{"product_id":"9780241975008","title":"How to be a Brit","description":"Author: Mikes, George\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241975008\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Jan 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe timeless and laugh-out-loud bestseller on the quirks of being British\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Mikes's perceptive manual for everyone who longs to attain True Britishness provides a complete guide to the British Way of Life. Having been born in Hungary, he eventually spent more than forty years in the field, and the fruits of his labour include insights on important topics including the weather, how to be rude and how to panic quietly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLoved by readers and authors alike, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Brit\u003c\/i\u003e contains Mikes's three major works -\u003ci\u003e How to be an Alien\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to be Inimitable\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to be Decadent\u003c\/i\u003e. If you're British, you'll love it; if you're a foreigner, you'll appreciate it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e- How to plan a town-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"Street names should be painted clearly and distinctly on large boards. Then hide these boards carefully.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Queuing- \u003c\/b\u003e\"An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Sex-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"Continental people have sex lives- the English have hot water bottles.\"\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46722379251870,"sku":"UBD-9780241975008","price":37.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241975008.jpg?v=1776317854","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241975008","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}