Some people—Samad for example—will tell you not to trust people who overuse the phrase "at the end of the day"—football managers, estate agents, salesmen of all kinds—but Archie's never felt that way about it. Prudent use of said phrase never failed to convince him that his interlocutor was getting to the bottom of things, to the fundamentals.


White Teeth (ed. Vintage, 2003) - ISBN: 9781400075508


Some people—Samad for example—will tell you not to trust people who overuse the phrase at the end of the day—football managers, estate agents,...

Some people—Samad for example—will tell you not to trust people who overuse the phrase at the end of the day—football managers, estate agents,...

Some people—Samad for example—will tell you not to trust people who overuse the phrase at the end of the day—football managers, estate agents,...

Some people—Samad for example—will tell you not to trust people who overuse the phrase at the end of the day—football managers, estate agents,...