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This is one of a series of guides designed to tell the truth about other nations, using sweeping generalizations and observations as a base, detailing what to expect and how to …
Extracts from the bookFun in the sun: Anyone attempting to understand the Spanish must first of all recognize the fact that they do not consider anything important except total …
Straight laced and straight facedA good Kiwi bloke plays things down and does not stand on ceremony. The rugby player who scores a try is no longer expected to look as if he is …
Never overstep the markModeration--a treasured ideal--means a lot to the English. Their respect for it is reflected in their shared dislike of any person who "goes too far." …
"The Norwegian man-hug is more a show of strength than a greeting and is usually a painful experience for the smaller of the two. There is nothing more important to Norwegians …
A guide to understanding the Austrians that delves into the cultural curiosities and peculiar characteristics of this land-locked nation"""""The Austrian needs lots of persuading …
"Innate instincts""A Scotsman likes to feel that, almost by instinct, he could guddle a trout (palm it out of the water) or gralloch a deer (disembowel it with his knife), even if …