“Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Go out in the midday sun.
The Japanese don't care to,
The Chinese wouldn't dare to,
The Hindus and Argentines
Sleep firmly from twelve to one,
But Englishmen
Detest a
Siesta.”

— Noel Coward

Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1930)

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English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer 1899–1973

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