How to be a brit

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A guide to the British Way of Life. It includes insights on important topics including the weather, how to be rude and how to panic quietly. It contains author's three major works - How to be an Alien, How to be Inimitable and How to be Decadent.

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 English mentality . . . This book is as near as you can get!'

'Laugh-out-loud hilarious, witty and insightful

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There s an epidemic sweeping the nation symptoms include acute embarrassment at the mere notion of making a fuss extreme awkwardness when faced with any social greeting beyond a brisk handshake an unhealthy preoccupation with meteorology doctors have also reported several cases of unnecessary Uiterlijk 14 november in huis .. MEER INFO

English Humour For Beginners

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to write a book is hard to write a funny book is harder to write a funny book both wise and funny is the prerogative of mr mikes the times if you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the english sense of humour so proclaims george mikes timeless exploration o Uiterlijk 14 november in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 05 november 2015

Aantal pagina's: 254

Illustraties: Met illustraties

Hoofdauteur: George Mikes

Hoofdillustrator: Bentley, Nicolas

Hoofduitgeverij: Penguin UK

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 129 mm

Product hoogte: 22 mm

Product lengte: 198 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 130 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 30 mm

Verpakking lengte: 196 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 200 g

EAN: 9780241975008

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