NM - Hope you can read the attached. It pre-dates me a good decade or so but to my mind captures some of the essence of being a Brit. I can say that after nearly 20 years out here with the Yanks I now see exactly why they think Britain is so 'quaint'. Life is good out here, but not necessarily better!
One last note - the definition of a true Englishman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't.