I believe it was G.B. Shaw who said, "England & America are two great countries divided by a common language."
Can't remember the name of the guy, British singer, on his 1st visit to NYC, got on an elevator, pulled out a cigarette, and asked the other person, "Mind if I light up a fag on the lift?"
...got a very strange look...

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