The thing I most admire about the United States is the way a grown man can blubber and snivel at a public event, and be widely applauded for it. One minute he’s praising his gormless offspring, the next he’s crying like a baby. By the time this embarrassing display was over, many in the audience were openly weeping too. I am sure many of them found it genuinely moving.
If you behaved like that in England, there would be a kind of frozen disgust, as people began inching towards the door. Whereas in Australia they’d let out a great roar at him –He’s a loony! Let’s get him!- and pelt the poor man with fruit.
There's a video, if you can stand it.
