This is a classic example of English understatement. I wish I could talk like that. The words I mean, not the accent, that's easy. The way he describes what happened to him (getting arrested in the most violent manner for jaywalking) is a great display of being able to being polite and accusatory at the same time. The vid is a bit long but worth it, I think.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11069-2541133,00.html