I don't like people being rude. Bad manners and arrogance make me cross. People making others feel uncomfortable. And I really don't like it in restaurants when people are rude or patronising to waiters. I feel like saying, 'They're not your slave'. But my knees only shake around once every five years. You're safe, don't worry.

Alan Titchmarsh

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Once I was on a plane and a woman said to me, 'Now, what's the matter with my tomatoes?' And I said, 'Well, it's a bit difficult to see from here.' She took offence and said, 'I was only trying to be friendly.'

Alan Titchmarsh

tomatoes friendly trying

Gardening is, apart from having children, the most rewarding thing in life

Alan Titchmarsh

gardening things-in-life children

Don't overdo the booze especially while flying - just because it's there doesn't mean you need to drink it. Everything in moderation.

Alan Titchmarsh

flying mean needs

Be kind to your garden and be gentle on your back!

Alan Titchmarsh

be-kind garden kind

I've covered a lot of the British countryside and the UK from top to bottom and side to side. It's such a pity more people don't appreciate what's on their doorstep.

Alan Titchmarsh

appreciate sides people

I am partly to blame for the decking boom, and I am sorry, I know it?s everywhere these days.

Alan Titchmarsh

blame these-days sorry

I wish we could grow up about it, I'm sure we are contributing to global warming, and we must do all we can to reduce that, but our climate has always changed. The Romans had vineyards in Yorkshire. We're all on this bandwagon of 'Ban the 4x4 in Fulham'. Why didn't we have global warming during the Industrial Revolution? In those days you couldn't have seen across the street for all the carbon emissions and the crap coming out of the chimneys.

Alan Titchmarsh

carbon-emissions growing-up wish

I'm a big fan of the Queen. She carries herself well, as does the Prince of Wales, despite getting lots of stick.

Alan Titchmarsh

fans queens doe

I never get bored of my wife. It's lovely.

Alan Titchmarsh

lovely bored wife

Always take much less than you think you'll need.

Alan Titchmarsh

needs thinking

When I'm in Italy on a Friday night, my first supper there is a big bowl of fresh pasta and a glass of local wine, sitting outside. There's nothing better.

Alan Titchmarsh

friday wine night

I love Chatsworth, Winchester Cathedral, Edinburgh Castle... Every time I'm in the vicinity of something old and worth looking at, I try to go. You don't even have to leave your home town to see some places. How many Londoners have seen the crown jewels? Not many, and they'll blow you away, I promise.

Alan Titchmarsh

jewels blow home

I get nice letters, but really I have no idea. I just try to enthuse people. You've been married for 31 years.

Alan Titchmarsh

nice years ideas

Depends on the evening. A good red wine is nice in cold weather. A Claret or a Rioja. I've got a good gin we make from damson plums. And you can't beat a glass of champagne every now and again.

Alan Titchmarsh

glasses nice wine

People think cruises are for old folk, but they are amazing, as you get to see so many places, and you're never stuck as you're docked in a different port every day.

Alan Titchmarsh

different people thinking

Airports - they're not my idea of fun at all. Some of the staff are lovely, but you do always get one or two that seem to forget that it's actually costing you a lot of money to be there and be insulted by their surliness. Times have obviously changed and we need to get used to being more strictly vetted, but they could be more pleasant about it. A smile wouldn't go amiss.

Alan Titchmarsh

airports fun ideas

I love Paris for its wide boulevards and cafes, and Rome for the ancient history, as seen at the Forum.

Alan Titchmarsh

cafes rome paris

My wife and I always have a winter holiday that I call the "fly and flop". In January and February, you don't want culture, you just want to get your bones warm and eat, drink, sleep. We usually go to the Caribbean.

Alan Titchmarsh

holiday sleep winter

Julia Roberts was really rather lovely. I had to interview her on Pebble Mill At One years ago. You learn not to be starstruck if you're trying to get a decent interview out of someone. If you fall apart it's counter productive.

Alan Titchmarsh

lovely years fall

I don't spend much on clothes. I buy old books. I tell myself I ought to save - it's the classic Northern work ethic. I like good holidays, though. I'm a big fan of cruises. I love unpacking once and having the scenery change every day.

Alan Titchmarsh

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