British style humour tends to be subtle, dead-pan and self-depricating often mocking the authorities and societal norms finding the humour in darkness.

American style humour tends to be direct and upbeat often jokes are around big personalities and the comedians’ use of body language.

The deinstitutionalisation of mental health treatment refers to the transition of care away from acute care to community-based care.

Acute care refers to care occurring within a hospital (or ‘asylum’) where patients are admitted, sometimes involuntarily, and reside in the hospital for the duration of their treatment.

Community based care refers to non-residential treatment, typically occurring within outpatient clinics or the patient’s own home.

Relative to acute care, community care is less intense, occurring at most a few times a week, as opposed to every day. Since 1950, the number of UK acute beds has reduced from 150,000 to 27,000.

A-Theory of time claims that time flows; the present is uniquely real, while the past no longer exists and the future does not yet exist.

B-Theory of time claims that all points in time; past, present, and future are equally real. Time does not pass; it simply is.