The How To Be British Collection Two
Description
The willingness of the Brit to forgo the football, the day trip, or even the long lie-in, for the pleasures of putting on a pair of paint-splattered trousers and covering the sofa in dust sheets is something very puzzling to foreign observers.
Unsure whether our national character still exists? Reassurance is at hand. Following the remarkable success of the first How To Be British Collection, this second book turns the spotlight on yet more of our cultural curiosities – from kings and queens to kilts and custard.
With its celebration of our endearing and enduring oddities, The How To Be British Collection Two will amuse and delight Brit-watchers everywhere.
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Content
2 - 2 Great Britons [Seite 4]
3 - 3 You Are Here [Seite 5]
4 - 4 For England and St. George [Seite 6]
5 - 5 O'er the Border and Awa' [Seite 7]
6 - 6 Double Vision [Seite 8]
7 - 7 Making Tracks [Seite 9]
8 - 8 Cricket [Seite 10]
9 - 9 The Full English [Seite 11]
10 - 10 Land of Hope and Gravy [Seite 12]
11 - 11 Making a Meal of It [Seite 13]
12 - 12 Cap and Gown [Seite 14]
13 - 13 Grammar Rules, OK? [Seite 15]
14 - 14 The Ins and Outs of It [Seite 16]
15 - 15 A Word of Advice [Seite 17]
16 - 16 Essential Kings and Queens [Seite 18]
17 - 17 Peers of Our Realm [Seite 19]
18 - 18 Mind Your Own Business [Seite 20]
19 - 19 It's Only a Scratch [Seite 21]
20 - 20 One's Own Trumpet [Seite 22]
21 - 21 Saturday Night [Seite 23]
22 - 22 The Thought That Counts [Seite 24]
23 - 23 May Day [Seite 25]
24 - 24 Bonfire Night [Seite 26]
25 - 25 Next Year It's Weston- Super- Mare [Seite 27]
26 - 26 Seaside Holidays [Seite 28]
27 - 27 London [Seite 29]
28 - 28 Pounds Lighter [Seite 30]
29 - 29 Digging for Victory [Seite 31]
30 - 30 Do It Ourselves [Seite 32]
31 - 31 Ta- ta For Now [Seite 33]
32 - 32 The Future [Seite 34]
8 Cricket (p. 10)
Cricket is not merely a sport, but part of the English soul, and visitors should treat it with the quiet respect accorded to the rites of an unfamiliar religion. Although the general aim of the batting side is to score runs and the bowling side to take wickets, the main priority for all is to enjoy a pleasant afternoon in the fresh air and work up an appetite for tea.
It should be treated not so much as a contest, but as a shared activity, like building a bonfire or putting up a tent (activities also likely to be interrupted by rain). Cricket is a common topic of earnest conversation in pubs and places of work, particularly in the summer. Even if you never play or watch a match it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with some basic cricketing terms in order not to be socially and culturally disadvantaged. For example, Perkins is out — caught in the slips off the bowling of Glover for 9. Or, What a splendid cover drive by Wilkins!
Expressions to learn
He can’t complain, he’s had a good innings.
Avoid saying:
I’m bored. Can we go home?
