The Xenophobe's Guide to the English
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781902825267 (1902825268)
Publish date: April 1st 1999
Publisher: Oval Books
Pages no: 64
Edition language: English
Series: The Xenophobe's Guide
Really funny. I got this when my friend was cleaning out his books. I will try to find more in this series. Wonderful comments about English people like – “When Lloyd Webber meets Beatrix Potter, nobody will be able to get a seat”.
Interesting and funny, but I had expected more "English wit". :)Especially since even the book put it that well: "In England, brains are optional but a sense of humour is compulsary."Could have been even more humour for my taste. But it was a nice leisure-time book anyway! :)
After reading The Xenophobe's guide to the Germans, where I've worked and lived the past twenty odd years, decided to read the book about my nation. Again I found it amusing and contains many truths. Only after working and living in a foreign country can we really appreciate who we are and see our o...
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