While It Is Entirely Untrue That Canadians

Switzerland Still Has A Huge Share Of The Watch Market, All Advertised At The Airport On Illuminated Hoardings. Gosh, They Are Ugly.

Reagan Was A Flesh And Blood Version Of Any Other Mute National Emblem, Say The Statue Of Liberty. Everyone Knows What She Represents, But No One Would Dream Of Asking Her Opinion.

Americans Are Fascinated By Their Own Love Of Shopping. This Does Not Make Them Unique. It's Just That They Have More To Buy Than Most Other People On The Planet. And It's Also An Affirmation Of Faith In Their Country.

While It Is Entirely Untrue That Canadians Lack A Sense Of Humour, The Funniest Ones Tend To Head South: Dan Aykroyd, Jim Carrey, Michael J. Fox.

Curiously, It Is Hard Not To Be A Little Optimistic About The Future For Zimbabwe (as Nobody At All Calls It Yet, Except In Political Speeches). The Fear Is Not That There Will Be Mass Slaughter Of The Whites, Followed By Their Flight To South Africa And The Collapse Of The Economy, But That The Need To Retain White Confidence May Mean That The Blacks Are Badly Disappointed.