“An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.”
How to Be an Alien: A Handbook for Beginners and More Advanced Pupils (1946)
George Mikes, né le 15 février 1912 à Siklós et mort le 30 août 1987 à Londres, est un écrivain et journaliste britannique d'origine hongroise. Auteur d'une trentaine de livres d'humour, il est surtout connu pour l'un d'entre eux, How to be an Alien , devenu un best-seller. Wikipedia
“An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.”
How to Be an Alien: A Handbook for Beginners and More Advanced Pupils (1946)
How to Be an Alien: A Handbook for Beginners and More Advanced Pupils (1946)
How to Be an Alien: A Handbook for Beginners and More Advanced Pupils (1946)
“In England everything is the other way round.”
How to Be an Alien: A Handbook for Beginners and More Advanced Pupils (1946)
How to Be an Alien: A Handbook for Beginners and More Advanced Pupils (1946)
“Continental people have sex life; the English have hot-water bottles.”
How to Be an Alien: A Handbook for Beginners and More Advanced Pupils (1946)
“On the Continent people have good food; in England, people have good table manners.”
How to Be an Alien: A Handbook for Beginners and More Advanced Pupils (1946)