If you ever travel to the UK from the US [History]
A classic, but something for us Chaps to remain Gentlemanly. Really thinking about buying this in paperback because it's one of those curioso bits of History.
It's a guide, handed to GIs about British ways of life, climate and whatnot. Quite funny at times.
YOU are now in Great Britain as part of an Allied offensive -to meet Hitler and beat him on his own ground. For the time being you will be Britain's guest.
The purpose of this guide is to start getting you acquainted with the British, their country, and their ways.
The British have seen a good many Americans and they like Americans. They will like your frankness as long as it is friendly. They will expect you to be generous. They are not given to back-slapping and they are shy about showing their affections. But once they get to like you they make the best friends in the world. In "getting along" the first important thing to remember is that the British are like the Americans in many ways-but not in all ways. You are quickly discovering differences that seem confusing and even wrong. Like driving on the left side of the road, and having money based on an "impossible" accounting system, and drinking warm beer. But once you get used to things like that, you will realize that they belong to England just as baseball and jazz and coco-cola belong to us.
You get the idea. Some real gems in there, my Ameri-bros!
http://www.hardscrabblefarm.com/ww2/britain.htm
It's a guide, handed to GIs about British ways of life, climate and whatnot. Quite funny at times.
YOU are now in Great Britain as part of an Allied offensive -to meet Hitler and beat him on his own ground. For the time being you will be Britain's guest.
The purpose of this guide is to start getting you acquainted with the British, their country, and their ways.
The British have seen a good many Americans and they like Americans. They will like your frankness as long as it is friendly. They will expect you to be generous. They are not given to back-slapping and they are shy about showing their affections. But once they get to like you they make the best friends in the world. In "getting along" the first important thing to remember is that the British are like the Americans in many ways-but not in all ways. You are quickly discovering differences that seem confusing and even wrong. Like driving on the left side of the road, and having money based on an "impossible" accounting system, and drinking warm beer. But once you get used to things like that, you will realize that they belong to England just as baseball and jazz and coco-cola belong to us.
You get the idea. Some real gems in there, my Ameri-bros!
http://www.hardscrabblefarm.com/ww2/britain.htm
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