Remember Mr. Bean? The creation of British comic actor Rowan Atkinson has been away a while. But now he is back, in a new movie (call) Mr. Bean'sHoliday.

        The film (release) next Monday in the UK. Our hero and his peanut－sized brain are off on a vacation to the south of France. What trouble will he cause this time?

        Mr.Bean first appeared in 1990, and the idiot hero has been a hit around the world ever since. Why has the character enjoyed (succeed) with people of different cultures? One reason is that there is very little dialogue in the stories andthus no language barrier. The sight of Mr. Bean as a barber making horrible mess of some poor customers' hair doesn't need translating.

        But there is a (deep) reason. Although he is British and the stories generallytake place in British settings, Mr. Bean is really nationless. People from different cultures laugh at for the same reason that earlier generationslaughed at comic star Charlie Chaplin. It is physical humor draws on thetimeless appeal of everything going wrong.

        Mr.Bean breaks social rules he goes—he jumps the queue, tries to cheat inexams—something we all secretly want to do dare not.