The Humour in Hollywood Films There's no humour as endearing as reflective humour.

The charming capability to laugh at themselves is a characteristic the British have and the Americans lack!

Just try to imagine something like:

1. "Mad dogs and Americans go out in the midday sun"? or
2. "No sex, please, we're Americans" ? or
3. "Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of Los Angeles" ?

Substitute Englishmen for Americans in 1. and you have a song, written by Sir Noel Coward

Insert British instead of Americans in 2. and you have an English theatre play and film

Change Los Angeles into London in 3. and you have a song, written by Ralph McTell and performed by Roger Whittaker.

Replace arrogance with the courage to direct humour at yourself, your national customs, even at your own country and you have a more likeable character trait.