Today we attended a bit of a festival in the east end. You know you're on the other side of the Pacific when you're sitting around drinking unspeakable liquor in some guy's garage... with thirty other people.
I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are good people and bad people. You're wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides.
—Terry Pratchett (as Lord Vetinari)