How to be a Brit - The hilariously accurate, witty and indispensable manual for everyone longing to attain True Britishness. Includes the Classic Bestseller 'How to Be an Alien'
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| Verlag | Penguin Books UK |
| Auflage | 2015 |
| Seiten | 272 |
| Format | 12,8 x 19,7 x 1,7 cm |
| B-format | |
| Gewicht | 195 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 024197500X |
| EAN | 9780241975008 |
| Bestell-Nr | 24197500EA |
A complete guide to the British Way of Life. If you're British, you'll love it. If you're not, you'll recognise it.
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Born in Hungary, George Mikes spent more than forty years in the Britain observing behaviours and misbehaviours of local and foreign Brits.
Queuing: "An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one."How to plan a town: "Street names should be painted clearly and distinctly on large boards. Then hide these boards carefully."Sex: "Continental people have sex lives: the English have hot water bottles."
With essential chapters such as "How to Avoid Travelling", "In Praise of Television", "On Not Complaining" and "How to Panic Quietly", they'll get to know Britain like never before with this fun and informative gift!
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:
'Got me in tears of laughter'
'Hilarious and informative essays about the British way of life'
'So many people have tried to describe the En glish mentality . . . This book is as near as you can get!'
'Laugh-out-loud hilarious, witty and insightful
Rezension:
In all the miseries which plague mankind, there is hardly anything better than such radiant humour as is given to you. Everyone must laugh with you - even those who are hit with your little arrows. Albert Einstein to George Mikes
