It may be a cliche, but its true – the build-up to Christmas is so much more pleasurable than the actual day itself. – Julie Burchill
Its very hard to imagine the phrase consumer society used so cheerfully, and interpreted so enthusiastically, in England. – Julie Burchill
Most women are wise to the fact that lots of men love a cat-fight, and thus go out of their way not to give them one. – Julie Burchill
Brits and Americans have hundreds of different phrases for the same thing. Luckily, its usually a source of amusement rather than frustration. A flashlight by any other name is still a torch. My personal favourite is fairy lights, which we boringly refer to as Christmas lights. – Sloane Crosley