How To Be A Brit - George Mikes

Advantages: An in depth, informative, and most of all hilarious guide to England
Disadvantages: Can cause offence, though none is intended

...during the war, he learned how to adapt, and slowly became British. I should point out that Hungarian humour is a little different from English humour; it's rather like "Gallows humour". It takes a little getting used to, but it's great once you do! If you do read the book(s) you will see what I mean, and I'm going to include some examples from the books in this review as a taster! All excerpts are taken from "How to be a Brit" (André Deutsch 1984) ...
...on Some Publishers The Language How Not to be Clever How to be Rude How to Compromise How to be a Hypocrite About Simple Joys The National Passion Three Small Points II.How to be a Particular Alien A Bloomsbury Intellectual Mayfair Playboy How to be a Film Producer Driving Cars Three Games for Bus Drivers How to Plan a Town Civil Servant Journalism If Naturalized ---The discussion - stop skimming now--- Ok that's the first of ... Read review