THE ENGLISH CHARACTER

概要：

In what, it may be asked, does the English character consist? No two Englishmen will give the same answer to such a question. After all, what we English prize above all is our independence. Yet from the distance of Japan, one may take a more objective view of one's country, with special attention paid to the central characteristic of English humour. Then it will help to speak not only of the English character, but also of England itself as a country that moulds the character of the people. And then not only of England from a topographical viewpoint, but also more precisely of the capital London from a historical viewpoint. Thus we may cover every aspect of the place and the people.