--- title: "13 England Quotes By George Mikes" description: "13 England quotes by George Mikes. Plus more from George Mikes and more England sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73e/george-mikes-4493_continents_on-the-continent-people-have-good-food-i_2008865.png" --- > [On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/on-the-continent-people-have-good-food-in-england-people-have-good/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73e/george-mikes-4493_continents_on-the-continent-people-have-good-food-i_2008865.png) > [The English have no soul; they have the understatement instead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/the-english-have-no-soul-they-have-the-understatement-instead/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/114/george-mikes-4493_england_the-english-have-no-soul-they-have-the-u_3218580.png) > [Continental people have a sex life; the English have hot-water bottles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/continental-people-have-a-sex-life-the-english-have-hot-water-bottles/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9d/george-mikes-4493_bottles_continental-people-have-a-sex-life-the-e_2598986.png) > [On the Continent there is one topic which should be avoided-the weather; in England, if you do not repeat the phrase "Lovely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/on-the-continent-there-is-one-topic-which-should-be-avoided-the/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/george-mikes-4493_avoided_on-the-continent-there-is-one-topic-whic_702673.png) > [People on the Continent either tell you the truth or lie; in England they hardly ever lie, but they would not dream…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/people-on-the-continent-either-tell-you-the-truth-or-lie-in-england/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/george-mikes-4493_continents_people-on-the-continent-either-tell-you_1541097.png) > [When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/when-people-say-england-they-sometimes-mean-great-britain-sometimes/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d62/george-mikes-4493_britain_when-people-say-england-they-sometimes-m_2762878.png) > [When a wicked and unworthy subject annoyed the Sultan of Turkey or the Czar of Russia, he had his head cut of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/when-a-wicked-and-unworthy-subject-annoyed-the-sultan-of-turkey-or/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93e/george-mikes-4493_amused_when-a-wicked-and-unworthy-subject-annoy_2461936.jpg) > [In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/in-england-only-uneducated-people-show-off-their-knowledge-nobody/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2a/george-mikes-4493_books_in-england-only-uneducated-people-show-o_2377503.png) > [The British suffer from a most unfortunate superiority complex - unjustified even under Victoria and most certainly hopelessly out-of-date today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/the-british-suffer-from-a-most-unfortunate-superiority-complex/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c71/george-mikes-4493_british_the-british-suffer-from-a-most-unfortuna_58151.jpg) > [If somebody tells you an obviously untrue story, on the Continent you would remark, "You are a liar, Sir, and a rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/if-somebody-tells-you-an-obviously-untrue-story-on-the-continent-you/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d5/george-mikes-4493_continents_if-somebody-tells-you-an-obviously-untru_1910447.jpg) > [On the Continent stray cats are judged individually on their merit-some are loved, some are only respected; in England they are universally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/on-the-continent-stray-cats-are-judged-individually-on-their-merit/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82a/george-mikes-4493_ancient_on-the-continent-stray-cats-are-judged-i_582663.png) > [In England it is bad manners to be clever, to assert something confidently. It may be your own personal view that two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/in-england-it-is-bad-manners-to-be-clever-to-assert-something/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/george-mikes-4493_bad-man_in-england-it-is-bad-manners-to-be-cleve_1837297.png) > [In England the boy pats his adored one on the back and says softly, "I don't object, you know." If he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/in-england-the-boy-pats-his-adored-one-on-the-back-and-says-softly-i/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/222/george-mikes-4493_add_in-england-the-boy-pats-his-adored-one-o_3076933.jpg) ## Other authors on England - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-ron-atkinson-80926.jpg) Ron Atkinson 45 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/ron-atkinson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 36 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/henry-david-thoreau/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-owen-67359.jpg) Michael Owen 21 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/michael-owen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-benjamin-disraeli-17126.jpg) Benjamin Disraeli 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/benjamin-disraeli/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 17 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oscar-wilde-72846.jpg) Oscar Wilde 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/oscar-wilde/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-george-bernard-shaw-68.jpg) George Bernard Shaw 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/george-bernard-shaw/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stuart-pearce-87696.jpg) Stuart Pearce 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/stuart-pearce/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bob-hope-18601.jpg) Bob Hope 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/bob-hope/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-gareth-southgate-6473.jpg) Gareth Southgate 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/gareth-southgate/) ## More by George Mikes > [THE British are brave people. They can face anything, except reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/the-british-are-brave-people-they-can-face-anything-except-reality/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) > [The British suffer from a most unfortunate superiority complex - unjustified even under Victoria and most certainly hopelessly out-of-date today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/the-british-suffer-from-a-most-unfortunate-superiority-complex/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) > [Remember that those five hundred words an average Englishman uses are far from being the whole vocabulary of the language. You may learn another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/remember-that-those-five-hundred-words-an-average-englishman-uses-are/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) > [English humor resembles the Loch Ness Monster in that both are famous but there is a strong suspicion that neither exists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/english-humor-resembles-the-loch-ness-monster-in-that-both-are-famous/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) > [“Before you are admitted to British citizenship you are not even considered a natural human being. I looked up the word natural (na’tural) in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/before-you-are-admitted-to-british-citizenship-you-are-not-even/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) > [“In the last century, when a wicked and unworthy subject annoyed the Sultan of Turkey or the Czar of Russia, he had his head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/in-the-last-century-when-a-wicked-and-unworthy-subject-annoyed-the/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) > [“While all this goes on, the English remain staunch believers in equality. Equality is a notion the English have given to humanity. Equality means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/while-all-this-goes-on-the-english-remain-staunch-believers-in/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) > [I asked many friends if Australian anti-intellectualism was still a living force and they all told me it was. If you are above average…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/i-asked-many-friends-if-australian-anti-intellectualism-was-still-a/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) > [Once you start buying first aid kits you start having accidents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/once-you-start-buying-first-aid-kits-you-start-having-accidents/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) > [“Mr S. got angry. ‘Yes, I do have a son. He’s a good-for-nothing. A dead loss.’ I couldn’t ask which prison he was in,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/mr-s-got-angry-yes-i-do-have-a-son-he-s-a-good-for-nothing-a-dead/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) > [“I have been told that my above-described theory is all wrong and is only due to my Central European conceit, because the English do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/i-have-been-told-that-my-above-described-theory-is-all-wrong-and-is/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) > [Rich people (in Australia) have swimming pools in their gardens but, at least, they do swim in them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/rich-people-in-australia-have-swimming-pools-in-their-gardens-but-at/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) > [“An average English house combines all the curses of civilisation with the vicissitudes of life in the open. It is all right to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/an-average-english-house-combines-all-the-curses-of-civilisation-with/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) > [Australia objects to the mini-skirt not on moral but on economic grounds. Australians are no prudes and the lovely, healthy, sporty Australian girls have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/australia-objects-to-the-mini-skirt-not-on-moral-but-on-economic/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) > [The Art of Conversation could not die in Australia; it never lived. Television did not kill it; there was nothing there to kill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/the-art-of-conversation-could-not-die-in-australia-it-never-lived/) [George Mikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mikes/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/george-mikes/#itemlist", "name": "13 England Quotes By George Mikes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Mikes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mikes/on-the-continent-people-have-good-food-in-england-people-have-good/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73e/george-mikes-4493_continents_on-the-continent-people-have-good-food-i_2008865.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73e/george-mikes-4493_continents_on-the-continent-people-have-good-food-i_2008865.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73e/george-mikes-4493_continents_on-the-continent-people-have-good-food-i_2008865.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“On the Continent people have good food; 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