

“I always have a problem liking things that I'm told I should like. This has been the problem with most of the Wonders I have seen so far. The fact that this one is called the 'Great' Wall of China annoys me. I'll decide if it's great or not. It might end up being the 'All Right Wall of China' to me.”
― An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington
― An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington

“Everywhere we walked we got plenty of attention due to the camera and sound men. The locals love to get on camera. [...] I'd seen footage of Gandhi surrounded like this and always thought it was because he was very popular, but now I wonder if it was just because he had a camera crew with him.”
― An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington
― An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington

“The problem I have with all this religion stuff is that I can't relate to it. I think most people got into 'cos it gave them something to do on a Sunday, but since all the shops are now open it isn't required as much.”
― An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington
― An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington

“I know who I am. Bloody hell, I'm getting enough bills for Karl Pilkington so I hope I am him, 'cos if I'm not, I have no idea who I'm paying for.”
― An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington
― An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington

“A while back I heard bears have to stick leaves up their arse to stop ants crawling up there and biting them! I know the world is getting overpopulated but it isn’t that crowded that things have to live up an arse. No wonder Paddington Bear left Peru for London. When you’ve got bears wanting to leave the country it makes me wonder what I’m doing here.”
― An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington
― An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington
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