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Whether you're conducting business, traveling for pleasure, or even relocating abroad, one mistake with customs or etiquette can leave a bad taste in everyone's mouth. International travelers, now more than ever, are not just individuals from the United States, but ambassadors and impression... read more
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Summary edit
Most English speaking people have a vague idea of how Britain and the British are like. However, there is also the feeling that the British are inscrutable people with a strange sense of humour. CULTURE SHOCK! Britain eases you into the mainstream of British life and helps you to find your... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
First Sentence edit
IT WAS EARLY SPRING WHEN I LANDED at Gatwick Airport, and unaccustomed as I was to temperate climes, it seemed like an arctic winter with a frosty nip in the air.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
1. Britannia
2. The British People
3. A Babel of Sounds
4. A Historical Perspective
5. The House of Windsor
6. The British Way of Life
7. Integrating into British Society
8. Education
9. Leisure Activities
10. In Public
Cultural Quiz
Addresses and Recommended Reading
The Author
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Terry Tan (Author) - Born in Singapore, Terry Tan first trained as a broadcaster and worked as a radio producer for 10 years. He also did some television presenting for news and other entertainment programmes. He later switched to advertising as a copy writer and then as a features/food writer for the now defunct Sunday Nation. His first cookbook was published in 1979 and he has written seven to date. In 1983, Terry moved to England as a restaurant consultant and he is currently a freelance culinary writer for several British magazines and other publishing groups, writing on food and other topical subjects. Terry is also well-known on television, having broadcast over the BBC on several occasions, and taping a cooking programme for Satellite Television and a pilot for the BBC general interest programme Bazaar.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 1558686177
Page Count: 296
Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 1558686177
Page Count: 296
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 941
Subjects edit
- Books › Travel › Reference & Tips › Guidebooks
- Books › Travel › Guidebook Series › Culture Shock!
- Books › Travel › Reference & Tips › Reference
- Books › Travel › Europe › Great Britain
- Books › Reference
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