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How to be a Brit: A George Mikes Minibus
by: George Mikes

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 817
EAN: 9780140081794
ISBN: 0140081798
Label: Penguin Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: April 24, 1986
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Studio: Penguin Books Ltd
Sales Rank: 22345

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Old-fashioned and inaccurate
I found this commentary on Brits to be out-dated, inaccurate and quite insulting. Furthermore, it was very ego-centrically Hungarian, as I guess the author is!


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Pure Joy From Start to Finish
One of my all time favourites ! This is such a fabulous book in so many respects. It is funny from begining to end. It is extremely perceptive - both for it's time, and for now. It is well written, and it is also written with evident affection.

Along with "Puckoon", and "1066 and All That", this is one which I will re-read with pleasure for many years to come.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Ruthless insight fed with a spoonfool of sugar
I am a Hungarian - just like Mikes was until he moved to England in his 20s. I first read his books on the Brits a year after I moved to Britain (this was 4 years ago). I was absolutely stunned to see my very thoughts and views about Britain put on paper by somebody who could have been my grandfather! The things he wrote are still very true and relevant - enjoy his style but don't make the mistake of not taking him seriously just because you found his book in the "humour" section. You will have a very excellent, true and intimate view of the Brits - the kind only people who came to live here can provide. A must for everybody starting a life in England!


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I love to read this kind of tripe
It doesn't matter where in the world you are from you will like this if you REALLY want to learn all about us: from the outsider's point of view.

This book deals beautifully with our penchant for queuing and talking about the weather. It includes such phrases as "a bit blowy" meaning there's a howling gale raging outside. There's also the story of the ageing siblings who get together after 10 years of separation: their conversation is probably too accurately described: it's awful really but there you are, that's us for you.

This book reminds me a lot of the Henry Root letters in many ways and if it were ever revealed that Henry root and George Mikes were one and the same person, I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised.
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