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Lessons From The Land Of Pork Scratchings: A Miserable Yank Discovers The Secret Of Happiness In Britain

Lessons From The Land Of Pork Scratchings: A Miserable Yank Discovers The Secret Of Happiness In Britain

Greg Gutfeld

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Greg Gutfeld was a high-achieving, slim but anxious New Yorker in therapy when he was posted to the UK to take up the position of editor of Maxim magazine. Once settled in London he had something of a cultural epiphany. Service and transport were poor and slow, food was soggy and came in tiny portions and the beer was warm. The British, he decided, viewed the world through a prism of dreariness but, despite this, they seemed to be more cheerful than his fellow countrymen, who expected to be happy on demand. After two years in the UK, Gutfeld was12 kilos heavier but a lot more content. The key to his new-found contentment lay in adopting the British attitude to life: he too had learned that having diminished expectations reaps its own rewards. His hilarious observations on British culture, rituals and peculiarities at all levels of society are an illuminating insight into the land of pubs and curry, where everyone is called 'mate' and people with pimples, wrinkles and greasy hair can get on primetime TV.

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Greg Gutfeld

Simon & Schuster Ltd (UNITED KINGDOM)

2008

9781847370662

PAPERBACK - 224 Pages

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Customer rating on Lessons From The Land Of Pork Scratchings: A Miserable Yank Discovers The Secret Of Happiness In Britain: 5 out of 5 stars

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lucylong | 27/06/2009 | See all lucylong's reviews (1) »

this book is hilarious - looking at the Brits through the eyes of a Yank. It's even perfect for people who don't read much as the chapters are only a couple of pages long so you can pick it up, read a bit then leave it for a while. Everyone will find something in here which they relate to.

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