I'm rather surprised it took this long really.
Now where were we on this national Slogan/Mission Statement? Ah - Yes! I have it...
"No matter how deep the suffering, or how traumatic the experiences there will always be some wag that can make a joke out of it to release the tension. And whilst we laugh, we really would hate to be in their shoes. But we'll just get on with it 'cos we're British. And the rest of the world will NEVER understand what makes us tick."