How To Be A Brit: The hilariously accurate, witty and indispensable manual for everyone longing to attain True Britishness - Tapa blanda

Mikes, George

 
9780241975008: How To Be A Brit: The hilariously accurate, witty and indispensable manual for everyone longing to attain True Britishness
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ISBN 10: 024197500X ISBN 13: 9780241975008
Editorial: Penguin Books, 2015

Sinopsis

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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Acerca del autor

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.

De la contraportada

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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Editorial
Penguin Books
Año de publicación
2015
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
024197500X
ISBN 13 
9780241975008
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
272
Contacto del fabricante
Van Ditmar Boeken, VDB Sales
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Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780140081794: How to be a Brit: The Classic Bestselling Guide: How to Be an Alien; How to Be Inimitable; How to Be Decadent [Idioma Inglés]

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0140081798 ISBN 13:  9780140081794
Editorial: Penguin, 1986
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