6 Dave Barry Quotes on Culture

Dave Barry quotes on culture

3. Another possible source of guidance for teenagers is television, but television's message has always been that the need for truth, wisdom and world peace pales by comparison with the need for a toothpaste that offers whiter teeth and fresher breath.

23. Denmark (also called 'Norway') is best known as the original home of the prune Danish as well as the Vikings, who wore hats with horns sticking out of them, and for a very good reason: they were insane.

24. The best way to learn Japanese is to be born as a Japanese baby, in Japan, raised by a Japanese family.

30. Ha ha! We are just poking a little friendly fun at Germany, which is famous for enjoying a good joke, or as the Germans say, 'Sprechnehaltenzoltenfussenmachschnitzerkalbenrollen.' Here is just one hilarious example of what we are talking about:

40. There's no way to know for sure without finding out what a 'kg' is, and my belief, as an American, is that if I have to start understanding the metric system, then the terrorists have won.

53. Skiiers regard snowboarders as a menace; snowboarders regard skiiers as Elmer Fudd.