{"product_id":"how-to-be-a-brit-paperback","title":"How to Be a Brit - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Mikes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Mikes provides a complete guide to the British Way of Life. Born in Hungary, he eventually spent more than 40 years in the field, and the fruits of his labor include insights on important topics including the weather, how to be rude, and how to panic quietly. \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. The advice includes such gems as how to plan a town (\"Street names should be painted clearly and distinctly on large boards. Then hide these boards carefully\"); queuing (\"An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one\"); and sex (\"Continental people have sex lives: the English have hot water bottles\").\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50329907101933,"sku":"9780241975008","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/EEW9ZBB5nS9780241975008.webp?v=1784917998","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/how-to-be-a-brit-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}