarcastic Household Centre Really Nice

Author:George Bernard Shaw

“Curse the blasted, jelly-boned swines, the slimy, the belly-wriggling invertebrates, the miserable soddingrotters, the flaming sods, the sniveling, dribbling, dithering, palsied, pulse-less lot that make up England today. They've got white of egg in their veins, and their spunk is that watery it's a marvel they can breed.”

Today White England Miserable Curse Eggs Sarcastic Veins Belly Pulse Jelly Sod Spunk Invertebrates

Author:D. H. Lawrence

“I did a picture in England one winter and it was so cold I almost got married.”

Cold Married England Winter Sarcasm Sarcastic

Author:Shelley Winters