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A review by emodanana
Xenophobe's Guide to the English by David Milsted, Antony Miall
3.0
Really funny and enjoyable book !
"Deep down, the English regard Americans as English people who turned into something else as the result of an unfortunate misunderstanding, and who would be a lot happier if they just had the sense to turn back again. Then, they could start talking 'proper' English."
"English puritanism is best expressed in the belief that if something tastes good it must be bad for you; and if it's unpleasant, it must be good for you. There can be no other explanation for the existence of tapioca pudding."
"In England, brains are optional but a sense of humour is compulsory."
"A man walked into the doctor's surgery. The doctor said, 'I haven't seen you for a long time.' The man replied 'I know, I've been ill.' "
"For them this faecal nirvana is never reached. None of them can be persuaded to flirt with the ubiquitous suppository so beloved of the Europeans."
"Fortitude in the face of adversity is the thing. Queen Victoria's dying words were : 'I feel a little better...' "
"England is identified as the country of Shakespeare, Milton, Byron, Dickens and Beatrix Potter"
"The Independent is read by the people who think they should run the country, The Guardian by the people who think they do run the country, and The Times by the people who actually run the country. The Financial Times is read by the people who own the country, The Daily Telegraph is read by people who ran the country 60 years ago and The Sun is read by people who don't care who runs the country so lang as the female on page 3 has great breasts."
"Deep down, the English regard Americans as English people who turned into something else as the result of an unfortunate misunderstanding, and who would be a lot happier if they just had the sense to turn back again. Then, they could start talking 'proper' English."
"English puritanism is best expressed in the belief that if something tastes good it must be bad for you; and if it's unpleasant, it must be good for you. There can be no other explanation for the existence of tapioca pudding."
"In England, brains are optional but a sense of humour is compulsory."
"A man walked into the doctor's surgery. The doctor said, 'I haven't seen you for a long time.' The man replied 'I know, I've been ill.' "
"For them this faecal nirvana is never reached. None of them can be persuaded to flirt with the ubiquitous suppository so beloved of the Europeans."
"Fortitude in the face of adversity is the thing. Queen Victoria's dying words were : 'I feel a little better...' "
"England is identified as the country of Shakespeare, Milton, Byron, Dickens and Beatrix Potter"
"The Independent is read by the people who think they should run the country, The Guardian by the people who think they do run the country, and The Times by the people who actually run the country. The Financial Times is read by the people who own the country, The Daily Telegraph is read by people who ran the country 60 years ago and The Sun is read by people who don't care who runs the country so lang as the female on page 3 has great breasts."