Originally Posted By: Faldage
An example of dry humor might be in order. In his otherwise unhumorous book The Dictionary of Misinformation Tom Burnam says of the habit of the English of drinking warm beer:

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It is often said that the English like to serve and drink their beer warm. This is not exactly true; commonly, beer is served in England at room temperature. No one who has spent much time in England is likely to confuse this with "warm."


...on the other hand, most English Pubs seem to be full of hot sweaty English bodies crammed in round a roaring fire!