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The Xenophobe's Guide
to the English
by Antony Miall and David Milsted
A guide to understanding the English that gets beyond the stiff upper
lip and reveals their true spirit and character.
NOW Available online as an eBook.
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| Never overstep the mark |
| Moderation – a treasured ideal – means a lot to the
English. Their respect for it is reflected in their shared dislike of any person
who 'goes too far'. |
| Irrational rationality | | The English can admire something without enjoying it, or enjoy something
they suspect is fundamentally reprehensible. You can never be sure which stance
they are going to take – the reassuringly reasonable, or the wildly irrational. |
| I'm fine, really | | Stoicism, the capacity to greet life's vicissitudes with cheerful calm,
is an essential ingredient of Englishness. |
| Push-me, pull-you | | Two equally fundamental but contradictory English characteristics are
a love of continuity and a yearning for change. In the English character these
two opposite desires vie with each other constantly, which produces some curious
behaviour patterns and several characteristics most usually observed in the classic
split personality. |
| The book
is amusing, and surprisingly spot-on. Covering areas such as class, making tea,
sport, distrust of foreigners, etc this book explains the English very well. Anyone
who wants to understand the English better would do very well to read this. |
| Bristol, UK |
| This
book reviews the English way of life, with all its peculiarities and also with
its contradictions. You will enjoy it if: a) you know the English way and check
that you weren't the only one to find those strange behaviours. b) You are an
Englishman/woman with good sense of humor that enjoy knowing how the people see
you. | | Madrid, Spain |
| I'm
taking a trip to England in a couple of weeks and came across this book and thumbed
thought it... And since I correspond with people in England it was very interesting
to me ...and reading it I found myself smiling because some of the things mentioned
were true, and I couldn't help but buy it and read it completely. Overall a great
insight to the mentality in a comical way. |
| California, USA |
| Each book
is an entertaining essay on the failings, foibles and good points of their subjects.
Their humour is relaxed and gentle and it would be a sour, churlish native of
a subject country who would object seriously. |
| The Northern Times |
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The Xenophobe's Guides raise a smile and give you an understanding of the beliefs
and foibles of nationalities. | | Glasgow Evening Times |
Nationalism
and Identity
Character
Attitudes and Values
Happy Families
Manners
and Behaviour
Leisure and Pleasure
Drinking and Eating
Custom and
Tradition
Sense of Humour
Culture
Systems
Culture
Systems
Business and Commerce
Government
Language | |
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| Authors:
Antony Miall
and David
Milsted |
| Format:
96
pages, pb |
| Published:
30/04/08 |
| Updated:
New edition |
| Price:
£4.99 |
| ISBN:
978- 1-906042-29-5 |
| Online
eBook. Click on button below to sample. |
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