Mikes had been making fun of a culture confident enough to laugh at itself, and his underlying admiration and affection for it were clear.

迈克斯觉得他嘲弄了英国文化，而该文化恰好有着足够的自信进行自嘲。迈克斯先生潜在的、对英国文化的敬仰和喜爱跃然纸上。