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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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George Mikes (pronounced 'me-cash'), was born in Hungary 1912. In 1938 he moved to London to become the correspondent for a Hungarian newspaper, and then he never left. A keen observer of the behaviour and misbehaviour of foreigners and natives in Britain, he is frequently cited by later authors including Kate Fox and Jeremy Paxman. He died in London in 1987.
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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.
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How to be a Brit: The hilariously accurate, witty and indispensable manual for everyone longing to attain True Britishness
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Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2015
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