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Автор: Miall, Antony Milsted, David
Название: Xenophobe`s guide to the english
Перевод названия: Справочник по английской культуре
ISBN: 9781906042295
Издательство: TBS/GBS
Классификация:

Культурология

Юмор

ISBN-10: 1906042292
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 96
Вес: 0.09 кг.
Дата издания: 18.04.2008
Серия: Xenophobe`s guides
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: Black & white line drawings
Размер: 178 x 110 x 7
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: 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.

Im fine, really

Stoicism, the capacity to greet lifes 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 behavior patterns and several characteristics most usually observed in the classic split personality.

Xenophobe`s guide to the english, Miall, Antony Milsted, David