Update:
Sekimori provides a further example of why the British seem to be different:

“There are no preliminaries… Everyone gets straight to the point. After all, these are athletes in perfect physical shape. And there’s no time to spare.”

from German hockey player Christian Blunck. Sekimori’s comment about the Cubans is worth the visit alone…although to those who know anything about Cuba, yes, they really are out of style once they get home.

Original Post:

At the Sydney Olympic Games extra shipments of condoms had to be sent to the competitors’ village as supplies ran out. This year in Greece the British team has asked for more Weetabix. – The Independent

Brings to mind the old George Mikes line from “How to be an Alien”. “Continentals have sex lives, the British have hot water bottles.”

A car dealer in Berlin let a couple test drive the new BMW 5. They drove it 4,000 miles to Spain and back. – The Sun