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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Spanish by Drew Launay
A guide to understanding the Spanish that views them with the same light-hearted
attitude that they themselves display in life.
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| Fun in the sun | | Anyone attempting to understand the Spanish must first of all
recognise the fact that they do not consider anything important except total enjoyment.
If it is not enjoyable it will be ignored. |
| You can't buy happiness |
| The happiness of the individual is considered to be much more important
than money. The goatherd who strolls the countryside with his animals breathing
in the fresh air and loving his problem-less life is much more admired than the
wealthy industrialist who hasn't time to enjoy life and spends quite a lot of
his earnings on medicines to calm his peptic ulcers. |
| Sexplicit | | In Spain lust is ever in the air. There is nothing about the Spanish
appreciation of sex that is inhibited or restrained. It is accepted that both
men and women love making love, which is why there are very few sexual crimes
in the country. |
| Everything in triplicate |
| It is impossible to reside in Spain without spending part of your life
applying to an authority for some sort of permit, either to be allowed to go on
existing once you are born, to be allowed to stay if you have come from abroad,
to be allowed to start a business, drive a car, build a house, pull one down or
be buried in reasonable comfort. |
| Excellent
book. Good coverage of all Spanish quirks. My friends in Spain loved it. |
| London, UK |
| This
book is just fantastic and everything it says is true. I'm Spanish and I enjoyed
it very much. All the topics are treated with lots of humour and that makes the
book really enjoyable. Furthermore, while you are having fun reading the book
you can learn the Spanish way of life. | |
Spain |
| So
"on-target" I laughed in fond rememberance! This book is a witty and
very clever look at Spanish society. I found most of what I read to be so incredibly
true that I was laughing out loud. There are some parts which I found to be less
than accurate, in my experience at least, and for that I give it four stars instead
of five. Other than that, I highly recommend it. Do take it with a grain of sand
however. | | Michigan, USA |
| Humorous
explanations for the Spanish way of life I have read many of the 'Xenophobe's
guides' and this one, once again hits the mark, spot on! I have several Spanish
friends and have lived in Spain for several months and this book reminded me of
many of the funny incidents I've had with the Spanish. Without going into excessive
detail and in a very humorous way, the book gives you so much information about
the real nature of the people and the country. I couldn't put the littlebook down
and read it in a matter of hours. I find myself dipping into it now and again
just to remind me of the Spanish way. | |
Denmark |
| Highly
informative and amusing. | | The Entertainer (Spain) |
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Xenophobe's Guide to the Spanish, might not have the most politically correct
title but it has a reputation for being one of the most sympathetic and incisive
takes by a foreigner on the habits, outlook and foibles of Spaniards. This Spanish-domiciled
writer follows up with another great book (Spanish
for Xenophobes) that will interest anyone learning the lingo. |
| Spain Magazine |
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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. |
| Lancashire Evening Telegraph |
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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| Author:
Drew
Launay |
| Format:
96
pages, pb |
| Published:
January 2010 |
| Updated:
New Edition |
| Price:
£4.99 |
| ISBN:
978-1-906042-48-6 |
| Online
eBook. Click on button below to sample. |
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