{"product_id":"how-to-be-a-brit-9780241975008","title":"How to Be a Brit","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe hilariously accurate, witty and indispensable manual for everyone who longs to attain True Britishness\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Got me in tears of laughter' \u003c\/b\u003e5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Laugh-out-loud hilarious, witty and insightful' \u003c\/b\u003e5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e_______ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Hungary, George Mikes eventually spent more than forty years in the Britain observing behaviours and misbehaviours of local and foreign Brits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith essential chapters such as How to Avoid Travelling, On Shopping, In Praise of Television, On Not Complaining and How to Panic Quietly, you'll get to know Britain like never before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Loved by readers and authors alike, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Brit\u003c\/i\u003e contains Mikes's three major works -- \u003ci\u003eHow to be an Alien\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to be Inimitable\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to be Decadent\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you're British, you'll love it; if you're a foreigner, you'll appreciate it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eQueuing: \u003c\/b\u003eAn Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e How to plan a town: \u003c\/b\u003e Street names should be painted clearly and distinctly on large boards. Then hide these boards carefully.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sex: \u003c\/b\u003e Continental people have sex lives: the English have hot water bottles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Mikes's perceptive bestseller provides a complete guide to the British Way of Life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hilarious and informative essays about the British way of life' \u003c\/b\u003e5***** Reader Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'So many people have tried to describe the English mentality . . . This book is as near as you can get!' \u003c\/b\u003e5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Mikes \u003c\/b\u003emoved to London in 1938 to become the correspondent for a Hungarian newspaper. A keen observer of the behavior and misbehavior 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513974853906,"sku":"9780241975008","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e31ae75f-7a8e-45c3-b743-6f06b6985028.jpg?v=1730969652","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-be-a-brit-9780241975008","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}