“Tea is one of the main stays of civilization in this country.”
“There is a gentleness, a lightness, an element of freedom and, in a word, of civilization, that makes this country one of the few countries in the world where, despite everything, you can still breathe freely.”
“My country's main exports are stolen cars and sadness.”
“Wouldn't it be dreadful to live in a country where they didn't have tea?”
“The hangman is a disgrace to any civilized country.”
“each civilized person in the world should admit that he has two home countries: the one he was born in, and Syria .”