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How to be a Brit - George Mikes

Description: ISBN 0140081798 / Author: George Mikes / Genre: Politics / Society / Philosophy

Newest Review: ... my great surprise – whether I would marry her. ‘No,’ I replied, ‘I will not. My mother would never agree to my marrying a ... more

... foreigner.’ She looked at me a little surprised and irritated, and retorted: ‘I, a foreigner? What a silly thing to say. I am English. You are the foreigner. And your mother, too.’ I did not give in. ‘In Budapest, too?’ I asked her. ‘Everywhere,’ she declared with determination. ‘Truth does not depend on geography. What is true in England is also true in Hungary and in North Borneo and Venezuela and everywhere’ ” (pages 17-18) (Sorry that was a little longer than a short excerpt, they’ll be shorter from no...more

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How to be a Brit - George Mikes: Truth does not depend on geography (2802 words)
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*first published on ciao by MichaelAshcroft* ***WARNING*** - CONTAINS OPINIONS I like Humour. I can’t imagine a life without it. I would go as far as to say that humour is what keeps me going, it almost makes life worthwhile. What I particularly like is when something I find funny wasn’t specifically written to be so, but that the topic itself is just that funny in itself. George Mikes wrote a “manual” as it were, for foreigners coming into England to start a new life. The only problem is that it was funny! He’d written a book about the life and customs of the English, but it turned out to be absolutely hilarious! Here then, is the story of ... Read the complete review