
"The polite immigrant bear from Darkest Peru, 
with his old bush hat, 
battered suitcase and marmalade sandwiches..." 
Origin:
Michael Bond based Paddington Bear on a lone teddy bear he noticed on a shelf in a London store near Paddington Station on Christmas Eve 1956, which he bought as a present for his wife.
[hee... sounds so much like how i got cadbury :)]