Yes, the humour! The not-taking-it-too-seriously thing, which I think is partly English,


Holy moly. I'd have to argue with THAT. Wisecracks under pressure are about as typically American as you get -- maybe it's a North American thing -- I'd hate to insult the Canadians -- and in that case I guess you could debate whether it has to do with an Anglo heritage, but...sheesh. ;-)

Actually, this is still wrong -- what about the Irish and the Scots and the Welsh? ENGLISH???? I mean, at least include the rest of Britain. ;-D