telling tsunami victims to man up http://theschooloflife.typepad.com/the_school_of_life/2011/03/alain-de-botton-on-tsunamis-and-stoicism.html

wittering on about nothing really (with canned laughter?). he was also unsuccessful when it came to making his shirt look like he hasn't just taken it out of the packet (is it cause he's so rich he uses disposable shirts?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtSE4rglxbY

being a sore loser
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/5712899/Alain-de-Botton-tells-New-York-Times-reviewer-I-will-hate-you-until-I-die.html