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Feb 17, 2010 16:58

очень смешная статья в The Guardian

How to be British

более того, комментарии прекрасные тоже.

life, cultural studies, uk, humour

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pinguhateseng February 17 2010, 17:13:09 UTC
Rather restricted, but very accurate. I do think there is a *wee* bit more to "being British" thing though...

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veroniq February 17 2010, 17:29:44 UTC
:)

And most of the comments are hilarious as well!

The date thing is quite funny actually, and there are several American girls commenting 'I wish I had this explanation when I first moved to Britain!'

There's a brilliant bit in Kate Fox's Watching the English, about how when Diana died, the British public expressed their grief in the only way they knew how, by forming a nice orderly queue.

This is the Guardian love, not local 'Hampstead Digest'.

etc ;)

*Going to a dinner party tonight...*

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julymonday February 17 2010, 17:22:51 UTC
Прелесть, не читали они Кейт Фокс, у нее - 400 страниц о том же, причем, гораздо более обосновано.

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veroniq February 17 2010, 17:32:16 UTC
в комментариях еще как читали. и дополняют всячески.
один мой приятель, правда, как-то заметил, что книжка не совсем про англичан, а про англичан среднего класса (да еще скорее chattering classes) с юго-востока англии :)

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julymonday February 17 2010, 17:46:07 UTC
У меня на все комменты не хватило времени :)

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oblakovshtanah February 17 2010, 17:46:43 UTC
it is very funny. in a rather British way

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arti_stic February 17 2010, 18:56:13 UTC
Пункт номер пять - прекрасен )))

The British method of coupling is as follows: go to a party, get extremely drunk, drunkenly kiss someone you have been making eyes at for some time but obviously never spoke to ­because you were sober then, go home with them, move in with them the next day, marry them.

Что-то мне всё это сильно напоминает )))

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